Recap
The Nichols College women's basketball team lost to Roger Williams University 56-47 on Mental Health Awareness night Wednesday night in Bristol, Rhode Island at the Campus Rec Center.

The Bison (3-14, 1-7 CCC) were led by junior Ciarri Formby-Lavertu who dropped in a season-high 18-points and 4 rebounds, as well as a double-double from sophomore Shannon St. Lawrence who put in 10 points and 12 rebounds on the night.

The Hawks (7-10, 5-3 CCC) were led by freshman Karli Opalka who recorded a double-double herself with 16 boards and 11 points. Sophomore Sam Mancinelli led the Hawks in points with 16 on the day.

Nichols was down 26-12 at the half before exploding for a 20-point third quarter, outscoring the Hawks 20-8 to bring the Bison to within two points going into the fourth quarter (32-34). Nichols eventually took a two-point lead (39-37) after Formby-Lavertu put in a lay-up with seven minutes to play in the fourth quarter, however, the Hawks would regain the lead two minutes later and they didn't look back.
 
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"Tonight we showed some grit and battled back in the second half after a slow start, but came up short in the end. We need to build from this moving forward and work to give our full effort all game, every game." Nichols head coach -MaryLynn Skarzenski
 
Three things you need to know…
-Before Formby-Lavertu scored 18 points in tonight's game her previous season high was 13 against Salve Regina on November 28.
-With another double-double in tonight's game, St. Lawrence now has two on the season. The other coming on January 5 against Gordon.
-Nichols held Roger Williams to just 26% shooting from the field.
 
Next Game
Saturday, January 19 vs Curry, 1:00 p.m.