Bulldogs fall to UAlbany, 4-2, on Sunday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bryant University field hockey team fell to UAlbany, 4-2, on Sunday afternoon at the Bryant University Field Hockey Complex.

Sunday's game was Bryant's first America East contest of the year.  

Game Information
UAlbany 4, Bryant 2
Records: Bryant (4-4, 0-1) | UAlbany (6-3, 2-0)
Location: Bryant Field Hockey Complex (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment

• Alison Smidsom scored two goals in a seven-minute span to give the Great Danes a 3-1 lead.     

How it Happened

• UAlbany got on the board first as Delphine Le Jeune scored on a penalty stroke.
• Bryant nearly knotted the game on a penalty stroke but Lara Behn made a toe save.
• Moments later, however, Bryant broke through. Olivia Clarke played the ball up field and Taryn Rauff was able to fire a reverse through the goalies five-hole to tie it.
• UAlbany broke the tie with a penalty corner with just eight seconds left in the third quarter. Smidson's shot was able to find the back of the net.
• Smidsom then made it 3-1 as her shot got through the Bryant defense. 
• The Great Danes made it 4-1 as Jannelle Volk intercepted a pass and finished in the 1-on-1 situation.
• Bryant didn't go away, as Lauren Rothwell fed Natalie Brown who was able to fire home a shot to make it 4-2.

Bryant Notes and Notables

• Bryant was playing an America East team in Smithfield for the first time in program history.
• Bryant's two goals on Sunday were the first two goals it has scored against UAlbany in eight meetings.
• Rauff scored her second goal of the season and the 17th of her career. She has 40 career points.
• Brown has now scored in back-to-back games. 
• Abby Crowley made her second start in net, stopping seven shots.

Up Next
Bryant hits the road for a midweek contest at Holy Cross on Tuesday. Game time is 6:00 p.m.