WOMEN'S LACROSSE DEFEATS SOUTHERN N.H. 18-6
Bulldogs Host Saint Michael's For Senior Day Sunday

Manchester, N.H. -- Sophomores Amanda Gallant (Andover, MA) and Shaun Leddy (Sea Grift, NJ) both totaled four goals and one assist and junior Marisa Lawrence (Falmouth, MA) added two goals and four assists to lead Bryant University to an 18-6 victory over Southern New Hampshire University here today in Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse action.  Bryant has won seven of its last nine games and improved to 10-4 overall and 7-2 in the league.  SNHU dropped to 6-7 overall and 4-5 in the NE-10.

Senior Melissa Talamini (Mendon, MA) helped the Bryant cause with three goals and one assists, while freshman Caitlin Hansen (Spring Lake, NJ) added two goals.  Freshman Lucretia Joy (Portland, ME) and junior Lisa McEachern (Scituate, MA) paced the Penmen with two goals and one assists each.

The teams traded goals for the first 24 minutes of the game and the Penmen tied the game at 4-4 after Joy netted a free position goal with 6:08 left before intermission.  The Bulldogs closed out the half with six unanswered goals in the final 5:51 of the half and took a 10-4 lead.

Gallant and Talamini scored goals in the first five minutes of the second half to give the Bulldogs a 12-4 lead, and the visitors later took a 15-5 lead following an unassisted goal by Hansen with 10:36 to play.

Junior Samantha Libby (Penacook, NH) went the distance in net for the Bulldogs and stopped eight shots.  FreshmanJessica Pyne (Sparkill, NY) turned back 12 shots for the Penmen.

Bryant hosts Saint Michael's College in its regular-season finale tomorrow (4/24) at 1 p.m.