Bulldogs host Saint Francis U in NEC opener
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's basketball team kicks off the Northeast Conference schedule with Saint Francis U on Thursday, Jan. 2 in Smithfield. Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. and is game one of a Bryant basketball doubleheader as the men's squad is set to take on the Red Flash at 4 p.m.
THE PARTICULARS
Opponent: Saint Francis U
Game Time: 1 p.m.
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Game Notes: Game 12 – Saint Francis U
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SCOUTING THE RED FLASH
Saint Francis U enters Thursday's game on a four-game losing-streak after recently falling to Bucknell, 70-46, as the Red Flash posts a 2-9 overall record. Their two wins came against Stetson, 78-73, and Vermont, 73-69, in double overtime. The two wins are the first set of victories for Saint Francis U's new head coach, Keila Whittington.
The Red Flash has two players averaging double-figure scoring contributing to the team's 53.7 points per game average. Junior Karson Swogger leads the team with 12.1 points per game and junior Haley Thomas posts 10.5 a night. Swogger was the only player for the Red Flash to enter double-figure scoring against Bucknell with 14 points off 5-of-14 shooting from the field.
LAST TIME OUT: ARMY WEST POINT
The Bulldogs rounded out the non-conference slate with an 81-75 setback at Army on Dec. 29. Bryant clawed their way back into the game after an 11-point first-quarter deficit led by senior Masey Zegarowski (Hamilton, Mass.) with a season-best 17 points and an added five assists. Sydney Holloway (Morgantown, W.Va.) and Taty LaFrance Boyce (Norwich, Conn.) also posted double-figure scoring as both the seniors contributed 12 apiece.
ZEGA-WHO?
Zegarowski has continued to flourish in her senior season. The senior guard led the Bulldogs at Army with a season-high 17 points off 7-of-17 shooting while also dishing out five assists. So far this season, Zegarowski has posted five double-figure scoring performances and led the Black and Gold in scoring in four different contests.
I WANT KANDY
Junior guard Kandis Taylor (Sunrise, Fla.) has seen the court more this season than in previous years averaging 13.4 minutes a game. The 5-7 guard played a season-high 19 minutes at Army and racked up a career-best six points. In Bryant's last three games, Taylor has swiped a combined six steals to tie her career-best.
THREE'S A COMPANY
The Bulldogs posted three double-digit scorers in their first four games of the 2019-20 season. Holloway (13), Gallagher (11), and Bravo (11) helped Bryant top Brown, while Lesko (13), Zegarowski (11), and Bjelko (10) contributed against New Hampshire. Gallagher (21), LaFrance Boyce (14), and Bjelko (13) all posted double-figures at Vermont. The Bulldogs continued at Holy Cross with three double-digit scorers with Perkins (21), Holloway (17), and Gallagher (17). Bryant returned to the trend at Army when Zegarowski (17), Holloway (12), and LaFrance Boyce (12) posted double-figures in the non-conference finale.