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Bulldogs host Terriers, Monday at 1 p.m.

GAME NOTES

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - After a record-setting performance by the Bryant University women's basketball team in its 94-67 win over Wagner on Saturday, the squad turns their attention to St. Francis Brooklyn, hosting the Terriers on Monday at 1 p.m.

THE SERIES
This contest will mark the 13th meeting between the Bulldogs and Terriers with the series mark in Bryant's favor, 10-2. The Bulldogs found their largest edge in the last matchup, 70-42, on Jan. 18, in Smithfield.

SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
The Terriers sit 2-11 in NEC play, placing them tied for last in the league. St. Francis most recently fell to LIU Brooklyn, 65-62, in overtime in the 23rd Annual "Battle of Brooklyn" (Feb. 13). The Terriers average 8.9 less points and 1.4 less rebounds than their opponents, two areas in which the Bulldogs outperform their opposition. The Terriers are led offensively by Leah Fechko, who averages 14.7 points per game, shooting 39.6 percent from the field and 84.8 percent from the line. The 22-game starter also averages a team-high 9.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. Maria Palarino ranks second for the Terriers in scoring efficiency, averaging 8.7 points per game, shooting a team-high 49.4 percent from the floor and 37.2 percent from behind the arc on 16-of-43 from deep.

WHO LET THE DAWGZ OUT?!
In their latest contest, the Bulldogs scored a season-high 94 points against Wagner on Feb. 13, outscoring the Seahawks in all four quarters. Bryant took a commanding 49-30 halftime lead and built upon it in the second, scoring another 45 points to Wagner's 37.

HOT SHOOTING
When shooting over 50 percent from the floor, the Bulldogs are 4-0. Most recently Bryant defeated Wagner, 94-67, shooting 54.1 percent (33-61) from the field led by junior Morgan Olander's perfect 4-for-4 performance.

RANGE
For the first time this season, Bryant had six different players convert from downtown, led by senior Dani Anderson's career-high four threes on four attempts. Sophomore Ivory Bailey hit 3-of-4, while junior Chanel Ramcharran raddled in 3-of-5. The Bulldogs finished the contest with a season-high 13 threes made and finished 54.2 percent, hitting 13-of-24.

DOING THE DISHES
The Bulldogs recorded 20 or more assists for the third time this season, totaling 28 helpers on 33 field goals. On the second occasion, Bryant dished out 20 assists at Wagner on Jan. 9 after a season-high 21 assists against Central Connecticut on Jan. 2. Nine different Bulldogs dished out helpers in Bryant's second meeting with the Seahawks, while seven Bulldogs tallied an assist against the Blue Devils. The Bulldogs average 15.1 assists per outing, placing them first in the conference and 52nd nationally, led by freshman Kierra Palmer. Palmer sits first in the individuals' helpers per contest chart with 4.15 per game in NEC play. In her best performance, the point guard dished out 10 assists against Wagner on Feb. 13.

STEPPING UP
With senior Tiersa Winder out of the lineup due to injury, a number of Bulldogs rose to the occasion to help Bryant recover from a two-game losing streak, defeating Wagner, 94-67, on Saturday. Senior Dani Anderson came up big from downtown, hitting a perfect 4-of-4, while junior Chanel Ramcharran and sophomore Ivory Bailey each added three from behind the arc.

GETTING BUCKETS
The Bulldogs hit a season-high 33 field goals, with nine different players contributing in their 94-67 win over Wagner (Feb. 13). The Black and Gold shot 54.1 on 33-of-61 from the floor.

DOUBLE THE TROUBLE
Three Bulldogs have earned double-doubles this season, led by senior Breanna Rucker, who notched her 14th double-double of the 2015-16 season against Wagner off 17 points and 11 rebounds (Feb. 13). At Saint Francis U. on Feb. 8, Rucker scored a team-high 18 points and tied her career record with 17 rebounds. Her performance marks her Rucker's fifth-straight double-double game. Rucker's 14 double-doubles rank first in the NEC and 11th in the nation. Sophomore Ivory Bailey recorded her fourth double-double of the season and fifth of her career off 10 points and 10 rebounds against Saint Francis U. (Jan. 25), marking two-straight games with such a performance. Junior Alex Klein logged her first-career double-double off 14 points and a game-high 16 rebounds against Brown (Dec 6).

GO TO?...ANYONE!
The Bulldogs have three players averaging double-digit points per game in Breanna Rucker (14.9), Tiersa Winder (13.0) and Ivory Bailey (11.8). On any given night, one of the 14 Bulldogs can make a difference in the outcome of the game, with nine players recording at least one double-digit point outing, some on multiple occasions, while six different players have led the Bulldogs in scoring in their 23 games this season. Against Wagner (Feb. 13), the Bulldogs had five players record double-digit points for the third time this season, including Alex Klein (12), Rucker (17), Bailey (18), Ramcharran (11) and Dani Anderson (14).

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Nine players contributed points in the Bulldogs' 94-67 win over Wagner (Feb. 13), the 70-59 victory at Mount St. Mary's (Jan. 11) and the 70-41 decision over Fairleigh Dickinson (Jan. 4), tying the mark for the most players to score in a single game this season. Against the Seahawks, five of the nine players totaled double-digit points, including 18 from leading scorer Ivory Bailey.