Bryson Picked CACC Defensive Player of the Week; Bruno Makes Weekly Honor Roll

Women's Basketball | 1/23/2017 12:00:00 AM

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Goldey-Beacom junior Britani Bryson (Hampton, VA) made the most of her short week in being picked Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week with junior Lexi Bruno (Millville, NJ), senior Riyan Williams (Dunkirk, MD) and junior Dante Thompson (Coram, NY) selected to the Weekly Honor Roll.

Bryson scored 18 points on 9-of-12 shooting with 10 rebounds and four steals in Goldey-Beacom's 69-49 win Tuesday at Georgian Court. The win moved GBC (12-8, 8-3 CACC) within a game of first-place U. of the Sciences (9-2) in the CACC South Division.

Bryson once again is proving why she is one of the nation's top frontcourt players. She is fifth in the country with 221 rebounds after sitting first late last week, tied for fourth with 12 double-doubles, 13th with 11.1 rebounds per game, 29th with 122 baskets, 44th with a .506 shooting percentage and 70th with 627 minutes played.

She also is one of just two players this season in the CACC averaging a double-double. Abigail Iannotti from Holy Family is the other.

Bruno continued her immaculate play with 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting to go with five rebounds, five assists, two 3-pointers and two steals Tuesday.

Once again leading the way for the Lightning, Bruno is first in the country with 741 minutes played, 18th with 131 baskets, 22nd with 98 assists, 24th with 19.5 points per game, 40th with 4.9 assists per contest and 62nd with 2.5 three-pointers per game.

Williams averaged 17.3 points on 21-of-32 shooting over three games with 11 rebounds, five steals and three blocks. He scored 20 points Tuesday at Georgian Court, 24 overall Thursday in a completion of the suspended contest vs. Chestnut Hill before netting eight Saturday at Roberts Wesleyan.

Williams is 19th in the league with 13.9 points per game, seventh with a .510 shooting percentage and 10th with 30 steals.

Thompson averaged 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 2.1 blocks over three games in addition to 14.7 points per contest. He went on a tear Saturday at Roberts Wesleyan with 13 rebounds, three blocks and two steals in addition to 14 points. Williams also had 21 points, six rebounds, two blocks and two steals Thursday against Chestnut Hill after he scored 10 points Tuesday at Georgian Court.

Thompson is 28th in the league with 11.8 points per contest, fifth with a .532 shooting percentage, 13th with 6.8 rebounds per game and 11th with 14 blocks.

Goldey-Beacom (15-3, 9-2) is on an eight-game winning streak, one shy of the school record from 2009-10, and on Saturday broke the school record with its eighth road victory in the 95-66 win at Roberts Wesleyan. The Lightning are tied with Wilmington (9-2) atop the CACC South Division standings.

Both teams are home Tuesday against Holy Family with the women playing at 6:00 pm and the men at 8:00 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#24 Lexi Bruno: G; 5' 4"; Junior

#30 Britani Bryson: F; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#24 Lexi Bruno
: 5' 4"; Junior
: G

#30 Britani Bryson
: 5' 10"; Junior
: F

Players Mentioned

#24 Lexi Bruno

#30 Britani Bryson

Players Mentioned

#24 Lexi Bruno

#30 Britani Bryson