Warriors battle past Bulldogs 2-1 NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. (October 30, 2005) – Senior Hilary Caccamo (Milton, Mass.) scored her third goal of the season late in the second half to give No. 4 seed Merrimack College a 2-1 win over No. 5 seed Bryant University Sunday afternoon in Northeast-10 women's soccer quarterfinal action at Warrior Field.

  The Warriors (14-4-1) advance to face No. 1 seed Franklin Pierce Wednesday afternoon in Rindge, N.H. in the Northeast-10 semifinals. The winner will face the winner of the other semifinal match between No. 2 Assumption and either No. 6 Saint Rose/No. 3 UMass Lowell in the Northeast-10 finals next Sunday.

  With the game tied at one, freshman Jennifer Conway (Douglas, Mass.) lined up to take a corner kick. The ball bounced through the crease and right to Caccamo, who drilled a sharp-angled shot into the far corner at 66:29 to give Merrimack its fifth-straight win. Conway's assist was the first point of her career.

  Senior Lindsay Sheffield (Georgetown, Mass.) opened the scoring at 51:15 when she headed in a cross pass from Caccamo to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead. The Bulldogs (13-6-2) tied the contest 15 minutes later when Casey Grange scored her eighth goal of the season at 66:50.

Junior Caitlin Stephan (Northboro, Mass.) made four saves in the second half to earn her fifth win of the season. Jessica Neales made seven saves for Bryant.