September 2, 2010

BULLDOGS STYMIED BY WILDCATS, 2-0, THURSDAY NIGHT

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Kara Connolly scored twice for UNH as the Wildcats outshot the Bulldogs, 15-3, handing the Bryant University field hockey team a 2-0 loss Thursday night in Durham, N.H.

Senior Julie Kuchyt (Hatfield, Mass.) and rookies Mallory Hancock (Showhegan, Maine) and Olivia Jankins (West Brookfield, Mass.) each recorded a shot for the Bulldogs (0-3), while junior netminder Jennifer Gullotti (Waltham, Mass.) made eight stops in goal, but the Black and Gold couldn't get on the board, suffering their third-straight loss to the start the 2010 season.

A low backhanded shot from Connolly at the 14:10 mark gave the Wildcats (3-0) a 1-0 edge, a lead they would take into halftime. Out of the break, Kendall Deck connected with Connolly on a penalty corner in the 44th minute for the second and final tally of the day.

Hayley Rausch fired a game-best seven shots for the home side, while Bryant earned four penalty corners to the Wildcats' three. Katherine Nagengast made one stop for UNH between the pipes.

Bryant returns to action Monday, Sept. 6 when it travels to Cambridge, Mass. to take on Harvard at 1 p.m. The Black and Gold are still in search of their first win of the 2010 season and play their first 11 contests away from home.