Bulldogs fall to UMBC on buzzer-beater in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, MD. – The Bryant University women's basketball team fell to UMBC on a last-second putback by a score of 54-52.

Mariona Planes Fortuny recorded 18 points, and Mia Mancini posted 17.

Game Information
UMBC 54, Bryant 52
Records: Bryant (10-11) (3-5), UMBC (8-12), (4-4)
Location: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (Baltimore, MD.)

Key Moment

• With 33 seconds left, the Black and Gold committed a shot-clock violation, giving UMBC the ball with three seconds left. On the inbound, the Retrievers missed the first shot but scored on a rebound to win the game 54-52.

How it Happened

• Mancini hit a three-pointer at the eight-minute mark to start the game.
• The defenses clamped down, and both teams went scoreless for the next three minutes before Nia Scott hit two from the line, giving Bryant a 5-0 lead.
• UMBC would close the first quarter on an 11-6 run, tying the game at 11. Mancini had seven, and Fortuny and Scott posted two.
• The Retrievers tallied four quick points before Fortuny nailed a transition triple, cutting the lead to one (15-14) with seven minutes remaining in the half.
• Fortuny scored the following four Bulldog points, and UMBC tallied two, regaining the lead for the Black and Gold (18-17).
• The Retrievers went on a 5-0 run, and then Silvia Gonzalez hit a corner three (24-21).
• UMBC would score one more basket before the half, making the score 26-21 in favor of the Retrievers.
• During the first four minutes of the second half, UMBC posted eight to the Bulldogs six, making the score 34-27.
• At the 4:40 mark of the third quarter, the score was 36-30. In favor of UMBC, then the Bulldogs tallied four straight, cutting the deficit to two (36-34).
• The Retrievers would score four more points in the third quarter, and Fortuny hit a three (40-37).
• Nia Scott fought for an offensive rebound to open the fourth quarter and kicked it out to Mancini, who knocked down a three, tying the game at 40.
• Mancini made another three to give Bryant the lead with eight and a half left in the game (43-40).
• For the next two minutes. UMBC outscored the Bulldogs 6-4, making the Bryant lead one (47-46) with six minutes left.
• Kemari Reynolds would go 1-2 at the line with four minutes left, and the Retrievers hit a three, giving them a 49-48 lead.
• Fortuny was fouled and hit two at the line, giving the lead back to the Bulldogs (50-49).
• UMBC hit a jumper, and then Fortuny was fouled on the next play and hit both, making the score 52-51 with one minute left in the game.
• The Retrievers then went 1-2 at the line with 30 seconds left in the contest, tying the game at 52.
• The Bulldogs then suffered a shot clock violation, leaving three seconds on the clock.
• UMBC missed the first shot but made the second off a rebound to earn a 54-52 victory over the Black and Gold.

 Stats

• Fortuny posted 18 points and six rebounds while going 2-2 from deep.
• Mancini recorded 17 points and hit three from beyond the arc.
• Reynolds hauled in nine rebounds.
• Martina Boba had seven rebounds and two steals.
• Fortuny also had two steals.
• The Bulldogs shot 32% from the floor, 37.5% from deep, and 76.9% from the free throw line.

Notes

• Fortuny recorded her 15^th 10+ scoring effort.
• This is Fortuny's seventh game this season with a made three-pointer.
• Mancini tallied her 16^th double-figure scoring game.
• Mancini now has 16 games with 2+ threes.
• Reynolds is now averaging 7.25 r/g in conference play.
• This is the Bulldogs fifth loss this season of five points or less and second against UMBC.

 Next Up

The Black and Gold return to Rhode Island to face Maine on Saturday.