April 7, 2008

BRYANT WEEKLY SPORTS UPDATE: Black & Gold Football Game this Saturday; Spring Sports Teams A Combined 40-5

April 7, 2008

Bryant Sports News Update

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FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS ANNUAL BLACK & GOLD GAME SATURDAY; SPRING SPORTS TEAMS OFF TO GREAT START
The Bryant University football team will conclude spring practice with the annual Black & Gold Spring Football game scheduled for this Saturday.  Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium. There will be a post game BBQ immediately following the game ... Bryant's spring sports teams are off to a great start to their respective seasons.  Three teams are currently in first place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings with two in second place and one in third.  Overall, Bryant's spring teams are 40-5 (.888) in conference play so far this season.  Women's lacrosse will host first-place Stonehill Tuesday night at 7 pm.

BULLDOG WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...

BASEBALL (19-12, 9-3 NE-10, 3rd)
The Bryant baseball team will be busy this week.  After earning a split with Franklin Pierce and taking two of three against Saint Anselm over the weekend, the Bulldogs will begin a stretch of eight games in eight days Tuesday hosting Stonehill at 3:30 pm.  Dylan Stone (Portsmouth, RI / Portsmouth) is hitting .275 with nine doubles and 22 RBIs. 

SOFTBALL (12-6, 10-0 NE-10, 1st)
The Bryant University softball team moved to 10-0 in conference play with a doubleheader sweep of AIC Sunday. The Bulldogs split a key regional match with Adelphi Saturday in Long Island.  Pitcher Janine Enos (Wareham, MA) moved to 8-3 on the season and brings a 1.69 ERA into the week. The Bulldogs host Stonehill Wednesday for a doubleheader starting at 3 pm.

MEN'S LACROSSE (6-3, 3-1 NE-10, 2nd)
Junior Kevin Hoagland (Glastonbury, CT) scored three goals as the Bryant men's lacrosse team picked up an important 7-5 win over No. 6 Merrimack Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA.  The Bulldogs, which moved up a spot from No. 7 to No.6 in the country this week, are currently in second place in the NE-10 standings behind first place Le Moyne.  Bryant will travel to Bentley Wednesday and visit Pace and Franklin Pierce this weekend. Hoagland has a team-high 19 goals on the season.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE (7-3, 5-1 NE-10, 2nd)
Under the direction of first-year coach Jess Davos, the Bulldogs are in position for a run at the conference title this season.  Bryant is currently in second place in the league standings at 5-1 but host first-place Stonehill (5-0) Tuesday night at the Bryant Turf Complex (7 pm).  Freshman Tamara Bender (Mount Vernon, NH / Souhegan) had a career-high seven goals in the team's win over Merrimack last Wednesday. 

MEN'S TENNIS (13-3, 7-0 NE-10, 1st)
Under the direction of second-year coach Ron Gendron, the Bryant men's tennis team is currently ranked No. 3 in the East Region and last week were rewarded for the team's excellent start to the season with the school's first-ever national ranking.  The ITA announced the first national poll last week with the Bulldogs coming in at No. 45. Freshman Cristian Balestrieri (Mar Del Plata, Argentina) is currently 12-4 at No. 1 singles for the Bulldogs while teammate Jose Rodriguez (Trujillo, Peru) is 11-3 overall (9-2 at No. 2 singles).  Captain Craig Drushella (Harwich, MA) is 7-5 on the season. 

WOMEN'S TENNIS (14-2, 7-0 NE-10, 1st)
The Bryant women's tennis team is also No. 3 in the East Region and last week earned three more victories.  Bryant knocked off Merrimack (9-0) and AIC (9-0) and Holy Family (8-1) to move to 14-2 on the season.  Newcomer Emma Czarnecki (Huntington Woods, MI) is 8-2 at No. 1 singles for the Bulldogs.  Senior Michelle Burke (Barrington, RI) is 12-4 this season while Katharine Francazio (Cranston, RI / La Salle) is 15-1 (10-0 at No. 4). 

TRACK & FIELD  
The Bulldogs were idle this past week and will return to action Saturday at the UMass Lowell Invitational this Saturday. 

MEN'S GOLF
Sophomore Jason Thresher (West Suffield, CT) earned co-medalist honors with a brilliant two rounds at the Yale Spring Opener over the weekend in New Haven.  Thresher finished tied for first with a 2-over par 72 on Saturday and 1-over par round of 71 Sunday as the Bulldogs placed 11th out of 21 teams competing.  Harvard was the over winner with a two-day round of 585.  Bryant has traditionally always played well at Yale.  This year came through with another solid showing as the Bulldogs, with a two-day score of 599, finished ahead of several Division I schools including Rutgers, Iona, Colgate, Dartmouth, Quinnipiac and Providence.

BULLDOG NOTES ...

BULLDOG BLACK & GOLD GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year's annual Black & Gold Golf Outing will be held July 30, 2008 at the Crystal Lake Golf Club in Burrillville, RI. Last year's successful outing was also held at Crystal Lake. The Black & Gold Club Golf Outing is held to raise money for the school's Black & Gold Club. The Black & Gold Club is the Athletics department's main fundraising arm, and goes to supporting student-athletes and coaches through scholarships and capital projects. The format of the event will be Texas Scramble. The cost is $150 per golfer or $600 per foursome. Please contact Ruth Nicastro at (401) 232-6071 or rnicastr@bryant.edu to register.

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