September 3, 2007
Bryant Sports News Update
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FALL SPORTS UNDERWAY
With the dawn of another academic year and summer in the rearview
mirror, the Bryant fall sports teams are off and running.
Four teams have their schedules well underway while football and
cross country kick off their respective seasons this weekend.
Bryant, the defending Northeast-10 Conference Presidents' Cup
champions, is off to a strong start to the fall season.
Women's soccer has cracked the Division II Top-25 poll while men's
soccer ventured to Hawaii to open the season and won both
non-conference matches.
BULLDOG WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...
CROSS COUNTRY
The Bryant men's and women's cross country teams will
open the 2007 season this season this Saturday at the Amherst
College (Mass.) Invitational. The Bulldogs, under the
direction of interim coach Stephanie Reilly, will look to senior
Nicole Radzik (Sutton, Mass.) to lead the way this season.
Radzik was an NCAA qualifier last season. Reilly, a 2002
graduate of Providence College, takes over for Trish Hillery who
resigned to return to teaching earlier this summer.
FIELD HOCKEY (1-2, 1-0 NE-10)
The Bryant field hockey team, under the direction of
ninth-year coach Coni Fichera, opened the 2007 season with a solid
3-2 win at Assumption College last Wednesday, but fell to
Bloomsburg (4-0) and Mansfield (5-3) over the weekend in
Pennsylvania. Caroline Carr (Wrentham, Mass.) had a pair of
goals in Sunday's loss to Mansfield and has three this season.
FOOTBALL (0-0, 0-0 NE-10)
The defending co-champions of the Northeast-10 Conference
open their season this Saturday at home against American
International College. The Bulldogs, picked to finish fourth
in the conference this season, will look to the leadership of
senior quarterback Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) and the
return of eight starters on a defensive unit that allowed opponents
just 119 yards per game rushing. Granatell finished the 2006 season
with 1,668 passing yards and 17 touchdowns and was ranked No. 2
nationally with a 167.55 passing efficiency. Bryant
football games can be heard live online at http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/ with John McCarthy and Pat
Sullivan calling the action. For the second consecutive year, fans
can watch every game online at http://www.ne10.tv/.
MEN'S SOCCER (2-1, 0-1 NE-10)
After opening the season with non-conference wins in
Hawaii (defeating Hawaii Pacific and Chaminade), the Bulldogs
opened Northeast-10 Conference action this past weekend only to
come up short, 4-1 to Saint Michael's College. Norbert Guery
(Andover, MA) scored Bryant's only goal, with junior Manny
Rodriguez (North Branford, CT) picking up the assist in the 27th
minute. The Bulldogs were trailing 2-0 at the time. Guery led the
team with two shots on goal, while six other players tallied one
shot each. Aaron Vine led the Purple Knight with a goal and two
assists in the 4-1 victory. The Bulldogs (2-1, 0-1 NE-10)
will take on rival Bentley College Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. in
Waltham, Mass.
WOMEN'S SOCCER (3-0-1, 0-0 NE-10)
The Bryant women's soccer team, ranked No. 25 nationally
last week, is off to a great start to the 2007 season. The
Bulldogs, NE-10 tournament finalists and NCAA participants, opened
the season a week ago with a 4-2 win over Adelphi and this past
week knocked off Holy Family and Georgian Court. The one
blemish thus far was a 1-1 draw with C.W. Post in Worcester, Mass.
on Friday as Holly Tyser (Somers, Conn.) scored her third goal of
the season. Bryant would bounce back Sunday, defeating Georgian
Court, 3-0. The Bulldogs will visit Stonehill Wednesday for
the conference opener before hosting regional power Franklin Pierce
at home this Saturday night at the Bryant Turf Complex (7
p.m.).
VOLLEYBALL (0-4, 0-0 NE-10)
The Bryant volleyball team opened their season with four
losses at the Lewis University Flyer Festival in Illinois over the
weekend. Senior setter Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, Ill.) was
named all-tournament. The Bulldogs will visit AIC on
Wednesday for the conference opener before heading up to Waltham,
Mass. this weekend for a tournament at Bentley.
BULLDOG NOTES ...
HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS SOUGHT
Nominations for the Bryant University Athletics Hall of
Fame Class of 2008 are now being accepted. Nomination forms can be
found online at http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/. This year's
class will be announced in October with the induction dinner
scheduled for later this winter.
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