BULLDOG WEEKLY SPORTS UPDATE: Basketball Hosts Bentley Tuesday Night
December 3, 2007
Bryant Sports News Update
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SWIM TEAMS PLACE FOURTH AT NE-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS;
BASKETBALL TEAMS HOSTS BENTLEY TUESDAY NIGHT
The Bryant men's and women's swim teams placed fourth respectively
at this past weekend's Northeast-10 Conference Championships in New
Haven, CT. Bryant Amitrano placed first in the men's 50
freestyle while Tom Ferrigno was first in the 400 IM. Men's
and women's basketball hosts Bentley College this Tuesday evening
starting with the women's game at 5:30 pm. Bryant students
wearing black will become eligible to win an iPOD Video Nano.
The Bentley men are ranked No. 1 in Division II.
BULLDOG WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING
The Bryant men's and women's swim teams placed fourth respectively
at this past weekend's Northeast-10 Conference Championships in New
Haven, CT. The men finished with 552 points to edge Saint
Rose, Saint Michael's and Pace. The Bulldog women were fourth
with 448.5 team points, good enough to knock off Saint Rose, Saint
Michael's and Pace. Southern Connecticut won both the men's
and women's team titles. Highlighting the meet was the
performance of sophomore Bryant Amitrano (Valley Stream, NY).
Amitrano, also a member of the men's lacrosse team, won the 50 yard
freestyle prelims in 22.02 seconds and cruised to a first place
finish in the finals in 21.70 seconds. Ray Savner (Bethlehem,
CT) and Mike Gilligan (Cheshire, CT) were fourth and fifth
respectively. Tom Ferrigno (West Chester, PA) had a strong
weekend. The junior placed first in the 400 IM in a meet
record time of 4:11.64. The men's 200 free relay earned a
first place finish, touching the wall in 1:29.31.
On the women's side, sophomore Jess Looney (Goffstown, NH) open the championships with a third place finish Friday in the 1650 freestyle and followed with several second place finishes Saturday and Sunday, including the 200 backstroke (2:11.01), the 200 IM (2:13.09) and the 400 IM (4:39.12).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (3-2, 2-2 NE-10)
The Bryant women's basketball team rebounded from Wednesday's loss
at Assumption with a convincing 71-37 win over UMass Lowell
Saturday afternoon at the Chace Athletic Center. Junior Cara
Johnson (Endicott, NY) had a game-high 16 points while Kelsey
O'Keefe (Warren, MA) had nine points and nine rebounds.
Sophomore Courtney Schermerhorn (Lowell, MA) had 10 points. The
Bulldogs host Bentley College Tuesday night at 5:30 pm at the Chace
Athletic Center.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (3-3, 2-2 NE-10)
Senior guard Jon Ezeokoli (South Orange, NJ) became the 31st player
in school history to score 1,000 points in a career Saturday as the
Bulldogs rolled to a 72-50 win over visiting UMass Lowell.
Ezeokoli notched a team-best 16 points and reached the 1,000 point
milestone with a three-pointer midway through the second half as
Bryant pulled away. Sophomore guard Chris Birrell (Scituate,
RI) is second on the team in scoring this year with 13.0 ppg.
The Bulldogs will host Bentley College Tuesday night. The
Falcons are undefeated this year (5-0) and bring a No. 1 national
ranking into the game. Bentley defeated Bryant four times
last season, including a thrilling 78-76 win before 2,660 at the
Chace Center in February. Bentley would end Bryant's season a
month later in the NCAA Regional Championship in Waltham, MA.
INDOOR TRACK
The Bryant men's and women's indoor track teams opened their
respective seasons this past weekend at the Northeastern University
Husky Winter Carnival at Reggie Lewis Center. Senior Hafiz
Greigre (Attleboro, MA) took home Bryant's lone first place finish
on the afternoon, winning the men's 400 meter dash in a school
record time of 48.23 seconds, passing his old record of 49.10 set a
year ago. Sophomore Alex Engel (Spencer, MA) was fifth in
50.39. Freshman Thomas O'Connor (Westwood, MA) had a fine
afternoon, placing 14th in the prelims of the 55 meter dash in 6.74
seconds and later placing fifth in the men's 200 meters in 22.97
seconds. Sophomore Nathaniel Green (York, ME) took 17th in
the men's 5,000 meters in 15:55.14 while teammate Tom Casey
(Cornwall, NY) was 18th in 15:57.14. The Bulldog 4x400 meter
relay squad took second in a time of 3:20.94, just behind first
place Albany's time of 3:19.21.
On the women's side, Stephanie Montagano (Wakefield, MA) placed
sixth in the 400 meters in 60:04 while senior Nicole Radzik
(Sutton, MA), coming off an exception fall cross country season,
placed fourth in the 5,000 meters in 17:38.90. Freshman
Stephanie Kirk (Pompton Lakes, NJ) set a new school mark in the 55
meter hurdles, finishing 15th in 9.22 seconds, just passing the
school's 25 year old mark of 9.23 held by Debbie Enos (1983).
In the field events, Samantha Genatossio (Norwell, MA) placed 13th
in the women's triple jump (33 feet, 6.75 inches) while
senior Amber Torrey (Plainfield, NH) was 14th in the women's shot
put and 12th in the women's weight throw. The teams will return to
action this Saturday at the Harvard Invitational in Boston.
BULLDOG NOTES ...
WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFENDER DANIELLE MALTA NAMED DAKTRONICS
ALL-AMERICAN
Junior defender Danielle Malta (Bethel, CT) was named to the
Daktronics Women's Soccer Division II All-America Third Team last
week after leading the Bulldogs to a 17-2-4 record and second
consecutive NCAA playoff appearance. Malta was named the
Northeast-10 Conference Defender of the Year for 2007.
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The Student-Athlete Advisory Council of Bryant University has
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Bryant student-athletes, family, and friends to benefit
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The cookbook, Bulldog Bites, features a wide variety of favorite
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To reserve your copy, please email Coni Fichera at
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