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Pictured Above: Jordyn Peck (foreground) tossed in a career-high 29 points while Ugo Nwaiwe added 11 points, six rebounds and six blocks for the Seahawks. (Photo by Dave Saffran)

Staten Island, NY – Jenniqua  Bailey scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures for Bryant as the Bulldogs withstood a career-high 29-point outing by sophomore guard Jordyn Peck (Shaker Heights, OH/Shaker Heights) in pulling away for an 80-63 Northeast Conference (NEC) victory over Wagner at the Spiro Sports Center.

In winning its fifth straight game, Bryant improves to 7-6 on the season and 2-0 in the NEC while the Seahawks, who were coming off of a 71-65 home win over LIU Brooklyn on Saturday, falls to 2-10 overall, 1-1 in league play.
With her 29-point outing tonight, Peck has now annexed the 20-point plateau for the seventh time this season and 10^th time in her career. Her previous career high was 27 Vermont on November 27.

Redshirt sophomore Ugo Nwaigwe (Valley Stream, NY/Valley Stream South) had another effective and efficient night in the low post with 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting, to go with six rebounds and six blocked shots, both of which were team highs.

In support of Bailey's 19-point effort, Breanna Rucker tossed in 17 points for the Bulldogs while Courtney Schissler and Meredith Soper added 14 and 12 points, respectively. Wa gner outshot Bryant by a healthy 43%-33% mar gin but the Bulldogs held an overwhelming edge at the free throw line. On the evening, Bryant made 38-of46 free throws, a sparkling 83%, while Wagner went to the line just 18 times, making 13, which computes to a 72% clip.

Trailing 47-36 with 15:40 left in the game, Wagner showed a healthy dose of grit over the next 3:20, outscoring Bryant 11-5 in drawing to within five points at 52-47 following a pair of Peck free throws at the 12:20 mark. But this would be as close as Wagner would get as the Bulldogs countered with a 13-3 run in building a 65-50 lead with 8:13 left.

The Green & White continue its four-game homestand on Saturday, January 11 when the Seahawks host Central Connecticut in a 1:00 pm clash in the first game of a doubleheader with the Seahawk men hosting LIU Brooklyn at 4:00 pm. The Seahawks then host Sacred Heart on Monday, January 15 at 7:00 pm before embarking on stretch of four consecutive road games.

The Seahawks were without the services of freshman point guard Jasmine Nwajei (Rockaway Park, NY/Murry Bergtraum), due to a death in the family, while freshman win Maria Conyers-Jordan (Philadelphia, PA/Friends' Central) missed her second straight contest with a leg injury.