October 27, 2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO COACH CHRIS FLINT FOR HIS 100TH CAREER WIN AT BRYANT

SMITHFIELD, RI- A late goal by Steph Del Mistro against Cornell on Friday afternoon helped

Head Coach Chris Flint won his 100th game with the program on Friday with a 1-0 victory over Cornell.

the Bulldogs to a 1-0 victory, and gave head coach Chris Flint his 100^th career win with the Bryant soccer program in just his ninth season. The Colby College graduate started with the program back in the 2000 season. Since that time, the women's soccer program has amassed a record of 100 wins, 64 losses, and 18 ties.

Since taking over the program, Flint has had just two seasons of fewer than 10 wins. The squad has qualified for the Northeast-10 tournament in six of his eight seasons, while earning a bid in the NCAA tournament three times. Last season, Flint led the Bulldogs to their highest ever national ranking, finishing 13^th in the national polls and reaching as high as second at one point during the season.

The 2007 Bulldogs won a school record 17 games. In his tenure, Flint has been recognized with two Northeast-10 Coach of the Year awards and as well as the NEWISA Coach of the Year in 2001, after turning around a three-win team in 2000 into a 13-win team in 2001.

This season, the Bulldogs began a new challenge as they embarked on their first season of Division I play. Flint, by far the most successful coach in program history, has led his team to a record of 4-9-3, with wins over Northern Colorado, Wagner, NJIT and Cornell, while playing a rigorous travel schedule that featured just one home game.

Flint will take the team into its final game of the season Wednesday at Quinnipiac (3 p.m.).