WEEKLY SPORTS UPDATE: Women's Lacrosse Hosts Bentley Tuesday Evening at 7 pm
March 26, 2007
Bryant Sports News Update
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MEN'S LACROSSE SCORES MAJOR UPSET; WOMEN'S LACROSSE HOSTS BENTLEY TUESDAY NIGHT
The Bryant men's lacrosse team upset top-ranked Le Moyne 10-9 in overtime Saturday afternoon before a standing-room only crowd at the Bryant Turf Field. The win snaps Le Moyne's incredible 70-game conference win streak and string of 63 consecutive regular-season wins by the Dolphins. Sophomore Kevin Hoagland of Glastonbury, CT tallied the game winner in the extra period ... The women's lacrosse team will take center stage this Tuesday evening when the Bulldogs host rival Bentley College at the Turf Field starting at 7 pm ... Baseball continues to play well, despite having several games postponed this week due to weather. In the team's only outing, the Bulldogs swept a doubleheader from Stonehill College on Saturday.
BULLDOG WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...
BASEBALL (9-9, 2-0 NE-10)
Behind solid pitching, the Bryant University baseball team
took a pair from Stonehill College on Saturday 2-1 and 4-0.
It was the team's only action of the week after having two games
against Assumption postponed due to field conditions. In the first
game, junior Eric Loh (Old Greenwich, CT) struck
out seven in seven innings, surrendering just one run, but only
managed a no-decision. The Bulldogs broke a 1-1 tie in the ninth
when Mark Dondero (Medfield, Mass.) hit a lead-off
double and scored on a Pat McKenna (Orange, CT)
fielder's choice.
In the second game, two Bryant pitchers shut out the Skyhawks, limiting them to just four hits while striking out ten. Kevin Cobb (Acton, Mass.) struck out six in six innings while Eric Polvani (Wallingford, CT) mowed down four over the final three to earn his first collegiate save. Nick Campbell (Raynam, Mass.) led the way at the plate with three hits while McKenna added two hits, one of them a double while getting a RBI. The Bulldogs visit AIC Tuesday afternoon before hosting games this Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and a doubleheader on Sunday
MEN'S LACROSSE (3-2, 2-0 NE-10)
The Bryant men's lacrosse team enjoyed an excellent
week. After notching a 13-7 win over 10th-ranked
Pace on Tuesday afternoon, the Bulldogs upset top-ranked Le Moyne
College 10-9 in overtime Saturday before a packed house at the
Bryant Turf Field. Kevin Hoagland (Glastonbury,
Conn.) had five goals in the game but the big one game
with 1:50 left in overtime as the sophomore netted the game winner,
beating Le Moyne goalie Jared Corcoran with a high shot.
Jim Long (Durham, NH) had three goals in the game
including a pair to start the fourth quarter that helped Bryant
rally from down 9-6 entering the final quarter of play. The
Bulldogs, winners of three-straight, host Saint Michael's College
on Saturday at 1 p.m.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE (2-1, 1-0 NE-10)
Junior midfielder Caitlin Hansen (Spring Lake,
NJ) found the back of the net for four goals while senior
Shaun Leddy (Sea Girt, NJ) added
three goals to help lead the Bryant University women's lacrosse
team to an 18-7 win over American International College Wednesday
afternoon. Bryant raced out to a quick 4-0 lead just three minutes
into the game as Leddy had two goals plus an assist on a goal by
sophomore Delia Glover (Marston Mills,
Mass.). Leading 13-4 at the half, the Bulldogs would
open the second half with a goal from Hansen and Lindsey
Cann (Danvers, Mass.) to make it 15-4. The Bulldogs
will host rival Bentley College Tuesday night under the lights at
the Bryant Turf Complex (7 pm). The Falcons were picked to finish
fourth in the conference this season. Bryant was picked third.
MEN'S TENNIS (5-4 overall, 4-0
NE-10)
After rolling to a 9-0 win at Saint Anselm College last Wednesday,
the Bryant men's tennis team dropped a pair of non-conference
matches over the weekend in New York. The Bulldogs fell to Queens
6-3 and Concordia by a score of 8-1. Against Queens,
Zach Goodman (Amherst, Mass.) and Matt
Shephard-Lupo (West Boothbay Harbor, Maine) were the
singles winners on the day at No. 4 and No. 6 singles
respectively. Goodman earned a hard-fought three-set match
with Jimmy Delevante at No. 4. After winning the first the
first set 6-4 and falling 2-6 in the second, the senior battled out
an 11-9 decision in the tie breaker to earn the victory.
Shephard-Lupo picked up a solid 6-3, 6-1 straight-set victory over
the Knights' Faiz Uzzman. Against Concordia, Shephard-Lupo
was Bryant's lone winner on the day as the freshman defeated Vito
Galiato in three sets at No. 6 singles, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. The Bulldogs
host Franklin Pierce on Monday.
WOMEN'S TENNIS (6-1, 6-0 NE-10)
The Bryant women's tennis team will finally return to
action this Wednesday when the Bulldogs visit Bentley College for a
2 p.m. match in Waltham, Mass. The Bulldogs have been idle since
knocking off Pace last month in Hartford, Conn.
SOFTBALL (2-3, 0-0 NE-10)
Weather canceled the Bryant softball team's trip to
Dominican and Caldwell College over the weekend. The doubleheaders
will not be made up. The Bulldogs already lost at least four games
due to weather problems forced the team to cancel its trip to
Arizona for a tournament in February. The Bulldogs, 2-3 after
competing at the Florida Southern Invitational two weeks ago, will
travel to Assumption on Wednesday.
MEN'S GOLF
The men's golf team was idle this past week. After a
strong showing in South Carolina, Bulldog captain Mike
Philipp (Bristol, CT) was named the Northeast-10 Golfer of
the Week for his performance in two tournaments. Philipp finished
in a tie for 15th with a two-day score of 155 to help lead Bryant
to a sixth-place finish at the Lonnie Barton Invite in South
Carolina and followed with a two-day score of 163 at the Fairfield
Invitational in Myrtle Beach to lead the team to another
sixth-place finish. Also named to the honor roll was freshman
Jason Thresher (Suffield, CT), who finished tied
for eighth with a score of 157 after firing a 77 in the opening
round. He also had a two-day score of 157 to finish tied for 22nd
at the Lonnie Barton Invite. The Bulldogs return to the links April
7th in the Yale Spring Opener.
TRACK & FIELD
The Bryant men's and women's indoor track & field
teams kicked off the spring outdoor season with an intrasquad meet
on Saturday and will officially get things going when the team
visits Rhode Island College on Saturday. The meet will serve as a
tuneup for the upcoming Bryant Invitational April 7.
Bulldog Notes ...
SPRING FOOTBALL STARTS WEDNESDAY
It seemed like only a short time ago the Bryant football
season was celebrating its record eight-win season and berth in the
NCAA tournament last November. After the cold winter months
of indoor conditioning, preparations for 2007 will officially start
with spring practices with the first of 15 practices starting
Wednesday. Spring practice will conclude with the annual
Black & Gold Spring game on Saturday, April 21 at the Turf
Field.






