Descalzo named NEC Rookie of the Week

DESCALZO'S FIVE-GOAL GAME SUNDAY LANDS HER WEEKLY HONOR

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After helping her team reach the Northeast Conference tournament for the first time in program history on Sunday, freshman Lauren Descalzo (Hauppauge, N.Y.) was honored for her efforts on Monday as she was named the NEC Rookie of the Week.

The honor is the third for Descalzo on the year as she also received the honor on April 1 and February 25. In two games last week, Descalzo potted six goals for the Bulldogs to raise her season total to 33. She scored a goal against Monmouth on Friday before exploding for five in Bryant's playoff-clinching victory over Mount St. Mary's on Sunday. Descalzo scored a pair of goals in the first half to help the Bulldogs grab a 10-2 lead at the break and then scored three of the five Bulldog goals in the second half to tie her career high with five. She has now scored at least one goal in each of the last five games and at least one in all but three this season. Descalzo also netted five tallies against Sacred Heart on her way to her first rookie of the week honor.

Descalzo and the Bulldogs will now prepare for the NEC tournament that begins on Friday, April 26 at Monmouth. The No. 3 seed in the tournament, Bryant will face No. 2 seed Central Connecticut on Friday at 2:30 p.m. in West Long Branch, N.J.