• Sat, 11/19 | Football vs. Central Connecticut L, 42-21 (Final) BX | RC | PH
  • Sat, 11/12 | Football vs. Saint Francis (PA) W, 45-34 (Final) BX | RC | PH
  • Sat, 11/05 | Football at Albany W, 31-17 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 10/22 | Football at Robert Morris W, 34-27 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 10/15 | Football vs. Monmouth L, 40-35 (Final) BX | RC | PH
  • Sat, 10/08 | Football vs. Stonehill W, 42-7 (Final) BX | RC | PH
  • Sat, 10/01 | Football at Duquesne L, 31-28 (Final) BX | BX | RC
  • Sat, 09/24 | Football vs. Wagner W, 30-28 (Final) BX | RC | PH
  • Fri, 09/16 | Football at Sacred Heart W, 26-6 (Final) BX | RC
  • Sat, 09/10 | Football vs. American Int'l W, 27-16 (Final) BX | RC | PH
 

November 2, 2006

Football Travels to Bentley Saturday For Big Matchup With Falcons; Bulldogs Drop Spot in Regional Ranking To No. 6

BRYANT FOOTBALL VISITS BENTLEY SATURDAY
Bulldogs Ranked No. 6 Regionally

Records: Bryant 6-2 (6-2 NE-10)    Bentley 5-4 (4-4 NE-10) entering Sat.
Date:  Saturday, November 4, 2006
Time: 1:00 p.m. kickoff
Location: Waltham, MA
Stadium: Bentley Football Field (3,200)
Radio: http://tinymce.moxiecode.cp/mce_temp_url (John McCarthy play by play, Patrick Sullivan color)
TV: www.CSTV.com
Series: Bentley leads 5-2 since 1999
Last Meeting: Bryant def. Bentley 27-14, 2005 @ Smithfield, RI
Coaches:  Bryant - Marty Fine, 3rd year (17-10)
 Bentley - Peter Yetten, 19th year (141-50-1)

THIS WEEK
The Bryant football team returns to action this Saturday when the Bulldogs visit Bentley College for a key Northeast-10 Conference game.  Kickoff is at 1 p.m.  The game will be broadcast live online with free audio at www.bryantbulldogs.com and video provided by www.cstv.com.  Bentley (5-4, 4-4 NE-10) will play at Saint Anselm this Saturday.  Bryant (6-2, 6-2 NE-10) is currently in second place in the Northeast-10 Conference standings.  The Bulldogs blanked winless Saint Anselm, 41-0 at home in their last outing on Oct. 21 and despite the win, dropped to No. 5 in the NCAA Northeast Regional Rankings.  This week, Bryant is No. 6 in the region.  Six teams qualify from the region for the NCAA Division II playoffs with the top two receiving first round byes.  No. 3 will host No. 6 and No. 4 will host No. 5 on Saturday, November 18.  Following the Bentley game on Nov. 4, Bryant will have just one remaining regular season game when it hosts Division III Becker College at home on Saturday, Nov. 11.

NATIONAL RANKINGS - PERRY NO. 2
He may wear No. 5 on game days, but Bryant senior running back Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) is currently ranked No. 2 nationally in rushing with 187.9 yards per game average.  Only Chadron State's (Neb.) Danny Woodhead is ranked ahead of Perry with 235.0 yards rushing per game average.  Perry was No. 3 last week but thanks to his 224 yards vs. Saint Anselm, the 5-foot-5 speedster was able to move up a spot.  Perry is also ranked No. 3 in both scoring (12 ppg) and all purpose yards with 202 yards per game.   Other Bulldogs in the rankings including junior quarterback Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) at No. 8 nationally in passing efficiency at 159.2.   Chris Wohlheter (Newark, OH) is ranked 19th in punt return average at 13.4 while Mark Gunther (Clarksburg, NJ) is ninth nationally with 1.1 sacks per game average.   Defensive back Bryce Martins (Uncasville, CT) is ranked in the top-20 in passes defended at No. 17 with 1.7 breakups per game.   As a team, Bryant is ranked No. 10 with 218.3 yards rushing per game.

LAST WEEK: Bryant 41, Saint Anselm 0
    Senior running back Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) rushed for 224 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Bulldogs to a 41-0 win over visiting Saint Anselm on Parents and Family Weekend at Bulldog Stadium.  With the win, Bryant improves to 6-2 overall (6-2 NE-10) while Saint Anselm remains winless on the season at 0-8 (0-7 NE-10).
    Perry, ranked No. 3 nationally in yards rushing per game, got the Bulldogs on the board quickly, scoring on a 54-yard touchdown run on only the third play of the game.  After receiving the opening kickoff, Perry scampered for a pair of seven yard runs up the middle before finally breaking free, just past the midfield stripe leaving a host of Hawks defenders behind to give the Bulldogs a 7-0 lead. 
    Bryant's defensive would account for the next score as Michael Morgan (New London, Conn.) picked off a Geoff Stevens pass and returned it 45 yards for a touchdown.  It was Morgan's second interception returned for a touchdown this season and his third pick of the year. 
    Leading 20-0 at the half, Bryant would make it 27-0 on a 6 yard touchdown run by Perry and would add two more scores in the fourth including a 25-yard touchdown pass from Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) to Justin Kix (Shoreham, NY).  For Kix, it was his fifth touchdown reception of the season and 12th of his career, leaving him just one touchdown short of tying the school record of 13. 
    Granatell, who completed 9 of 19 passes for 145 yards and two touchdowns, set the school record for touchdown passes in a season with his 14th coming on the Kix touchdown.
    Saint Anselm was held to just 180 yards of total offense and allowed five sacks by the Bryant defense - three from Mark Gunther (Clarksburg, NJ).  Ryan Drago rushed for 105 yards on 20 carries to lead the Hawks while Stevens finished with 32 yards on  7 of 18 passing while backup Nick Barese was 4 for 8 passing for just five yards. 
   Marcus Lindsey (Bridgeport, Conn.) led the Bryant defense with nine tackles in the game while Gunther finished with eight stops. 

THE BULLDOGS VS. FALCONS
This will be the eighth meetign all-time between Bryant and Bentley since football became a varsity sport at Bryant in 1999.  Bentley leads the overall series 5-2 though Bryant won the last meeting, 27-14 last year at Smithfield, RI.  Bryant is 0-3 all-time in games played at Bentley, falling 42-0 in the team's last trip to Waltham, MA in 2004.  Lorenzo Perry had 198 yards rushing in last year's game.

All-Time Series History
Year Location Result
1999 Smithfield, RI 44-39 W
2000 Waltham, MA 7-17 L
2001 Smithfield, RI 0-7 L
2002 Waltham, MA 22-44 L
2003 Smithfield,RI 20-51 L
2004 Waltham, MA 0-42 L
2005 Smithfield, RI 27-14 W

BULLDOGS RESTED
Bentley's game last week was moved to Sunday due to the weekend storms.  When Bryant and Bentley kick off on Saturday, the Bulldogs will have had 13 full days of rest since last playing on Oct. 21.  Bentley will have had five days of rest since Sunday's game at St. Anselm.

NE-10 Statistical Comparison (NE-10 Rank of 10 teams)
Category Bryant     Bentley
Scoring 32.9 (1) 14.3 (7)
Scoring Defense 15.4 (3) 12.8 (1)
Rushing Offense 218.2 (1) 98.8 (6)
Rushing Defense 133.8 (5) 101.1 (2)
Passing Offense 180.0 (5) 182.3 (3)
Passing Defense 148.8 (4) 162.9 (7)
Total Offense 398.2 (1) 281.1 (6)
Total Defense 282.5 (6) 264.0 (3)

NE-10 Individual: 
Rushing: Lorenzo Perry 187.9 (1)
Passing: Charlie Granatell  173.8 (2)
Receptions Justin Kix 3.86 (3)
Rec. Yards Justin Kix 66.1 (1)
Scoring Lorenzo Perry 12.8 (1)
Tackles Andrew McLarty  8.4 (6)
Sacks  Mark Gunther 1.25 (t5)

NCAA STATISTICAL RANKINGS out of 143 DII schools
TEAM
Rushing  10th 218.3
Scoring  17th 32.9

INDIVIDUAL
Rushing Lorenzo Perry 2nd 187.9
Pass Effic.  Charlie Granatell 8th 159.2
Scoring Lorenzo Perry 3rd 12.0
All Purpose Lorenzo Perry 3rd 202.0
Punt Returns Chris Wolheter 10th 13.4 yards per return


2006 Northeast-10 Preseason Coaches Poll
     Team  Points  Record This year
1.    C.W. Post (6) 96  10-3, 8-1  21-24 L
2.   Southern Conn. (2) 88  8-3, 7-2  49-7 W
3.    Bentley (1)   79  7-3, 7-2
4.    Bryant  71  7-3, 6-3  ----
5.    American Int'l  58  5-4, 5-4  7-20 L
6.    Merrimack 43  4-6, 3-6  34-7 W
7.    Pace (1)         37   3-7, 2-7    31-17 W
8.    Stonehill 35  4-6, 4-5  35-14 W
9.    Assumption 30  4-6, 3-6 45-21 W
10.  Saint Anselm 13  1-9, 0-9  41-0 W
   (first place vote)

QUICK GLANCE AT  BENTLEY
The Falcons, picked to finish ahead of Bryant at No. 3 in the preseason coaches poll (1 first place vote) opened the year with an impressive 9-7 win at East Stroudsburg back in August.  Following that win, the Falcons dropped a pair of games to Southern Connecticut (19-13) and AIC (21-18) before rebounding with a 24-21 win.   Coach Peter Yetten is in his 19th season as coach at Bentley with 141 career wins ... Last week, Bentley defeated winless Saint Anselm 14-6 in Manchester, NH.  The game was moved to Sunday due to heavy rains on Saturday.

PERRY RACKING UP THE YARDS ... AND POINTS
Senior tailback Lorenzo Perry, a two-time NE-10 Conference Player of the Week and Boston Globe Gold Helmet Award winner as the New England Player of the back in September, leads the NE-10 this season with a school record 1,503 yards rushing and is first with 187.9 yards per game.  The school's all-time record holder with 32 career rushing touchdowns,  Perry has 16 TDs this season for a conference best 102 points. 

NOTABLES / RECORDS CHECK...
*   Lorenzo Perry (Providence) went over the 100 yard mark for the 14th time in his career vs. Saint Anselm Saturday and  now has 2,838 career rushing yards - second all-time in Bryant history. 
 
* Perry has now rushed for 100 yards 14 times in 17 career games and has now gone over 200 yards rushing in six games career games - four times this season. 

*  Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) set the all-time career passing touchdown record of 35 held by Tony Granieri with two on Saturday vs. Saint Anselm.  Granatell now has 36 career passing TDs and is first all-time with 4,442 career passing yards and 346 career completions.   

* Andrew McLarty (College Park, Md.) has posted 10 tackles in each of the last two games giving him 177 for his career.  He is fourth all-time and needs 8 to move into third and 30 for second.

* Justin Kix (Shoreham, NY) has 11 career touchdown receptions (2 vs. Stonehill Saturday) and needs three to set the school record for career (Adam Ewing with 13). Kix is first all-time with 1,469 rec. yds.

* Chris Wohlheter (Newark,Ohio) holds the school record with 384 punt return yards and 34 punt returns.
* Wohlheter (7 INTs) needs five interceptions to pass Jesse Lewis' career record of 11 picks.

* Mark Gunther (Clarksburg, NJ) has tied  the school record for sacks in a season with 9 this year and with 18 career sacks, Gunther needs just needs only 2 sacks to pass Ben Wellington's career record for sacks of 19.5. 
 
 

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