Bryant University Bulldogs Football Hosts Stonehill Saturday at 1 p.m.

BRYANT FOOTBALL HOSTS STONEHILL SATURDAY

Bryant University Bulldogs (3-2, 3-2 NE-10)
vs. Stonehill Skyhawks (3-1, 3-0 NE-10)
Game Notes

Date: Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005
Time: 1:00 p.m. kickoff
Location: Smithfield, RI
Stadium: Bulldog Stadium (4,400)
Radio: www.bryantbulldogs.com
Series: Bryant leads 5-1
Last Meeting: Bryant 31, Stonehill 6 @ Easton, Mass.
Coaches: Bryant - Marty Fine, 2nd year (7-7)
Stonehill - Chris Woods, 2nd year (5-9)

THE GAME: The Bryant University football team returns home Saturday (Oct. 8) to host Stonehill College for a Northeast-10 Conference game at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs, fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference standings, are coming off a solid effort against high-powered C.W. Post last weekend on Long Island. The Bulldogs fell 37-15 behind a solid defensive effort in holding the Pioneers to a season-low 37 points. CW Post entered the game second in the nation with a scoring average of 56 points per game. Stonehill, third in the conference standings, is off to a great start to the season. The Skyhawks bring a 3-2 overall record into Saturday¹s game (3-1 in the NE-10) following last weekend¹s 41-7 win over Saint Anselm on homecoming at Easton, Mass. Bryant is 2-0 at home this season while Stonehill is 1-1 away from W.B. Mason Stadium.

BULLDOG UPDATE: The Bulldogs are coming off a 37-15 loss at C.W. Post on Saturday as the Bulldogs passed for 273 yards with junior Lorenzo Perry catching six passes for 96 yards and Sean Bergin grabbing six receptions for 80 yards. Charles Granatell completed 14 of 22 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown and James Hickey had a solid day off the bench, completing a career-best 7 of 14 passes for 130 yards and a touchdown. Bryant trailed 10-0 early but Granatell found Justin Kix in the end zone for a 25-yard touchdown pass to make it 10-6 at the end of the first quarter following a failed extra point. Trailing 17-9 at the half, the Bulldogs found themselves down 24-9 late in the third, but behind three pass completions to Bergin, the Bulldogs put together a 12-play drive down to the C.W. Post four yard line but could not get the ball in the end zone, turning it over on downs. Senior linebacker Greg Daniel (Providence / La Salle) tied a school record with 16 tackles in the game (8 solo) and also added a sack. Pioneer senior quarterback Rob Blount rushed for 123 yards and passed for 258 yards to lead the way for the hosts.

THE SKYHAWKS OF STONEHILL: Under the direction of second-year Chris Woods, the Skyhawks are off to a great start to the season and come into Saturday¹s game in third place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings at 3-1 (3-2 overall). Last week, freshman quarterback Cruz Parsons threw for 275 yards and a school-record six touchdowns to lead Stonehill to a 41-7 win over Saint Anselm on Homecoming at W.B. Mason Stadium in Easton, Mass. It was Parsons¹ second career start as the Skyhawks opened the scoring on a blocked punt early in the first quarter. Mike Plicta had five touchdown receptions to set another Stonehill record. Parsons completed 25 of 33 passes for 275 yards. Cliff Mason II leads Stonehill with 174 yards rushing while Plicthta has a team-best 29 receptions for 441 yards and eight touchdowns. Quarterback Greg Borsari has 311 yards passing and three touchdowns while Parsons has 383 yards for the Skyhawks.

Bryant - Stonehill Series at a glance:
1999 W 24-7 at Smithfield, RI
2000 L 13-45 at Easton, Mass.
2001 W 40-26 at Smithfield, RI
2002 W 9-8 at Easton, Mass.
2003 W 38-16 at Smithfield, RI
2004 W 31-6 at Easton, Mass.

Bryant vs. Stonehill at Bulldog Stadium: 3-0
Bryant vs. Stonehill at Easton, Mass.: 2-1

LAST YEAR VS. STONEHILL
Charles Granatell threw for 149 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-6 Bryant win in Easton, Mass. Shane Cheltenham had two touchdown receptions in the game with Justin Kix adding a 16-yard touchdown reception. The Bulldogs led 10-0 after one quarter and took a 17-6 lead into the locker room at the half. Chris Peaks rushed for 131 yards while Cheltenham finished the day with four receptions for 49 yards. Greg Borsari completed 7 of 15 passes for 49 yards while Mike Plicthta had six catches for 59 yards. The Bulldogs had 350 total yards of offense to Stonehill¹s 197.

DANIEL TIES SCHOOL RECORD WITH 16 TACKLES VS. C.W. POST
Senior Greg Daniel (Providence, RI / La Salle) tied Greg Wolniec¹s 1999 record with 16 tackles on Saturday in Bryant¹s 37-15 loss at C.W. Post. Daniel, who had a career-high 15 tackles vs. Saint Anselm last season, had eight solo tackles and added a 10-yard sack against Pioneer quarterback Rob Blount in the second half. Daniel leads the Bulldogs with 46 tackles this season (22 sollo) and has two pass breakups, one forced fumble, and a pair of tackles for a loss. He enters Saturday¹s game with Stonehill with 168 career tackles which puts him third all-time in school history (Greg Wolniec 227, Scott Murphy 184).

BULLDOGS DRAWING WELL AT HOME: Bryant, which has led the Northeast-10 Conference in attendance in four of the last five years, drew 4,820 fans for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend against Pace on Sept. 24 and had 4,310 fans on hand for the opener vs. AIC back on Sept. 3. Opened in 1998 and completed in 1999 for Bryant¹s first varsity season, Bulldog Stadium seats 4,400. Bryant¹s largest crowd for a football game is 5,561 in 1998 for a game vs. Assumption during Bryant¹s club season.

RECORDS WATCH:

Bryant has set or equaled several school records and on pace for a few more to fall before the end of the 2005 season. Here¹s a look so far:

- Pass completions (29 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)

- Pass atttempts (57 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)

- Receptions (11 by Justin Kix vs. Merrimack)

- Receiving Yards (127 by Justin Kix vs. Merrimack)

- Rushing TDs in a Game (Lorenzo Perry tied record with 3 vs. Assumption)

- Passing TDs in a Game (Charles Granatell tied the record with 4 vs.

Assumption)

- Total Plays in a Game (57 by Charles Granatell vs. Merrimack)

- Tackles in a game (16 by Greg Daniel tying a school record)

BULLDOG BITS:

* Charles Granatell has 2,306 career passing yards. The Bryant record is 2,952 by Tony Granieri.

* Justin Kix moved into second all-time with 748 career receiving yards (Brandon Dillingham 1,000)

* Lorenzo Perry had 468 yards rushing and six touchdowns.