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LANDI, MAWEMA EARN BRYANT'S FIRST ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS, NAMED TO ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM
Posted: Nov 06, 2009

LANDI, MAWEMA EARN BRYANT'S FIRST ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS, NAMED TO ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM

November 6, 2009

MAWEMA, LANDI EARN BRYANT'S FIRST ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS, NAMED TO ALL-NEC SECOND TEAM

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Senior captain Kundayi Mawema (Harare, Zimbabwe) and sophomore Courtney Landi (Kingston, N.Y.) earned the Bryant University field hockey program's first-ever all-league honors, both earning All-Northeast Conference Second Team accolades for their 2009 season performances, as announced by the league at Thursday's awards banquet in Somerset, N.J.

Mawema posted a 7-10 record in her final season as a Bulldog, capping off a stellar career that will go down as one of the best in program history. The Zimbabwe native posted a 1.85 goals against average as a senior, good for No. 27 in the nation. That number shrunk to 1.25 goals against in league action, where Mawema posted two of her four shutouts on the year. The senior stronghold posted an 18th-ranked 6.89 stops per outing while she tied for eighth in the country with a .795 save percentage. Within the conference, only Rider's Lyndsie Johnson topped that number.

On her illustrious Bryant career, Mawema has posted record numbers and will graduate as the best goalkeeper in Bulldog history. She has been key in guiding the Bryant field hockey program into greatness at both the Division II and Division I levels. She will graduate as the program leader in career saves (552) and saves per game (7.46) and No. 2 in career wins (31), shutouts (10) and minutes played (4379). With a career goals against average of 2.56, Mawema has proven herself among the best the Black and Gold have ever positioned between the pipes. Mawema also tops the single-game records with 30 saves against Bloomsburg in 2007.

Landi joins her teammate on the all-conference second team after enjoying an impressive sophomore season, leading the Bulldogs in goals (8) and points (18), while adding two assists. The 5-foot-7 forward recorded a team-high 44 shots, 32 of them getting on goal for a squad-best .727 shot on goal percentage and two game-winning tallies. Landi started all 18 games as a forward for Bryant, and is already among the program's top career scorers after just two seasons donning the Black and Gold. Landi sits at No. 9 all-time with 10 career goals and is tied for ninth for points in a season (18). Her eight goals this year place her tied for sixth in single-season marks, while her 32 shots on goal are fourth in a season.

The Bulldogs finished the season with a 7-11 overall record, improving by six Division I wins over their 2008 mark. Bryant took wins over four Northeast Conference opponents, also recording victories over non-league foes Lehigh (3-1), Colgate (2-0) and Holy Cross (1-0).