Bryant plays Hartwick to scoreless draw in non-conference finale

ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Bryant University men's soccer team finished their non-conference schedule with a tie as the Bulldogs and Hartwick finished scoreless on Saturday night in Oneonta.

Game Information

Hartwick 0, Bryant 0

Records: Hartwick 4-5-1, Bryant 0-7-1

Location: Oneonta, N.Y.

Coach Purcell's Comments

"It was a tremendous performance from the entire team. I'm especially proud of the three freshmen that started and [Nick Stewart] was world class again in goal. We battled from the start to the final whistle. We'll take and build on this. It's exactly the performance we needed before conference play starts next week."

Key Moment

• The Bulldogs' best chance came in the middle of the first half, when a long ball was played to Jared Lee (Setauket, N.Y.) in the box. Hartwick's keeper came out to play the ball, but Lee was able to chip it over him and on goal, but it was played off the line at the last minute by the Hawks defense, keeping Bryant off the board.

Scoring Summary 

• No scoring

Stats/Notes

• The Bulldogs recorded a season-high 15 shots, including nine on net.
• Zachary Valckenaere (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Felipe Cypriano (Malden, Mass.) and Ricardo Becerra (Southlake, Texas) all started their first game of 2017 for the Black and Gold.
• 10 different Bryant players recorded a shot, the highest mark of the season in that department.
• Nick Stewart (South Windsor, Conn.) made seven saves for the Bulldogs, his second-highest total of the year.

Up Next

Bryant starts Northeast Conference play on Friday when they play host to Fairleigh Dickinson at the Bulldog Soccer Field at 3:00 p.m.