Women's Basketball Battles Bulldogs Saturday

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team travels to Smithfield, RI to battle the Bryant Bulldogs on Saturday, Jan. 26 inside the Chace Athletic Center. Tip off is scheduled for 1 p.m. All CCSU home games and Northeast Conference games are available to watch online, for free, at NECFrontRow.com.

Central dropped a 64-57 decision to Robert Morris Monday. Sophomore Ashley Berube recorded her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds. CCSU fell down as much as 12 points in the fourth and cut into the double-digit deficit with back to back threes by Kiana Patterson and Emma McCamus to shorten the lead 56-50 with 4:11 on the clock, but it wasn't enough to overcome the Colonials who shot 43.8 percent from three-point range on the game.

Bryant gave Saint Francis U its second straight loss defeating the Red Flash 66-63. SFU tied the game four times in the third quarter but the Bulldogs responded with a 10-0 run. Bryant scored its last six points from the foul line, shooting a perfect 6-6 to ice the game. Hannah Scanlan led the team with 15 points shooting a solid 5-of-10 from the floor.

GAMEDAY INFORMATION

Central Connecticut (4-12, 1-5 NEC) at Bryant (5-12, 3-3 NEC)

Saturday | Jan. 26 | 1 PM

Chace Athletic Center | Smithfield, RI

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GAME NOTES | CCSU

Series History • This game is the 23rd match-up between the Blue Devils and the Bulldogs. Bryant holds a slight 12-10 advantage in the overall series. In the last six meetings, each team has won at home and lost on the road. A victory would be the first time Central has won a game in Chace Athletic Center since Feb. 23, 2013.

Up Next • Central hosts the Blackbirds of LIU Brooklyn on Monday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. inside Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, CT.