SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University field hockey team opens Northeast Conference play on Friday night with a trip to Sacred Heart.
Bryant and Sacred Heart will square off at 7 p.m. at Yale University's Johnson Field.
Game Information
Opponent: Sacred Heart
Location: New Haven, Conn. (Yale University | Johnson Field)
Date and Time: Friday, October 1 - 7:00 p.m.
Live Stats: Sidearm
Bryant vs. Sacred Heart
- Bryant is 5-7 all-time against the Pioneers following a 3-0 loss in the spring.
- SHU has won each of the last four meetings between the two programs.
Bulldog Notes and Notables
- Bryant is coming off a 10-day layoff and is searching for its first win.
- The Bulldogs had played three games in five days prior to the layoff.
- Taryn Rauff leads the Bulldogs with four goals and eight points. She has scored three goals in the last three games.
- Carson Dennis has a pair of goals and Lotte Guitink has a pair of assists.
- Marijn Jaarsma has played every minute in the cage and has a .767 save percentage.
- Jaarsma is averaging 11.33 saves per game, the most in the country.
Scouting the Pioneers
- Sacred Heart will also be searching for its first win of the 2021 season on Friday.
- The Pioneers most recently faced Lehigh, falling 4-0 on Sunday.
- Isabell Chamberlain and Kayla Kruk have accounted for both SHU goals this year.
- Erin Burgess has started all seven games in cage.
