Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – April Chan totaled nine points, five rebounds, and two assists as the MIT women's basketball team dropped a season-opening exhibition, 75-25, at Division I Bryant University on Monday night at the Chace Athletic Center.
 
THE BASICS:

• Score: Bryant 75, MIT 25 (Exhibition)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Sammie Faella opened the scoring with a trey just one minute into the game and she later drained a layup that gave MIT a 5-4 edge at the 7:09 mark. After an exchange of possessions, a layup put Bryant ahead for good as it ended the quarter with a 20-7 advantage.
• The Bulldogs continued to pull away in the second stanza as they entered the intermission with a 39-8 lead.
• The Engineers ended their scoring drought from the floor when Chan buried a three pointer with 4:01 left in the third quarter, but the hosts ended the frame with a 57-13 margin.
• The majority of the fourth quarter was a balanced affair as both teams generated 12 points. Faella's put-back with 4:15 remaining proved to be MIT's final basket of the night while Bryant recorded three layups during the last 1:48 of action.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Faella finished with seven points and four rebounds as Riley O'Sullivan and Rachael Zacks both collected six rebounds.
• Ruth Lanouette grabbed a team-high four steals.

UP NEXT:

• MIT will play Suffolk University on Saturday, November 7 at 5:30 PM in the Lafrance Hospitality Tournament at UMass Dartmouth.

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