Men?s Lacrosse Cruises Past Franklin Pierce 14-2

SMITHFIELD, RI – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team cruised past Northeast-10 Conference foe Franklin Pierce 14-2 in a game played today at Bulldog Stadium.

With the win Bryant finishes the regular season 9-5 overall, 8-2 in Northeast-10 play, and finish third in the conference. Franklin Pierce record falls to 1-10 overall and 1-9 in conference.

Bryant would use a big first quarter to take quick control of the game - outscoring Franklin Pierce 8-1 over the first 15 minutes. The Bulldogs first three goals would all be unassisted as Craig Buckhout (South Salem, NY), Sean O’Leary (Worcester, Mass.) and Jesse Rose (Port Jefferson, NY) would tally a goal for the Bulldogs.

The Ravens would then get their only goal in first half when Nick Cowden scored an unassisted goal. Bryant would then score the next 10 goals including three from Andrew Serge (Albany, NY) and two goals and two assists from Adam Smith (Bainbridge Island WA).

Matt Lovejoy (Thornton, PA) and Michael Kennedy (Port Jefferson, NY) combined for the win each playing a half and making seven saves.

Bryant will return to action Saturday when they host a Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinal game at Bulldog Stadium.  The opponent and time will be announced at a later date.