BRYANT BASKETBALL

January 22, 2007

BULLDOG BASKETBALL HOSTS UMASS LOWELL SATURDAY, JAN. 27 AT 3:30 P.M.
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UPDATE
Bryant (13-5, 10-4 NE-10) returns home this Saturday winners of six-straight as the Bulldogs host UMass Lowell for a 3:30 p.m. game at the Chace Athletic Center.  The Bulldogs enter the week locked in a three-way tie for second in the conference standings at 10-4, joining Saint Rose and Saint Michael's.  Bentley remains in first at 14-0 ... Bryant is coming off a 67-61 win at Le Moyne Saturday behind Dan Hammond's (Brunswick, Maine) 20 points ... ... Bryant will travel to Saint Anselm next Wednesday before hosting fourth-ranked Bentley on Saturday, Feb. 3.

STORY LINES  

*  Chris Burns entered last week 7th nationally with 3.8 three-point field goals per game.  The senior has 234 career three's and 1,143 career points ranking him 20th in school history.

* Bryant is second-to-last (14th) in the Northeast-10 in scoring at 67.9 ppg. but third in the conference in scoring defense (65.9 ppg allowed).

* Bryant is 9-0 at home this year and winners of 10-straight dating back to last year.  The last loss was to Merrimack on Senior Day last Feb. 21.

* Bryant defeated UMass Lowell 69-66 in Lowell, Mass. earlier this season (Dec. 2) on Jon Ezeokoli's three-pointer with two seconds left to break a 66-66 tie.

NEXT UP
The Bulldogs will host UMass Lowell this Saturday and visit Saint Anselm on Jan. 31 before hosting fourth-ranked Bentley on Saturday, Feb. 3.  Bentley defeated Bryant 61-49 earlier this season.  

            Sat. - Jan. 27 - UMASS LOWELL, 3:30 pm

            Wed. - Jan. 31 - at Saint Anselm, 7:30 pm

            Sat. - Feb. 3 - #4 BENTLEY, 3:30 pm

WINNING WHEN IT MATTERS MOST
Max Good's Bulldogs have found success in the winter months leading up to conference and NCAA playoff time.  The Bulldogs, who have advanced to three-straight NCAA Championships, are currently 6-1 in the month of January.  Since the 2003-04 season, Bryant has a 26-12 record in the month of January and 18-6 record in the month of February.  Last year, Bryant was 8-1 in February. 

Since 2003-04:
Record in January -      26-12
Record in February -    18-6

BRYANT SENIORS HAVE .704 WINNING PERCENTAGE
Bryant's senior class of Chris Burns (Merrimack, NH), Dan Hammond (Brunswick, Maine), Nate Sudlow (Brooklyn, NY) have been involved in more than 80 wins during their four year careers.  The trio bring a combined record of 82-34 (.706) into Saturday's game vs. Le Moyne. 

GRESHAMGOES FOR CAREER-BEST 17 VS. SNHU
Freshman Cecil Gresham (Bloomfield, CT) scored a career-high 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting from the floor in 38 minutes of action vs. Southern NH on Jan. 17.  Gresham's previous best was 12 vs. Franklin Pierce.

31 POINTS AND 8 THREE'S .... TWICE IN A ROW
Chris Burns (Merrimack, NH) found a groove two weeks ago in leading Bryant past Pace and Stonehill at home.  The senior had a career-high 31 points and school record tying eight 3-pointers vs. Pace on Jan. 11 in a game broadcast on Cox Sports Television.  Remarkably, he matched those numbers again two nights later with 31 and 8 trey's vs. Stonehill.