BRYANT WEEKLY SPORTS UPDATE: Basketball Gearing Up For Conference Tournament
Feb. 25, 2008
Bryant Sports News Update
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BASKETBALL TEAMS WRAP UP REGULAR SEASON TUESDAY AT
MERRIMACK; CONFERENCE TOURNEY STARTS NEXT WEEKEND; MEN'S LACROSSE
GETS OFF TO GREAT START WITH 16-7 WIN OVER NO. 9 ADELPHI
The Bryant men's and women's basketball teams wrap up the
regular season Tuesday night at Merrimack College. The first round
of the Northeast-10 tournament starts this weekend. The men
are tied for fourth in the conference standings with
Stonehill. A win and a Stonehill loss would give Bryant a
first round bye into Monday's quarterfinals. Stonehill visits
Saint Anselm Tuesday. The women are sixth in the standings and will
likely be hosting a first round game Sunday at 2 pm.
BULLDOG WEEKLY ROUNDUP ...
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SWIMMING
The Bryant University men's swim team finished fifth
after the final day of competition at the New England Division II -
III Championships. Bentley won the overall team title
followed by Keene State, Norwich and Roger Williams. Ferrigno
was named the Swimmer of the Meet for his performances throughout
the weekend. On Sunday, the junior won the
1650 in a school record and National B cut time OF 16:09.76.
Ray Savner (Bethlehem, CT) placed sixth in the
men's 100 freestyle in 49.93 seconds while freshman Matt
Derwin (Cheshire, CT) capped a strong weekend with a
third-place finish in the 200 butterfly in 2:02.67.
John Cieslewski (Watertown, CT) took home fourth
in the 100 individual medley, setting a new school record in the
process by touching the wall in 58.01 seconds. In the relays,
the 400 free took fourth, also setting a school record of 3:19.76.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL (16-10, 11-10 NE-10)
The Bryant women's basketball team dropped an 87-75 game
last Tuesday at conference leader Stonehill. Senior guard
Lynne-Ann Kokoski (Hatfield, MA) had a career-high
25 points in the loss. The Bulldogs wrap up the regular season
Tuesday at Merrimack before hosting a first round playoff game
Sunday at 2 p.m. Bryant will play host to either Saint
Michael's, Saint Rose or Pace pending the outcome of Tuesday's
games. Stonehill, Franklin Pierce, Assumption and Bentley are
the top four teams in the standings heading into the week.
MEN'S BASKETBALL (16-10, 12-9 NE-10)
The Bryant men's basketball team fell to Stonehill Tuesday
night, 63-54 as the Skyhawks complete the season sweep of the
Bulldogs. Pete Lambert (Cumberland, RI) had
15 points on five 3-point baskets. The Bulldogs travel to
Merrimack Tuesday night. A win coupled with a Stonehill loss would
give the Bulldogs the fourth spot in the standings and a first
round bye in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference tournament this
weekend.
INDOOR TRACK
The Bryant men's and women's indoor track teams placed
fourth respectively at the 2008 Northeast-10 Conference Indoor
Track & Field Championships at Southern Connecticut State
University Saturday. Southern Connecticut won both men's and
women's championships with Stonehill men taking second and the
Stonehill women finishing as runners up on the women's side. Bryant
was led by senior standout Nicole Radzik (Sutton,
MA) who won both the women's 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters
in earning Women's Athlete of the Meet honors. Radzik won the
3,000m in a time of 10:35:16 and followed with a first place finish
in the 5,000 meters later in the afternoon in 19:41.10.
MEN'S LACROSSE (1-0, 0-0 NE-10)
The Bryant men's lacrosse team opened the 2008 season
Saturday with a convincing 16-7 win over No. 9 Adelphi at the
Bryant Turf Complex. The Bulldogs, ranked No. 6 in the
preseason poll, got four goals and three assists from junior
Kevin Hoagland (Glastonbury, CT) while junior
Jim Long (Durham, NH) added three goals to power
the Bulldogs to their first-ever win over Adelphi in six
meetings. The Bulldogs travel to C.W. Post this Saturday for
a non-conference game against the seventh-ranked Pioneers.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE (0-1, 0-0 NE-10)
The Bryant women's lacrosse team opened the season with a
21-3 loss at Division I Louisville Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs
travel to Florida in early March to take on Lees-McRae (Mar. 9) and
Rollins College (Mar. 12) before opening Northeast-10 play at AIC
on Mar. 19. The home opener is set for Mar. 22 against
national power C.W. Post.
MEN'S TENNIS (4-2, 2-0 NE-10)
The Bryant men's tennis team rebounded from a tough 9-0
loss at Concordia last week with an 8-1 win over Pace on Saturday
afternoon in East Hartford, CT. The Bulldogs dropped just one match
on the evening at No. 1 doubles but cruised to the win thanks to
strong play in singles. Christian Balestrieri (Mar Del
Plata, Argentina) earned a straight-set win at No. 1
singles while teammate Jose Rodriguez
(Trujillo, Peru) won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 2
WOMEN'S TENNIS (6-1, 4-0 NE-10)
The Bryant University women's tennis team rolled to a 9-0
Northeast-10 Conference win over Pace University Saturday evening
at the East Hartford Tennis & Racquet Club. Newcomer
Emma Czarnecki (Huntington Woods,
MI) cruised in straight sets to earn a win at No. 1 while
Chelsea Downing looked strong at No. 2 singles, winning 6-2, 6-0.
BASEBALL (3-3, 0-0 NE-10)
The weekend snow storm that came through the Northeast
forced the Bulldog baseball team to cancel its trip to Wilmington,
DE. The Bulldogs will take the field next when they return to
Florida for a four-game weekend to take on Mercyhurst, Saint Rose,
Bloomfield and C.W. Post.
SOFTBALL (0-0, 0-0 NE-10)
The Bryant softball team, picked to finish second in the
Northeast-10 in 2008, will open its season Mar. 11 at the Florida
Southern University tournament.
BULLDOG NOTES ...
BULLDOG BLACK & GOLD GOLF TOURNAMENT
This year's annual Black & Gold Golf Outing will be
held July 30, 2008 at the Crytal 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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