ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – The St. Bonaventure University women's basketball team fell to UMass, 78-59, Wednesday evening at the Reilly Center.
Asianae Johnson paced the offense for the Bonnies, pouring in a team-high 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting while also pulling down a team-best five rebounds. Tori Harris also finished in double figures for the Brown and White, chipping in 13 points.
The Minutewomen opened up a 13-point, 42-29, lead in the opening minutes of the second half and would never see their lead shrink below 10 the rest of the way.
The Bonnies fall to 12-10 overall and 4-7 in Atlantic 10 play on the year while UMass improves to 18-5 overall and 6-3 in the A-10.
UMass dominated the opening 10 minutes Wednesday, using an 11-2 run over the final 4:02 of the first quarter to take a 22-10 lead after one.
Johnson pulled the Bonnies within eight right before halftime, but UMass quickly answered with a 3-pointer, taking a 40-29 advantage into the break.
The Bonnies are back in action Saturday, Feb. 12 at George Washington. Tip is slated for 2:00 p.m.
GAME NOTES
- St. Bonaventure finished the night shooting 42.3 percent (22-for-52) from the floor while UMass shot 50.0 percent (32-for-64) from the field.
- Johnson had a streak of eight straight games with 20 or more points, believed to be a program record, snapped as she missed that mark by just one bucket.
- The Bonnies won the battle of the bench, outscoring the Minutewomen, 13-8.
- During Wednesday's game, St. Bonaventure honored all team captains from the Bonnies 19 teams as part of the 50th anniversary of the inception of Title IX.
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