October 4, 2007
NO. 8 BRYANT FIELD HOCKEY DEFEATS MERRIMACK 2-1 THURSDAY NIGHT
Field Hockey
@ North Andover, Mass.
Bryant 2, Merrimack 1
Goals - B - Carr (2). M - Nugent. Assists - B - Johnson (2),
Kuchyt. M - Gerrish, Picco
Shots: B - 20, Merrimack 6
Saves: B - Mawema, 2. M - Larrabee, 17
Half - Tied 0-0
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| Caroline Carr scored with 48 seconds left in regulation to lift the Bulldogs to a thrilling 2-1 win Thursday at Merrimack. www.dspics.com |
NORTH ANDOVER, MA - Bryant's Caroline Carr (Wrentham, Mass.) scored with 48 seconds left in regulation to help lead the visiting Bulldogs to a thrilling 2-1 win at Merrimack College in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey Thursday night at Warrior Field. Carr's goal came off a penalty corner with Caitlan Johnson (Walpole, Mass.) and Julie Kutchyt (Hatfield, Mass.) picking up the assist.
The Warriors (3-10, 3-7 NE-10) went in front in the second half, scoring their first goal in over 315 minutes when Meaghan Nugent drilled a shot of a corner play past Kundayi Mawema (Zimbabwe) to give her team the 1-0 lead. Keri Gerrish and Jenna Picco (Marshfield, MA) notched the assists on Nugent's first goal of the season.
Bryant evened the score at 54:16 as Courtney O'Brien (Tewksbury, Mass.) got credit for the game-tying goal after a scramble in front of the Warrior net off a corner play. With just seven minutes to play, Bryant's Kelly Frantz (Southbury, Conn.) was robbed by Amy Larrabee who came sprawling across the net to make a diving kick save.
Then off a corner, the Bulldogs were award another penalty stroke, their third of the game, but Larrabee stopped Rebecca Lange (Whitinsville, Mass.) with 2:45 to play in regulation.
The game was scoreless at the end of the first half as Larrabee had 12 first-half saves, including two off penalty strokes, one by Bryant's Caitlan Johnson and the other by Julie Kuchyt. Bryant outshot Merrimack 12-1 in the first half.
Larrabee finished with 18 saves, three off penalty stokes, and was the lone reason the game was scoreless at the end of the half.
Bryant (9-5, 9-2 NE-10) will host Franklin Pierce Saturday at 7 p.m.
