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New Jersey Institute of Technology
1/17/2026 | 2:00 PM
Jan. 17 (Sat) / 2:00 PM
New Jersey Institute of Technology
History
BALTIMORE, MD. – The Bryant University women’s basketball team suffered its first conference loss of the season, with a 55-47 defeat at UMBC.
Mimi Rubino led the Bulldogs with 11 points, scoring nine in the fourth quarter.
Game Information
UMBC 55, Bryant 5
Records: Bryant (14-4) (4-1), UMBC (7-9), (2-2)
Location: Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (Baltimore, MD)
Key Moment
- The Bulldogs got the deficit to one (44-43) with four and a half minutes left. The Black and Gold then went scoreless for the next three minutes, while UMBC scored three.
How it Happened
- Bryant earned a slight 6-4 edge in the game’s first five minutes, as Nia Scott, Maranda Nyborg, and Abbey Lindsey all scored for the Bulldogs.
- It was a low-scoring affair to close out the first quarter, with UMBC earning a 5-4 advantage, creating a one-point lead for Bryant at the end of the quarter (10-9).
- The Retrievers would go on a 9-1 run, resulting in an 18-11 deficit with six minutes left in the first half.
- The Bulldogs fought back, closing the first half on a 9-7 run. Rose Nelson recorded five of the Black and Gold’s points, including a cross-over and reverse finish (25-20).
- UMBC jumped out on an 11-2 run to open the third quarter, creating a 36-22 deficit for the Bulldogs with four minutes left in the quarter.
- Bryant outscored UMBC 4-3 to end the third quarter, creating a 39-26 score in favor of the Retrievers after three.
- The Bulldogs came out on fire in the fourth quarter, surging on an 8-0 run, where Izzy Adams recorded an and-one basket, Lindsey had a bucket inside, and Mimi Rubino nailed a three-pointer from straight on, forcing a UMBC timeout with 8:39 remaining (39-34).
- The Black and Gold scored seven points, Rubino had three, bringing her fourth-quarter total to six. The Retrievers would tally five, making the score 44-41 with UMBC leading at the 5:00 minute mark of the fourth.
- Nyborg hit a bucket with four and a half minutes remaining, cutting the lead to one (44-43). The Bulldogs would then go scoreless while UMBC tallied three, resulting in a three-point deficit with one minute left (47-43).
- UMBC closed the game on an 8-4 run, giving the Black and Gold a 55-47 loss.
Stats
- Rubino recorded 11 points, hitting two from deep.
- Adams tallied ten points.
- Adams tied her career-high of four steals.
- Lindsey posted eight points on 4-6 shooting.
- Bryant shot 36% from the field, 16% from deep, and 53% from the line.
- The Bulldogs were outrebounded 40-28.
Notes
- Rubino had her tenth game of double-figures.
- She also made 2+ three-pointers for the ninth time this season.
- Adams posted her fifth game of 10+ points.
- She now has four games with multiple steals.
- The Bulldogs suffered their first loss in conference play.
- Bryant falls to 0-7 all-time against UMBC, with every game being decided by single digits.
Next UP
The Bulldogs return to Smithfield to face NJIT on Saturday.
