Fortuny scores 20 for 3rd straight game in road win at Loyola (Md.)

BALTIMORE, MD. – Mariona Planes Fortuny tallied 20 points for the third straight game with a career-high seven assists and six boards in the Bryant University women's basketball team's 63-54 road victory against Loyola (Md.).

Mia Mancini posted 13 points and made three from deep. Megan Bodziony, Nia Scott, and Martina Boba posted ten points.

Game Information
Bryant 63, Loyola (Md.) 54
Records: Bryant (5-5) (0-0), Loyola Md. (4-5), (0-0)
Location:  Reitz Arena (Baltimore, Md.)

Key Moment

• The Bulldogs had a 30-point quarter in the second and never relinquished the lead after the half.

How it Happened

• The game was closely contested in the first five minutes, as the Bulldogs earned the 8-7 edge. Boba and Fortuny carried the load for Bryant, tallying four points each.
• The Greyhounds took a quick 9-8 lead after the media before the Black and Gold responded with four points from Boba and Fortuny to earn a 12-9 lead at the end of one.
• The Bulldogs started to get hot from deep, as Boba and Mancini hit one each, to go along with a Nia Scott layup on a dish from Fortuny, creating a 20-13 lead in the first two minutes.
• Bodziony and Mancini then alternated, hitting four from deep in succession, each making two. The defense held Loyola to seven points during this run (36-20).
• Fortuny converted a layup, and Bodziony tallied four points, including a layup to beat the buzzer on a pass from Silvia Gonzalez (42-28).
• The third quarter was a low-scoring affair, with the Greyhounds outscoring Bryant 12-8. Nia Scott and Fortuny posted four each, giving the Bulldogs a 50-40 lead entering the final quarter.
• The Bulldogs jumped out on a 7-2 run in the quarter's first five minutes to gain a 15-point lead (57-42).
• The Greyhounds would then outscore Bryant 12-6 to close the game, resulting in a 63-54 victory for the Bulldogs.

Stats

• Fortuny posted 20 points, six rebs, and seven assists.
• Mancini tallied 13 points and went 3-4 from deep.
• Bodziony, Boba, and Nia Scott all recorded 10 points.
• Bodziony hit two from beyond the arc.
• Nia Scott added eight boards to her 10 points.
• Bryant outrebounded Loyola 36-30.
• The Bulldogs shot 44% from the field, 37% from deep, and 56% from the line.

 Notes

• Fortuny tallied her third consecutive game of 20+ points and had a career-high seven assists.
• Mancini posted her ninth double-figure scoring game.
• Mancini has made at least two three-pointers in nine of ten games played.
• This is Nia Scott's fourth time leading the Bulldogs in rebounding.
• Boba tallied her third game of 10+ points.
• Bodziony hit a season-high two three-pointers.
• This is the first time this season that the Bulldogs have had five double-figure scorers.

 Next Up

The Bulldogs return home to face Fisher on December 13^th.