Bryant hosts Robert Morris on Senior Day
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's lacrosse team closes out NEC play when it hosts Robert Morris Saturday for Senior Day.
Bryant will honor six seniors prior to the game against the Colonials: Will Hamernick (Darien, Conn.), Kevin Quigley (Fairfax Station, Va.), Kevin Beimfohr (Mountain Lakes, N.J.), Ryan Cerino (Greer, S.C.), Luke Finneran (Greenwich, Conn.) and Matt Wujciak (Essex Fells, N.J.).
The Particulars
Opponent: Robert Morris
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 20 – 12 p.m.
Tickets: Saturday
Watch: NEC Front Row
Live Stats: Presto Sports
Game Notes: Bryant
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SCOUTING THE COLONIALS
Robert Morris is 5-7 on the year but has won four straight games - two conference and two non-conference - to keep itself in contention for the NEC Tournament. The Colonials have defeated Saint Joseph's, Wagner, No. 17 Lehigh and Cleveland State during the four-game streak.
Corson Kealey leads RMU with 36 goals on the year and is one three Colonials with a team-high 44 points, joining Ryan Smith and Tyson Gibson. The Colonials are second in the nation in man-up offense (.581), sixth in assists per game (8.67) and in the top 15 nationally in goals, points, caused turnovers, and turnovers per game.
THE SERIES
Bryant is 9-3 all-time against Robert Morris after a pair of meetings in 2018. Bryant knocked off a No. 13-ranked Colonial team 10-7 in March in Moon Township before RMU knocked the Bulldogs out of the NEC Tournament with a 12-5 decision in May in Philadelphia en route to a conference title.
Jake Buonaiuto (Miller Place, N.Y.) tallied two goals and an assist in the meeting in Moon Township, while Will Hamernick collected two ground balls and two caused turnovers to help the Bulldogs hold the Colonials to their lowest goal total of the season.
LAST TIME OUT: HOBART 12, BRYANT 11
The Bulldogs held a one-goal lead with five minutes to play, but Hobart scored the final two goals of the contest to get past Bryant last Saturday in Geneva. Junior Zach Coffey (West Newbury, Mass.) contributed two goals, three caused turnovers and three ground balls in the defeat.
UNDERCLASSMEN PROVIDING OFFENSE
Bryant has received 67.3 percent of its goal scoring in 2019 from its freshmen and sophomores, led by 29 from sophomore Marc O'Rourke (Hingham, Mass.) and 12 from freshman Mason Balch (Westfield, Mass.). Bryant's top three goal scorers in NEC play are underclassmen, with O'Rourke, Balch and redshirt-freshman Nick Beeson (Poway, Calif.) leading the way.
MAKING HIS MARC
Sophomore Marc O'Rourke ranks sixth in the NEC in goals (29) and fourth in points (45) entering the weekend. O'Rourke enters Saturday seven points shy of 100 for his career.
O'Rourke's 16-game scoring streak is the 11th-longest in the country.
DYNAMIC DUO
Redshirt-freshman Jack Aigner (Brighton, Mich.) and junior James Stoler (Penfield, N.Y.) have given Coach Pressler two reliable options at the face-off X this season. Aigner ranks third in the NEC in face-off percentage at .583, while Stoler is fourth at .526.
NEXT UP: BROWN
Bryant hosts Brown in Tuesday night's season finale. The winner of the 7 p.m. contest will hoist the Ocean State Cup with a 2-0 mark in in-state games in 2019.
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