Ten Score In Women's Basketball Win Over Bryant

The Central Connecticut women's basketball team used a total team effort to earn a 58-54 win over visiting Bryant University Saturday afternoon at Detrick Gymnasium. The Blue Devils had 10 different players score in the game, led by the 10 points of Belle Lanpher.

Bryant tied the score 29-29 with 6:50 to play in the third quarter. The Blue Devils scored 14 unanswered points and held Bryant without a field goal for 8:32 to build a 14-point advantage, 45-31, with 8:35 to play. The Bulldogs closed within a basket, 56-54, with one second to play, before Lanpher drained a pair of free throws to secure the win.

GAME INFORMATION 

FINAL SCORE: CCSU 58, BRYANT 54 

RECORDS: CCSU (2-5), UNH (3-6) 

LOCATION William H. Detrick Gymnasium | New Britain, CT 

KEY MOMENTS 

• Trailing 4-3 Meghan Kenefick knocked down a three with 8:03 to play in the first quarter, giving CCSU the 6-4 advantage
• That basket started a 9-0 CCSU run, capped by an Emma Bruen triple at the 5:27 mark, that put the Blue Devils in front, 12-4
• Belle Lanpher knocked down her first triple of the game with 39 ticks left in the period, giving CCSU a 20-11 advantage at the break
• A Tatiana Brown layup 58 seconds into the seconds quarter made the advantage nine, 22-13
• Bryant answered with six points in a 2:16 stretch, closing within three points, 22-19, with 5:58 to play before the break
• Dejah Jenkins followed up a miss with a layup and gave CCSU a 27-23 lead at halftime
• After four straight points to open the second half brought Bryant even, 27-27, Kenefick answered for a 29-27 lead
• Bryant retied the game, 29-29 when Bruen drained a cross court pass from Jenkins for a 32-29 lead
• That was followed by a traditional three-point play from Lara Rohkohl and the Blue Devils were back in front by six, 35-29 with 5:31 to play in the third
• CCSU pushed the run to 14-0 with back-to-back three pointers from Ally Sentence and Lanpher, forcing a Bryant timeout, with a 43-29 lead with 2:13 to play in the third quarter
• Bryant ended a field goal drought of 8:32 with a three from Brianna Frongillo at 8:18, to close within 45-34
• The Bulldogs cut the deficit to four points three times in the final 2:42, but were only able to get into a one possession game after a Bianca Chasco make with one second remaining

NUMBERS TO KNOW 

15 - Rohkohl is the first Blue Devil with 15 or more rebounds since Ashley Berube collected 18 at Sacred Heart (1/8/20)

NOTES 

• CCSU had nine different players score in the first half, none scoring more than four points and had 10 score in the game
• The 20 points scored in the first quarter is the fifth 20+ point quarter for the Blue Devils this season
• The Blue Devils scored 14 unanswered points to end the third quarter, all without giving up an offensive rebound to the Bulldogs
• CCSU collected a season-high 46 rebounds, its third straight game with 40 or more, and a season-best 19 offensive rebounds
• Lanpher led the way with 10 points and three assists
• Forever Toppin tallied four points, six rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes
• Kenefick and Rohkohl both scored nine points
• Bruen had a career-high seven points and three assists

UP NEXT... 

The Blue Devils head out on the road for the first of four road games this month, December 7, at UMass Lowell. That game is set for 6:00 pm.