Posted: Feb 09, 2020

St. Francis Brooklyn visits Smithfield Monday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's basketball team is set to host St. Francis Brooklyn on Monday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. as the Bulldogs look to build off their 59-47 win over Central Connecticut.

THE MATCHUP
Bryant remains in Smithfield for a Monday night matchup against St. Francis Brooklyn on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. The two teams last met last season in Brooklyn when the Terriers defeated the Bulldogs, 101-77. All-time, Bryant holds the series record 14-7 despite dropping both meetings one year ago.

SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
St. Francis Brooklyn grabbed its second conference win over Sacred Heart to open the month of February before dropping to both Merrimack and Mount St. Mary's for a 2-9 conference record.

After St Francis Brooklyn's game against Robert Morris on Jan. 13, the Terriers said farewell to standout guard Jade Johnson after a career-ending foot injury. Despite losing the 5-9 guard who averaged 19.9 points per game, the Terriers still manage to average 64.5 points a night. The Brooklyn squad leads the conference with the fewest fouls a game of 13.5 and posts the best marks from the foul line tallying 75.9 percent shooting a conference-best 309-for-407 on the season.

LAST TIME OUT: CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
Bryant notched its fourth conference victory and snapped a three-game losing streak against Central Connecticut, 59-47. Senior Sydney Holloway (Morgantown, W.Va.) pulled down her 1,000th career rebound in the NEC win and is now the third Bulldog in Bryant's D1 history to post 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. on the offensive end, junior Brooke Bjelko (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) led with 15 points followed by Holloway with 11. Both post players were one rebound away from a double-double.

MS. 1,000
Holloway became Bryant's leading scorer in its Division I era surpassing Breanna Rucker '16. Rucker's previously held record was set at 1,395 points, but Holloway's seven-point performance against UMass Lowell put her over the edge at 1,401 career points on Dec. 2. Holloway has also notched 1,000 career rebounds against CCSU making her the third player in Bryant's D1 history to tally 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.

COOKIES
Trinity Bravo (Bridgeport, Conn.) is the team leader in steals with 37 on the year and 27 against conference foes. The sophomore has posted four games where she swiped 4+ steals in a single-game including a career-high of 5 against LIU. Bravo is currently ranked sixth in the NEC averaging 1.76 steals a game.

70 AND BELOW
In all six of Bryant's wins this season, the Bulldogs have held their opponents to under 70 points. The Black and Gold is 6-8 when holding opponents under 70 points and 0-7 when opponents score more than 70. Bryant ranks third in the conference with a 65.9 scoring defense.