Bryant faces St. Francis Brooklyn Friday night

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's soccer team travels to Brooklyn, N.Y., for a Friday night showdown with St. Francis Brooklyn.      

The Particulars
Opponent: St. Francis Brooklyn
Location: Poly Prep Country Day School (Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Kickoff: Friday, Oct. 18 – 7:30 p.m.
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The Series

• Bryant is 4-5-2 all-time against St. Francis Brooklyn.   
• The Terriers earned a 1-0 victory last season Smithfield.

Bulldog Notes and Notables

• Bryant enters the weekend with a 6-4 overall record and a 3-1 mark in the Northeast Conference.
• The Bulldogs saw their five-match winning streak come to a close on Sunday with a 3-1 loss to Saint Francis U.
• Bryant sits in a tie for second place in the league standings with SFU.  
• Senior Alex DaCosta (Bristol, Conn.) scored all three goals for the Bulldogs last weekend and now has six goals and five assists on the year.
• DaCosta's five assists are a DI program record, while his 17 points are one shy of the DI program record.
• DaCosta has 16 points in his last six games.     

A bit about the Terriers

• St. Francis Brooklyn is 5-4-1 overall but just 1-3 in NEC play this year having lost each of its last three.
• The Terriers have outscored their opponents 14-9 on the year.
• El Mahdi Youssoufi leads the team with five goals, while Khaled Abdella and Yoann Assoumin each have three.