April 29, 2008
WOMEN'S LACROSSE HOSTS NORTHEAST-10 QUARTERFINALS WEDNESDAY
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University women's lacrosse team opens postseason play Wednesday afternoon hosting Bentley College in a Northeast-10 Conference Tournament quarterfinal round game starting at 4 p.m. at the Bryant Turf Complex. The Bulldogs (9-7) are the third seed of the tournament while Bentley (7-9) is the No. 6 seed. The winner of Wednesday's game will travel to Manchester, NH to face second-seeded Southern New Hampshire Friday night at 7 pm.
Bryant is led by sophomore Allison Faiola (Billerica,
MA) who is currently fourth in the conference with 55
total goals this season, setting a new school single season record
in the process. Faiola has 21 assists to give her 76 total
points and has three game-winning goals. Senior midfielder
Caitlin Hansen (Spring Lake, NJ) (pictured right)
is second behind Faiola with 54 goals on the year. The pair
passed former standout Shaun Leddy's record of 52 goals in a year
set in 2004.
Freshman Tamara Bender (Mount Vernon, NH) is third on the team with 30 goals while junior Delia Glover (Marston Mills, MA) is next with 29.
Bentley, which rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat Bryant 17-16 in overtime back on March 25 in Waltham, MA, is led by the scoring duo Jaclyn Griffin and Alyssa Ritchie. Griffin has a team-best 47 goals this season to go with 20 assists while Ritchie leads the Falcons in scoring with 42 goals and 29 assists for 71 points.
