April 19, 2009

WOMEN'S LACROSSE SCORES 20 GOALS BUT COMES UP SHORT AT LIU

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Junior Allison Faiola notched her 100th career goal Sunday against LIU . www.dspics.com

BROOKLYN, NY - The Bryant University women's lacrosse team equaled a season-high 20 goals but came up short falling to Long Island University 22-20 Sunday afternoon. 

The Bulldogs led 11-9 at the half but couldn't hold on as the host Blackbirds used a 13-goal outburst in the second to pull out the win.

Bryant (3-12) fell behind 21-16 with just over four minutes to play in the game but four consecutive goals, two by Delia Glover and one from Allison Faiola and Lauren Sheridan with a minute left pulled the Bulldogs to within a goal at 21-20 heading into the final minute.

But LIU's (4-12) Annie Kalata scored with 33 seconds left to put the game away.

Bryant standout freshman Mary Green had five goals in the game to give her 25 on the season while Glover and Faiola each finished with four goals.  For Faiola, her four goals in the game gives her 30 for the season but more importantly, marked the 100th of her career.  She now has 101 career goals.

Glover also had three assists in the game to give her seven points on the afternoon.

Along with the 42 combined goals, the two teams combined for 84 shots on goal in the game.  Bryant freshman goalie Lauren Filippone made 10 saves.

Bryant scored 20 goals in a game earlier this season against Central Connecticut . The school record for goals in a game is 23 set twice against Franklin Pierce and Assumption.

The Bulldogs will return home next Saturday for the season finale when Bryant plays host to Villanova at 1 pm.

@ Brooklyn, NY
BRYANT  (20)
GOALS: GREEN 5; GLOVER 4; FAIOLA 4; DEMARSEILLES 3; SHERIDAN 3; SUTHERLAND  1. ASSISTS: GLOVER 3; McCABE 3; FAIOLA 1; GREEN 1.

LONG ISLAND (22):
GOALS: KALATA 9; RANNEY 4; PRIZIO 2; SCHAUDER 2; MARICONDO 1; FUNK 1;
WIENCKOWSKI 1; LaNOIR 1; SCHEERER 1. ASSISTS: RANNEY 3; MARICONDO  1.
SAVES - B: FILIPPONE, 10, BOLTON 4; LIU: MEEK 11, SIMONIAN 9