BRYANT TAKES COMEBACK WIN OVER SIENA, DROPS SAINTS, 3-1, AT HOME FRIDAY NIGHT
October 23, 2009
BRYANT TAKES COMEBACK WIN OVER SIENA, DROPS SAINTS, 3-1, AT HOME FRIDAY NIGHT
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Five different Bulldogs chipped in points while a goal and an assist from both senior Danielle Moody (Gorham, Maine) and sophomore Aly Czerniak (Holyoke, Mass.) led the Bryant University field hockey team to a 3-1 win over Siena Friday night at the Bryant Turf Complex.
All three Bryant (5-10, 2-4 Northeast Conference) tallies would go unanswered in the victory over in-conference rival Siena (3-12, 1-4), while all four of the contest's goals were the result of well-executed penalty corners.
Kyla Dickson put the Saints on the board early, sending a shot on the Bryant net that deflected off a Bulldog defender and past senior goalkeeper Kundayi Mawema (Harare, Zimbabwe) just 5:09 into the game.
Junior Julie Kuchyt (Hatfield, Mass.) earned an opportunity to even the score in the 30th minute, awarded a penalty stroke after a violation on a penalty corner late in the first frame. But Siena goalie Renee Clavette came up with the big stop, lunging to her left to push away Kuchyt's attempt and keep the lead temporarily on the side of the visiting Saints.
But less than three minutes later and just 3:02 before the halftime break, Czerniak would even the score, taking a pass from Kuchyt off a penalty corner and finding net in the 32nd minute.
Play in the second half started out even and remained that way through more than the first 20 minutes, but Moody would get the home side the go-ahead goal at the 62:56 mark, again off a penalty corner.
Taking a pass from sophomore Emily Charpentier (Walpole, Mass.), Moody shoveled the ball up and to the right of Clavette, giving the Bulldogs a 2-1 advantage.
Less than seven minutes later, Courtney Landi (Kingston, N.Y.) would nail down the victory with an insurance goal off Bryant's ninth and final corner of the night, as Moody, Czerniak and Landi hooked up for two quick passes and a shot, resulting in the 3-1 final.
Mawema made four stops on the evening while Clavette saved seven shots in the game. Bryant outshot Siena, 19-11, putting 10 of those on net.
The Bulldogs remain at home for the remainder of the season and next take the field this Sunday when they host Northeast Conference opponent Quinnipiac for a 1 p.m. battle at the Bryant Turf Complex.