October 24, 2007

RADZIK NAMED CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN'S ATHLETE OF THE WEEK, SIX BULLDOGS MAKE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL

SENIOR NICOLE RADZIK

Senior Nicole Radzik (Sutton, Mass.) won her fourth overall individual title of the 2007 season on the biggest stage yet - the Northeast-10 Conference Championships at Stonehill College last Sunday. Radzik beat out Bentley's Melissa Nash to cross the finish line first with a season-best time of 18:28.3, earning her Cross Country Women's Athlete of the Week for the third time this season.

Radzik also earned 2007 First-Team All-Conference honors and was named Women's Runner of the Year.

Six other Bulldogs from four different sports - volleyball, football and men's and women's soccer - earned spots on the weekly honor roll.

Bryant volleyball seniors Likica Grceva (Natick, Mass.) and Tiffany Garry (Frankfort, Ill.) received honorable mentions from the NE-10 after leading their team to a 3-1 week. Grceva averaged 4.82 kills and 3.29 digs per game for the week, including 21 kills and 27 digs in a 3-2 win over Bentley. Garry averaged 10.18 assists per game and tallied 12 service aces, notching 54 assists and five blocks in the Bentley win. Garry had five and seven aces, respectively, in victories over NYIT and Georgian Court. The Bryant volleyball program has now exceeded the 20-win mark in each of the last 11 seasons.

Sophomore running back Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY) rushed for 135 yards on eight carries in 

SOPH. JERELL SMITH

Bryant's 49-21 win over Saint Anselm Saturday, keeping the Bulldogs at a perfect 7-0 and earning himself NE-10 football weekly honor accolades.

Men's soccer senior co-captain Kyle Tierney (Westborough, Mass.) was also named to the weekly honor roll after recording a goal and an assist in Bryant's 2-1 win over Assumption on Senior Night, Tues., Oct. 16.

On the women's side of the pitch, it was senior midfielder Tricia Spada (Dedham, Mass.) and junior goalkeeper Jessica Clark (Barnstable, Mass.) who earned women's soccer honorable mentions.

Spada, a co-captain, scored the game-winner in a 1-0 shutout of Merrimack on the road Saturday, while Clark made five saves to earn her sixth shutout of the season in the same contest. With the team's 2-0 win over Pace Tuesday afternoon, the 2007 Bulldogs set a new Bryant single-season wins record with 16 victories heading into Northeast-10 Conference Tournament play.