SECOND-RANKED NYIT DEFEATS BRYANT, 20-12 IN NON-CONFERENCE MEN’S LACROSSE SATURDAY
Box Score

SMITHFIELD, RI – Keith Henderson scored five goals and added five assists to lead second-ranked New York Institute of Technology to a 20-12 win over eighth-ranked Bryant University on a cold and blustery afternoon at Bulldog Stadium Saturday afternoon.   Joe Droge added four goals and three assists as the visiting Bears improved to 5-0 on the season.

Bryant (2-1) fell behind 2-0 in the first 1:23 of the game but a Bryan Kauffman goal on an assist from Andrew Hennessey pulled the Bulldogs within 2-1 seven seconds later.  NYIT would answer with four-straight goals to take a 6-1 advantage before Hennessey would answer for Bryant with an unassisted tally after winning a faceoff. 

NYIT, the defending Division II champion, outscored Bryant 11-0 over the next two quarters to take control of the game as Joseph Vasold’s goal made the score 17-2.  The Bulldogs would mount a late rally as Adam Smith’s three second-half goals helped Bryant outscore the Bears 8-1 in the fourth quarter. 

Freshman Matt McKeefrey had a pair of goals and finished with three assists while Kauffman and Hennessey each had a pair of goals.  Bryant will host Saint Anselm on Wednesday in a Northeast-10 Conference game at Smithfield, RI.