Bulldogs return home to face Army

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University women's basketball team welcomes the Black Knights of Army for a five o'clock game at the Chace Athletic Center.

The Particulars
Opponent: Army West Point
Location: Chace Athletic Center (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Wednesday, Dec. 8 – 5 p.m.
Notes: Game 10 - Army
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THE SERIES
The Bulldogs are 1-3 all-time against Army. This will be the fifth matchup in the series and the first since 2019. The Black and Gold fell to the Black Knights 81-75 on the road in their most recent game. Masey Zegarowski led the Dawgs in scoring with 17 points. Bryant shot 43.5% from the field as a team.

SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS
Army comes into the matchup with a 4-3 record. The Black Knights have won four of their last five games. Army currently has four players that are averaging double figures this season. Sabrina Hunter (14.1), Trinity Hardy (13.4), Alisa Fallon (11.7), and Kate Murray (11.2). The Black Knights fell to Rider Univeristy on Saturday by a score of 59-57. Hunter was the leading scorer with 17 points.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Mariona Planes Fortuny has made the most of her starting role this season. Fortuny is currently averaging career-highs in points per game (9.4), and field goal percentage with 55.6. Fortuny is coming off a career-high 18 points in the victory against UNH and an NEC Prime Performer weekly honor this week.
• Brooke Bjelko has scored double figures in seven of the nine games played this season. During this stretch, Bjelko has earned the eighth spot on the all-time DI program scoring list with 882 career points.
• In Saturday's road win against the Wildcats, Alana Perkins scored 13 points in the second quarter to give the Bulldogs a five-point lead. Perkins shot 5-for-5 overall and 3-for-3 from downtown. Perkins finished with a team-leading 18 points and made the game-winning three-pointer with 40 seconds left to secure the victory for Bryant.
• Megan Bodziony logged a season-high 37 minutes on Saturday. Bodziony posted a career-high seven assists, including the game-winning assist to Perkins in the final minute of the game.
• The Bulldogs have shot at least 50% in both of their victories this season.