• 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
 

October 12, 2006

Football Returns To Action Saturday at Stonehill; Kickoff is at 12 pm

BRYANT FOOTBALL TRAVELS TO STONEHILL
Kickoff Saturday is 12 p.m.

Records: Bryant 4-2 (4-2 NE-10)    Stonehill 1-5 (1-4 NE-10)
Date:  Saturday, October 14, 2006
Time: 12:00 p.m. kickoff
Location: Easton, Mass.
Stadium: W.B. Mason Stadium (2,400)
Radio: www.BryantBulldogs.com (John McCarthy play by play, Patrick Sullivan color)
TV:  www.NE10.tv
Series: Bryant leads 6-1
Last Meeting: Bryant def. Stonehill, 24-12, Oct. 8, 2005 at Bulldog Stadium
Coaches:  Bryant - Marty Fine, 3rd year (15-10)
 Stonehill - Chris Woods, 3rd year (7-18)

THIS WEEK
The Bryant University football team will look to rebound from last Saturday's 24-21 loss to No. 22 C.W. Post when the Bulldogs travel to Stonehill College for a Northeast-10 Conference showdown this Saturday.  Kickoff from W.B. Mason Stadium is 12 pm.  This will be the eighth meeting all-time between Bryant and Stonehill on the gridiron with the Bulldogs leading the series 6-1.  Bryant has won the last five meetings between the two schools including last year's 24-12 win in Smithfield, R.I.  Stonehill (1-5, 1-4 NE-10) earned its first win of the season last Saturday , 24-9 at Saint Anselm.  Cliff Mason II leads Stonehill with 205 yards rushing this season while backup quarterback Jon Kaloyanides has passed for 628.  Bryant enters the game first in the conference in scoring with 31.2 ppg and second in the conference with an average of 195.2 yards rushing per game.  Tailback Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) has 1,032 yards rushing this season and leads the conference with 11 rushing touchdowns.  Perry had 313 yards rushing last year against Stonehill. 

LAST WEEK: #22 C.W. Post 24, Bryant 21
     In perhaps the biggest game in the program's history, the Bryant football team led No. 22 C.W. Post, 21-17 with 2:07 remaining, but the Pioneers would rally in the final minute to pull out a thrilling 24-21 victory at Bulldog Stadium Saturday.  Bryant trailed 17-7 early in the fourth but pulled to within 17-14 on a 7-yard touchdown run by Lorenzo Perry.  After Bryant's defense stopped the Pioneers twice on their next two possessions, junior quarterback Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) connected with tight end Alex Chaparro (North Bergen, NJ) for a 29-yard touchdown to give Bryant a 21-17 lead. 
    C.W. Post would drive 60 yards in the final minute, capping the drive with a 6-yard pass play to Paul Jennings for a touchdown with 32 seconds left to give the visitors the win.  Perry finished with 153 yards on the day - his 11th career 100-yard game.  Michael Morgan (Bridgeport, Conn.) returned an interception 67 yards just before halftime for Bryant's first score of the game.  Bryant still remains alone in second place behind C.W. Post in the conference standings at 4-2 thanks to A.I.C.'s (3-2) loss at Merrimack Saturday night.  

THE BULLDOGS VS. SKYHAWKS
This will be the eighth meeting all-time between Bryant and Stonehill with the Bulldogs holding a 6-1 series lead - including wins in the last five meetings.  Last year, Bryant defeated Stonehill 24-12 behind Lorenzo Perry's 313 yards rushing  - the fourth-best single game total in Northeast-10 Conference history.   Stonehill led 6-0 at the half and took a 12-6 lead into the fourth quarter before the Bryant offense finally came to life in the final 15 minutes.  Bryant coach Marty Fine is 2-0 vs. Stonehill.  The Bulldogs are 2-1 all-time against the Skyhawks in Easton, Mass., though this is the first game Bryant has played at W.B. Mason Stadium.

All-Time Series History
Year Location Result
1999 Smithfield,RI 24-7 W
2000 Easton, Mass. 13-45 L
2001 Smithfield,RI 40-26 W
2002 Easton, Mass. 9-8 W
2003 Smithfield, RI 38-16 W
2004 Easton, Mass. 31-6 W
2005 Smithfield,RI 24-12 W

QUICK GLANCE AT STONEHILL
Under the direction of third-year coach Chris Woods, the Skyhawks snapped a five-game losing skid with a 24-9 win at Saint Anselm last Saturday.  Sophomore quarterback Jon Kaloyanides (Cranston, R.I.) rushed for a pair of touchdowns   Senior Kevin Avitabile (Bridgewater, Mass.) rushed for a career-high 86 yards on 20 carries in the win for Stonehill, which rushed for 125 yards on the afternoon. Kaloyanides amassed 104 yards of total offense to go with his two touchdowns for the Skyhawks, including 93 yards through the air on a 14-of-21 effort.  Stonehill comes into the game averaging 9.5 points per game.  After scoring just six points in its first three games (16-3 loss to Merrimack, 16-3 loss to Assumption, and 7-0 loss to Pace), the Skyhawks have scored 51 points in its last three outings including a 24-20 loss to C.W. Post.

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 1,032 yards rushing and is first with 172.0 yards per game.  The school's all-time record holder with 27 career rushing touchdowns,  Perry has 11 TDs this season (all rushing) for a conference best 66 points.  Perry  has 2,367 yards rushing in 15 career games for the Bulldogs (157.8 average) over the past two seasons. 

GRANATELL THIRD TO BE NAMED PLAYER OF WEEK
Junior quarterback Charlie Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ / Ramapo) has been named the Northeast-10 Conference Football Offensive Player of the Week for his performance vs. Assumption Sept. 23.  Granatell completed 17 of 27 passes for 267 yards and tied a school record with four touchdown passes in Bryant's 45-21 win over Assumption.   Granatell is the third Bryant player to earn the weekly conference honor with Lorenzo Perry recognized twice already this year (Sept. 5 and Sept. 18). 
 

NOTABLES ...
* Lorenzo Perry went over the 100 yard mark for the 11th time in his career and  now has 2,367 career rushing yards - second all-time in Bryant history.
*  Granatell's touchdown pass to Chaparro Saturday was the 32nd of his career. The junior needs only four touchdown passes to move into first all-time in school history, passing Tony Granieri's 35 (1999-02).
* Andrew McLarty (College Park, Md.) had seven tackles vs. C.W. Post, giving the senior 167 for his career where he is fourth all-time in school history.
 *  Bryant is 21 for 26 (80.8 percent) when inside the opponents red zone (20 yard line).  Last year, Bryant's red-zone defense was third-best in the conference, holding opponents scoreless 11 times when in the red-zone (26 for 37).  
* Senior Justin Kix (9 career) needs five touchdown receptions to pass Adam Ewing  for the all-time record. 

 

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