April 01, 2010
BULLDOGS SNAP FIVE-GAME
SKID WITH 17-7 WIN OVER LONG ISLAND THURSDAY NIGHT
Boxscore
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Record days for sophomore
Lauren Sheridan (Bethpage, N.Y.) and junior
Meg Atha (Valley Cottage, N.Y.) highlighted the
Bryant University women's lacrosse team's 17-7 victory
over Northeast Conference rival Long Island University Thursday
night, as the Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak and moved
to 2-2 in conference action with the win at the Bryant Turf
Complex.
Bryant (2-8, 2-2 NEC) took a 2-1 lead just over two minutes into
Thursday night's contest and never looked back, ripping off
as many as five-consecutive goals and seeing scores from eight
different sources. Atha and Sheridan would each record a quartet of
goals to lead the game for the Bulldogs – a new career mark
for Atha – while Sheridan would chip in a pair of assists for
a career-high six points in the affair. Annie Kalata paced the
Blackbirds (1-10, 0-5) with a pair of tallies.
After allowing Kalata the game's first goal just 1:12 in,
the Bulldogs responded with a trio of scores in a 1:15 span,
started by the only tally of the game from junior Christine
Sutherland (Brewster, N.Y.).
LIU's Sara LaNoir got one back with an unassisted goal at
the 23:14 mark, but Sheridan quickly nullified her efforts with a
free position tally two minutes later to keep a two-goal cushion
for the Black and Gold, 4-2.
Blackbird goals from Caitlin Farrell with 14:42 to play in the
first frame and Jenna Schauder with 3:22 to go bookended four more
Bulldog tallies – including the first goal of the season for
junior midfielder Kaitlyn McCabe (Bourne, Mass.)
and back-to-back assists from rookie Madeleine Pickett
(Stratham, N.H.). Bryant would take an 8-4 advantage into
the halftime break.
The Bulldogs quickly jumpstarted the second half with a flurry
of goals to drive the score to 13-4 in favor of the home team, all
five coming in the first 10 minutes of the frame.
Atha got the second-session scoring started 40 seconds after the
opening whistle with an unassisted tally just minutes before senior
Alli Faiola (Billerica, Mass.) notched back-to-back scores in a 22-second stretch to up the
score to 11-4. Atha chipped in her fourth and final goal of the
evening at the 22:10 mark, and senior Eliza DeMarseilles
(Branford, Conn.) rounded out the scoring drive with 20:44
still to play, connecting with Sheridan for a 13-4 advantage.
Kalata answered the Bulldog flurry just 12 seconds after
DeMarseilles's score, but the Blackbirds would get just two
more as Bryant outscored LIU, 4-2, in the final 17 minutes for the
17-7 final.
Faiola would end the game with three goals and a helper, while
DeMarseilles added a pair of assists for a three-point day.
Sophomore Kayla Manzi (Agawam, Mass.) recorded a
pair of goals and junior Kaitlinh Ho (Danbury,
Conn.) scored her first collegiate tally with 1:39 to play
off an Emily Bogan (Swansea, Mass.) dish.
Sophomore goalie Lauren Filippone (West Babylon,
N.Y.) had one of the year's best performances
between the pipes for the Black and Gold, recording 14 saves in 21
shots on goal as the Bulldogs outshot their opponent, 42-26. Bryant
picked up 21 ground balls in the first half to win the ground ball
battle, 30-24, and Filippone scooped up a game-best six.
The Blackbirds edged the home side on draw controls, 14-12, but
struggled on clears, going 14-for-21. Bryant was 23-of-27 on clear
attempts, limiting its turnovers to just 14 in the game. Sophomore
Mackenzie Baker (Bayport, N.Y.) recorded three
caused turnovers to pace the team's 10 on the contest.
The Bulldogs return to action in just two days, hosting another
league foe in Wagner College on Saturday, April 3 at 1 p.m. in
Bulldog Stadium.
