BROOKLYN, N.Y.— The LIU Brooklyn women's basketball team fell to Robert Morris, 89-37 on Monday night at the Steinberg Center to close out the second weekend of Northeast Conference play.

The Colonials would control the lead early in the matchup with a 12-0 opening favor. LIU would put together a six-point swing late in the period on buckets from freshman Kiara Bell, sophomore Ella Vaatanen and freshman Tiya Misir but a Colonials buzzer beater gave the visitors a 22-10 advantage.

RMU would take control of the game in the second quarter with a 12-0 stretch for a majority of the period while its league leading defense held the Blackbirds scoreless for the first 6:48 before Bell recorded a layup off the pick and roll from sophomore Jeydah Johnson. The Colonials would take a 43-17 lead into the half.

The Colonials would continue to control the pace of play in the second half, shooting 46.4% from the floor while holding LIU to a 21.1% clip to take the wire-to-wire victory.

NOTES FROM THE NEST

• Sophomore Daisha Davis finished with a career-high four points and tied a career-high three rebounds.
• Bell tied career-high in points with 16, going 6-10 from the floor and 4-5 from the free-throw line. She finished with six rebounds for the second straight contest.

UP NEXT
The Blackbirds hold the final weekend of its four-game homestand with a matchup against NEC rival Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday, January 19.