Bryant Weekly Sports Update - Jan. 31
January 30, 2005
THIS WEEK IN BRYANT SPORTS
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP:
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MEN’S BASKETBALL (13-6, 9-6 NE-10)
Red-Hot Bulldogs Winners of Six Straight; Visit Lowell Wednesday and Host Southern N.H. Saturday
Bryant improved its win streak to six games with three wins this past week, defeating Pace (88-60), Southern Connecticut (80-47), and Franklin Pierce (68-56). During its current win streak, Bryant has outscored opponents by an average of 20.5 points per game. Mike Williams (Ellington, Conn.) needs 12 rebounds to move into second all-time for career rebounds at Bryant University. Williams has 857 rebounds entering Wednesday's game at UMass Lowell. With 67 three-pointers this season, junior guard John Williams (Springfield, Mass.) has matched his freshman total for three's in a season. Williams needs 21 three's to pass Romuald Augustin for the all-time single season mark of 87. Williams currently leads the Northeast-10 Conference in 3-point FG percentage (.479) and three’s per game (3.72). He is second overall in the conference in scoring with 20.6 ppg. As a team, Bryant is fourth in the conference in scoring with 78.3 ppg, but more importantly, second in the conference in scoring defense (65.6 ppg) and leading the NE-10 with a 40.4 field goal percentage defense. The Bulldogs were ranked No.10 in last week’s NCAA Northeast Regional poll released on Wednesday.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (13-7, 8-7 NE-10)
Bulldogs Drop Pair of Conference Games Last Week
The Bryant women’s basketball team, ranked No. 6 in last week’s NCAA Northeast Region poll, dropped two of three last week. On Thursday, the Bulldogs fell to Southern Connecticut 75-54 with the lone highlight coming from senior Lindsay Hermann (Bristol, Conn.) who notched her 1,000th career point. The Bulldogs dropped a tough 54-52 decision at home to Franklin Pierce on Saturday. The Bulldogs will look to rebound Wednesday when the team heads to UMass Lowell for a 5:30 p.m. game.
INDOOR TRACK
Cegarra Notches Win In Shot Put; Greigre Earns NCAA Provisional Mark in Men’s 200M at Wesleyan Saturday
The Bryant men's and women's indoor track & field teams returned to action Saturday at the Wesleyan Invitational after being idle for nearly a month. Sophomore Jessica Cegarra (Danville, N.H.) won the women's shot put while sophomore Hafiz Greigre (Attleboro, Mass.) placed second in the men's 200 meter in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 22.22 seconds. Greigre also placed second in the men's long jump with a mark of 21 feet, 9 inches. Holly Resendes (Warwick, R.I.) was third in the women’s 5,000 meters in 19 minutes, 14.31 seconds while teammate Nicole Radzik (Manchaug, Mass.) was closed behind Resendes, finishing in fifth in 19:54.12.
DOWN THE STRETCH ...
LARGE TURNOUT FOR ANNUAL HALL OF FAME DINNER
More than 140 alumni, parents, administrators, coaches and staff showed up at the beautiful Grand Hall in the Bello Center Saturday night as Bryant University welcomed four new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame.
Former volleyball standout Jennifer Carvalho '98, baseball star Jason Eldridge '99, men's golf all-American Scott Trethewey '91, and longtime coach and administrator Bob Reall of Lincoln, R.I. were all honored by their former teammates, coaches and friends during the induction dinner ceremony.
"These individuals join 45 other former student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and contributors who have been honored for their accomplishments," said Director of Athletics Dan Gavitt.
The Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2005 brings the number of new Hall of Fame members to 19 since 2001-02, when the Bryant Athletics Hall of Fame was restarted after a 10-year dormancy. In all, the induction of these four individuals brings the total number in the Hall of Fame to 64.
KAREN HEALY NAMED WOMEN’S LACROSSE COACH
Karen Healy (Freeport, N.Y.), a former standout lacrosse player at Syracuse University, has been named head women's lacrosse coach at Bryant University, replacing Wynne Lobel who resigned in January for personal reasons. Healy comes to Bryant after serving as the Assistant Program Director at MetroLacrosse, Inc., a Boston-based organization that provides free lacrosse for the youth in Boston's historically underserved communities. Healy was a two-time second-team all-American at Syracuse University. She helped lead the Orangewomen to three NCAA Championship appearances and earned Second Team Big East All-Conference honors during her senior year.
After graduating from Syracuse in 2002 with a degree in African American studies, Healy was an assistant coach at UMass-Amherst for two seasons (2003, 2004).
STUDENT-ATHLETES STAND OUT IN CLASSROOM THIS FALL
A total of 143 student-athletes at Bryant University were named to the Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester. Forty percent of Bryant's student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or better during the fall semester, the highest amount in the last eight semesters. All twenty varsity sports programs were represented on the academic honor roll.
In addition, a total of 27 percent of student-athletes were named to the Bryant Dean's List - which requires a 3.2 GPA or better, with two student-athletes, Kristin Braga (Taunton, Mass.) and Americo Mallozzi (Smithfield, R.I.) earning a perfect 4.0 during their season of competition.
A complete list of Bryant’s Athletic Academic Honor Roll can be found at www.bryantbulldogs.com
