WALTHAM, Mass. – The No. 21 Bentley women's basketball team celebrates its alumni when the Falcons host a Northeast 10 game against Adelphi Saturday, Jan. 24. Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
By any means
The Falcons (12-2, 8-0 NE10) eked past Pace, 50-49, in New York earlier this week (Jan. 21). Bentley overcame its worst offensive game of the season, posting season lows in scoring and field-goal percentage (33.9-percent). Junior captain Niya Morgen scored a game-high 14 points, and Julia Elie pulled down a season-best 11 rebounds.
 
Cherish the growth
Freshman Cherish Bryant has played at least 21 minutes in five of Bentley's last six games. Through those six games, Bryant is shooting 51.9-percent from the floor (27-for-52), with an average of 10.0 points per game.
 
Sharing is caring
Senior captain Cassidy Yeomans ranks fifth in the NE10 for assists per game (3.6). Her 2.3 assist-to-turnover ratio leads the NE10.
 
Hitting the mark
Despite Wednesday's game at Pace, Bentley remains the top shooting team in the NE10. The Falcons are shooting 45.5-percent from the floor this season, while no other team is above 42.2.-percent. Individually, Cherish Bryant's 50.0 field-goal percentage ranks fifth in the NE10, Kayana Armbrtister's 48.3-percent mark ranks seventh, Julia Elie ranks eighth at 48.0-percent, and Niya Morgen is ninth with a 46.5 field-goal percentage.
 
Scouting Adelphi (9-6, 3-5 NE10)
The Panthers enter the weekend with five consecutive losses, all of which are NE10 games. Their last win was against Saint Ansel, 53-51 (Jan. 4). Adelphi ranks last in the conference for field-goal percentage (33.0-percent) and free-throw percentage (64.5-percent). Gamila Betton ranks seventh in the NE10 for rebounding (7.1), and Lauren Beberman's 2.0 blocks per game ranks second. Victoria Morales is the team's leading scorer with an average of 12.5 points per game.