BRYANT MEN'S BASKETBALL

January 3, 2007

Bryant Men's Basketball Loses to Merrimack 73-52

NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. - The Bryant University Men's Basketball team saw its two-game winning streak snapped by the Merrimack Warriors by a score of 73-52 Wednesday night in a Northeast-10 Conference game at the Volpe Center.

Nate Sudlow (Brooklyn, NY) led the Bulldogs with eight points, as no Bulldog registered double figures in the defeat.

Bryant went into the locker room at halftime trailing 37-25. They committed 13 turnovers, while the Warriors shot 43% from the field.  Gerry Corcoran led all scorers in the first stanza with 11 points, while senior Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange, N.J.) and sophomore Orlando Baeza (Palmdale, CA) both tallied seven for the Bulldogs.

A suffocating defense, coupled with 11 three-pointers by the Warriors in the game, erased any chance for a Bryant comeback in the second half.

Merrimack (3-10, 2-6 NE-10) led by as much as 21 in the second half.  

Bryant (7-5, 5-4 NE-10) returns to the Chace Center Saturday and will host Saint Rose at 3:30 p.m.