Bryant opens 2022 at PC on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's lacrosse team opens the 2022 season on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Providence College. Faceoff is set for 12:00 p.m. at Chapey Field. 

Saturday's game will be streamed on FloSports. For a discounted subscription, click here.

The Particulars
Opponent: Providence
Location: Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium (Providence, R.I.)
Date and Time: Saturday, February 12 – Noon
Watch: FloSports 
Live Stats: Sidearm
Game Notes: Bryant
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THE SERIES
Bryant leads the all-time series between the two schools, 8-4. The Bulldogs have won two of the last three meetings. Last year in February, Bryant beat PC in Beirne Stadium 9-8. Logan McGovern led the way for the Black and Gold as he contributed a goal and four assists.

SCOUTING THE FRIARS
The Friars are ranked fifth out of six in the Big East coming into the 2022 season. Providence is looking for another stellar season from their senior captain, Matt Grillo. Grillo led the team in goals (22) and ranked second in shots (90) in 2021. Grillo was a two-time Big East Attack Player of the Week and was selected to the Big East All-Tournament Team. Coming into the 2022 season, Grillo was named to the 2022 Preseason All-Big East Team.

BRYANT NOTES AND NOTABLES

• The Bulldogs finished a stunning 2021 season with a 9-4 record. Bryant won its sixth NEC Championship and earned its fifth NCAA Tournament appearance.
• The Bulldogs also entered the national polls for the first time since 2017 and ended the season with a #14 national ranking for the final Inside Lacrosse Media Poll of 2021. Bryant was ranked No. 20 in both the USA Lacrosse Magazine and Inside Lacrosse Media preseason polls.
• Bryant will be led by Coach Mike Pressler, who enters his 16th season on the Smithfield sidelines. He's posted a career record of 145-96 at Bryant.
• Marc O'Rourke returns after scoring 21 goals and 4 assists in addition to becoming just the fourth player in DI program history to score 100 career goals. O'Rourke was the fastest to reach that achievement, taking him only 29 games. The attacker has also not played a full season since 2019. He was named to the Tewaaraton preseason watch list on Thursday.
• Luke Caracciolo returns for his fourth season between the pipes. In 2021 he won the NEC Tournament MVP and was named to the NEILA All-New England First Team. He has a career save percentage of .532 and is currently Bryant's all-time leader in saves per game with 12.17. 
• The young talent strived in 2021 as the true freshmen accounted for more than 40 percent of offensive production last year.
• Bryant also returns their leading point scorer, Logan McGovern, after notching 46 points (20 goals, 26 assists) in 2021. The attacker also was awarded to the NEILA All-New England Second Team and All-NEC Second Team.

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