Bulldogs Drop Pair to Le Moyne in Syracuse; Look to Rebound Tuesday at Home Against Saint Anselm

Dolphins Seize Northeast-10 Conference Lead With Sweep of Bulldogs in Syracuse

April 20, 2008       Game 1 Box / Game 2 Box

Syracuse, NY - Perennial Bulldog nemesis Le Moyne jumped out to a quick lead on Bryant and never let up as the Dolphins took two crucial games and seized control of the Northeast-10 with less than two weeks to go in the season.

The Dolphins got to Janine Enos (Wareham, Mass.) for three runs in the bottom of the first highlighted by a two-run Emma Murphy home run. The Bulldogs would fight back in the top of the second behind a 2-run Kim Breton (Leominster, Mass.) single to score Ali Chouinard (Swansea, Mass.) and Anne Dobmeier (Buffalo, NY).

However, that was all that Le Moyne starter Caylinn Cristopherson and reliever Jennifer Farrelly would allow. Christopherson (7-3) allowed four hits in four innings before being relieved by Farrelly after a Regi Burdo (Wayne, PA) single led off the fifth inning. Farrelly shut down the Bulldogs to earn the save, striking out four in three innings and allowing just one hit.

Breton would finish the game 2 for 3 and was the only Bulldog with more than one hit. Enos (12-4) took her first loss since being beaten by 1-0 by #13 C.W. Post on May 30.

Bryant broke through first on Dolphin starter Jenna Vanacore in game two when Chouinard came home on an error by catcher Kimberlee Baker in the top of the third. But the Dolphins jumped out for four on starter Samantha Houseal (Mount Joy, PA) in the bottom of the frame and never looked back.

The Bulldogs would push one more run across inthe fourth when Ashley Coon (Levittown, PA) knocked in Dobmeier with the team's second run, but Le Moyne answered with two more in the fourth, another run in the fifth and two more in the sixth to cruise to the 9-2 win.

Stephanie Mirando (North Haven, CT) was the only Bulldog with more than one hit in game two, finishing 2 for 4 in the #2 spot in the order. Houseal (8-6)

The Bulldogs return to action looking to end their three-game skid this Tuesday, April 22 with a doubleheader versus St. Anselm at 3pm.