JOHN WILLIAMS, MICHELLE MUNIZ,
SACHA SOLOMON NAMED
BRYANT UNIVERSITY ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

SMITHFIELD, RI  - Junior men's basketball guard John Williams (Springfield, Mass.), junior volleyball outside hitter Michelle Muniz (Guaynabo, P.R.), and sophomore women's tennis standout Sacha Solomon (Bourne, Mass.) were named Bryant University Athletes of the Year respectively for 2004-05. 

 The announcements were made before a capacity crowd at Bryant's annual Athletics Awards Banquet Thursday night. 

Williams set a school record this past season with 119 three-point field goals and was named Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Regional Championship.  Williams averaged 20.7 points per game in leading Bryant to the NCAA Division II Championship game.  A First Team All-Northeast-10 Conference selection, Williams also earned All-Region honors by Daktronics. 

Muniz was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year and earned First Team All-Region honors and was an honorable mention All-American for the Bryant women's volleyball team in 2004.  She finished 10th nationally with 624 kills and helped lead the Bulldogs to the conference tournament championship and the school's sixth-straight appearance in the NCAA tournament.

Solomon guided the Bryant women's tennis team back to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row and was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year for 2005.  For the second year in-a-row, Solomon posted an undefeated record in the Northeast-10 and was 18-1 on the season.  Last fall, she captured the ITA Regional Championship. 

The following is a list of award winners Thursday night. 
William T. O'Hara (Leadership)                     
Dan & Dave Falcucci (Northboro, Mass.) - Golf
Carly Muise (Hanson, Mass.) - Softball

Scholar-Athlete Award                                  
Jon Feiman (Amherst, Mass.) - Soccer
Carly Muise (Hanson, Mass.) - Softball

Omar Shareef Spirit Award                           
Carly Muise (Hanson, Mass.) - Softball

Bulldog Award Winners (awarded  by coach)  
Dan Giacalone (Wakefield, Mass.) - Cross Country
Holly Resendes (Warwick, RI) - XC  & Track
Matt Monroe (West Boylston, Mass) - Soccer
Josh Longstaff (Portland, ME) - Basketball
Joanna Skiba (Providence, RI) - Basketball
Krista Gambacorta (Harrison, NY) - Field Hockey
Dave Falcucci (Northboro, MA) - Golf
Mike Rocco (Tewksbury, MA) - Baseball
Jordan Dargon (Trumbull, CT) - Softball
Kim Rekart (Ellicott City, MD) - Soccer
Carola Pierluisi (Guaynabo, PR) - Volleyball
Jesse Lewis (Elizabeth, NJ) - Football
Maureen Burns (Derry, NH) - Lacrosse
Dan Falcucci  (Northboro, MA) - Golf
Ryan Rodriguez (Fairfield, CT) - Lacrosse
Erik Zipp (Darien, WI) - Tennis
Alex Spence (Lynnfield, MA) - Tennis
Matt Cutler (Yarmouth Port, MA) - Track & Field