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Posted: Sep 21, 2017

Bulldogs kick off Homecoming and Reunion Weekend with match against Vermont

Recap Box Score
Scoring Summary
1st - 35:15 - D'AMICO, Cayla (Bryant)
1st - 44:08 - CRONIN, Katie (Bryant)
2nd - 56:54 - REDDISH, Haley (Bryant)
2nd - 65:32 - SMALLS, Arin (Bryant)
2nd - 73:32 - Ella Bankert (Vermont)
Game Leaders
Vermont
G: Ella Bankert - 1
A: Aly Spencer - 1
Sh: 2 Players (#6, #11) - 3
Sv: Coco Speckmaier - 4
Bryant
G: 4 Players (#9, #20, #24, #28) - 1
A: 4 Players (#4, #7, #11, #14) - 1
Sh: Alison Guilmette - 7
Sv: N/A
Team Stats
Full stats

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's soccer team wraps up non-conference play on Friday afternoon when they kick off Homecoming and Reunion Weekend at Bryant University with a 3:00 p.m. match with Vermont at the Bulldog Soccer Field.

The Particulars

Opponent: Vermont

Kickoff: 3:00 p.m. EST

Live Stats: Presto Sports

Series History

  • The teams have split their only two meetings, with Bryant winning in 2012 in Smithfield, and Vermont returning the favor one year later in Burlington.

Bulldogs Notes and Notables

  • The Bulldogs defense has been stout this season, ranking in the Top 25 in the NCAA in four different categories, including save percentage (12th), fouls per game (14th), goals against average (15th) and shutout percentage (22nd).
  • Freshman Meghan Dalton (West Hartford, Conn.) enters Thursday ranked 16th in the country in GAA (0.44) and 14th in save percentage (0.889).
  • 11 different Bulldogs have recorded a point this season, led by Remi Manna (Pleasantville, N.Y.) and Alison Guilmette (Coventry, R.I.). That is already the highest team mark since 2013.
  • Senior Brigitte Donaghy (Toronto, Ontario) started the 50th game of her career on Sunday, becoming the 10th player in the Division I era to reach the landmark.

A bit about the Catamounts

  • The Catamounts are 4-3-1 on the year under the direction of seventh-year head coach Kristi Lefevbre.
  • Their lone mutual opponent with Bryant to this point is Rhode Island, whom they fell 4-2 to on August 20. The Catamounts have split two games against NEC opponents, defeating Sacred Heart on August 18 and losing to Central Connecticut on September 15.
  • They are led by two-time America East All-Conference Second Team member Sarah Martin, who has two goals and four assists on the season. Her assist total is good for second in the America East.
  • In net, Coco Speckmaier holds down the fort, allowing 1.12 goals per game and comes into Friday with a .845 save percentage. She is second in the America East in shutouts (2) and saves per game (6.13).