Bryant Track & Field Invitational Hightlights Another Busy Week For Bryant Sports
BRYANT WEEKLY SPORTS UPDATE
(pdf version with weekly schedule)
BASEBALL (8-19, 6-2 NE-10)
BULLDOGS IMPROVE TO 6-2 IN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH WEEKEND SWEEP OF
SAINT ROSE
After earning a midweek split with
Southern New Hampshire, the Bryant baseball team picked up a
three-game sweep over Saint Rose this past weekend, taking two at
home (2-1, 5-2) and winning Sunday's finale, 2-0 in Albany,
NY. On Saturday, senior Chris Brown (Norwalk, CT) drove
in the winning run in the bottom of the 13th inning, scoring senior
Daryle Crowley (Danvers, MA) who doubled to lead off the
inning. Pitcher Eric Loh (Old Greenwich, CT) went nine
innings allowing only one run while striking out six. Senior Paul
Novakowski (Prospect, CT) went 1-3 with an RBI and scored three
runs in game two. Sophomore pitcher Steve Salerno (Mt. Sinai, NY)
went eight innings for Bryant with no earned runs and struck out
seven. The Bulldogs will host Franklin Pierce Tuesday (3:30
pm).
SOFTBALL (2-11, 2-2 NE-10)
TEAM SPLITS PAIR OF CONFERENCE DOUBLEHEADERS; HOSTS SAINT ANSELM
TUESDAY
The Bryant University softball team split
a conference doubleheader with Assumption at home last Wednesday
and followed with a split at Saint Rose Saturday. After
dropping the first game Saturday against the Golden Knights of
Saint Rose, the Bryant bats came alive as the Bulldogs scored four
runs in the top of the first including a three-run home run by
senior Jordan Dargon (Trumbull, CT). Dargon finished the game going
3-for-3 with three runs and five RBI's. Junior Amanda Gagne
(Wilbraham, MA) added a solo home run in the second
inning.
On Sunday, the team dropped a non-conference
doubleheader at Adelphi, falling 4-3 in the first and 8-3 in the
second. In both games, Bryant held 3-0 leads only to watch the
Panthers rally back. Gagne went 2-for-3 at the plate with a run
scored and 2 RBIs in the first game while pitcher Janine Enos
(Wareham, Mass.) struck out five. Bryant will host Saint Anselm
Tuesday and Stonehill on Thursday at the Bryant Softball
Complex.
MEN'S TENNIS (5-3, 5-0 NE-10)
TEAM STAYS UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE PLAY
The Bryant men's tennis team picked up a pair of conference wins
last week to stay undefeated to start the season at 5-0 (5-3
overall). After dropping a 7-2 non-conference decision to powerful
Mercy (NY), Bryant won a pair of road matches at Merrimack (7-2)
and Saint Michael's (6-3). Ben Caisse (Griswold, Conn.) and
Al Duro (Braintree, Mass.) are both 5-0 at No. 4 and No. 5 singles
respectively. Sophomore Sean Authier (North Smithfield, RI)
is 3-2 in conference play at No. 2 singles for the Bulldogs.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (8-1, 7-0 NE-10)
BULLDOGS PERFECT IN NORTHEAST-10
The Bryant women's tennis team stretched its current win streak to
seven matches with a pair of conference wins last week. The
Bulldogs defeated Merrimack 9-0 Wednesday and followed with an 8-1
win at Saint Michael's Saturday. Sacha Solomon (Bourne,
Mass.), Alex Spence (Lynnfield, Mass.), and Annette Jervasi
(Colchester, Conn.) are all undefeated in Northeast-10 Conference
matches at Nos. 1 through 3 singles respectively with 8-0
records. The Bulldogs will host Southern N.H. Tuesday before
a showdown with Bentley College at the new Bryant Tennis Courts
Thursday at 3 pm.
MEN'S LACROSSE (5-2, 3-1 NE-10)
BULLDOGS RANKED NO. 8 NATIONALLY
The eighth-ranked Bryant men's lacrosse team went 1-1 last week,
earning a 20-0 win over American International Wednesday and
dropping a 10-5 decision at top-ranked Le Moyne Saturday in
Syracuse, NY. Freshman Andrew Hennessey (Wading River, NY)
won all 11 face-offs against AIC and won 23 of 29 face-offs against
Le Moyne Saturday. Bryant's top two scorers this season are
both freshmen as attacker Matt McKeefrey (Melville, NY) has 11
goals and 8 assists while teammate Bryan Kauffman (Putnam Valley,
NY) leads the way with 13 goals. Kauffman had two scores
Saturday against Le Moyne.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE (3-3, 1-2 NE-10)
BULLDOGS DROP PAIR TO NATIONALLY RANKED TEAM
The Bryant women's lacrosse team dropped a pair
of tough matches this past week, falling to No. 10 Merrimack 11-8
in overtime last Monday and coming up on the short end of a 21-8
decision at second-ranked C.W. Post Saturday in Brookville,
NY. Freshman Delia Glover (Marston Mills, Mass.) had
four goals Saturday against C.W. Post. The Bulldogs travel to
Bentley Thursday.
MEN'S GOLF
BULLDOGS IDLE LAST WEEK; VISIT YALE INVITATIONAL THIS WEEKEND IN
NEW HAVEN
The Bryant men's golf team was idle this past week and
will return to action this weekend at the Yale Invitational in New
Haven.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
BULLDOGS OPEN SEASON AT RIC; STEVENSON SETS PAIR OF RECORDS; BRYANT
INVITATIONAL SATURDAY
Picking up right where she left off after a
record-breaking indoor season, Bryant junior sprinter Natasha
Stevenson (Haverhill, Mass.) opened the spring season with a bang
as two more records fell Saturday at the Rhode Island College
Invitational. Stevenson blew away Meagan Long's 2000 mark of
12.92 seconds in the 100 meters with a first-place finish in
12.30. In the 200 meters, Stevenson captured
first-place once again with yet another record time in passing
Michelle Morris' 2002 mark of 26.64 by crossing the line in 26
flat.
On the men's side, sprinters Hafiz Greigre (Attleboro, Mass.)
and Joe Brennan (East Providence, RI / La Salle) stole the show as
Greigre cruised to a first place finish in both the 100m (10.70
seconds) and 200m (21.70). Brennan took top honors in the 400
meters in a smooth 51 seconds. The Bulldogs will host
the annual Bryant Invitational on Saturday starting at 10 am.
DOWN THE STRETCH ...
BRYANT BLACK & GOLD GOLF TOURNEY SET FOR AUG. 1
The Bryant University Department of Athletics will host the annual
Black & Gold Golf Tournament on Tuesday, August 1 at Cranston
Country Club. Last year's event drew more than 140 alumni and
friends of Bryant University in support of the Bryant Athletic
Department. For more information on attending this year's
tournament which will once again feature a dinner and auction,
please visit www.bryantbulldogs.com.






