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Posted: Feb 14, 2020

Bryant battles Brown for Ocean State Cup on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's lacrosse team looks to defend its Ocean State Cup title as they host Brown on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 12 p.m. in Beirne Stadium.  

THE PARTICULARS
Opponent: Brown
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Date and Time: Saturday, Feb. 15 – 12 p.m.
Watch Live: NEC Front Row 
Live Stats: Presto Stats
Tickets: Season Tickets | Single Game

THE SERIES
 Saturday marks the 12th all-time meeting between the in-state rivals as the teams have met every year since the Bulldogs joined Division I in 2009. Brown holds the all-time series record, 9-2, after the Bulldogs grabbed its first win over the Bears since 2017. Bryant downs Brown, 14-13, last season.

SCOUTING THE BEARS
 Brown opens its season at Bryant on Saturday after posting an 8-7 overall record last season. The Bears graduated five from one year ago and return over five of their leading goal scorers from last season, including Risa Mosenthal who led the Ivy League with 1.36 goals per game in 2019.

Sophomore Erin Tucker returns for the Bears as the team's primary goalkeeper. Tucker started in all 15 games last season and accumulated 122 saves for 11.54 goals-against average and .428 save percentage. Tucker ranked among the top four in the Ivy in all three of those categories.

Head coach Keely McDonals enters her 16th season at Brown in 2020.

BULLDOGS NOTES AND NOTABLES

  • The Bulldogs took the Ocean State Cup last season with a nail-biting, 14-13, victory in Providence. Senior Caitlin Breglia (Long Beach, N.Y.) returns as the leading scorer from a year ago as she posted three goals and one assist.
  • Bryant defeated Quinnipiac on Wednesday, 14-12, and was the only Northeast Conference team to secure a win in its season-opener.
  • Three Bulldogs posted hat tricks against the Bobcats led by Caitlin Bolen (Queensbury, N.Y.) with four. Alex Weber and Breglia each added three while Bolen and Breglia also contributed one assist apiece. The four-goal outburst from Bolen marked a career-best.
  • Megan McCarthy (Northampton, Mass.) led the Black and Gold on Wednesday with a career-best 10 draw controls.
  • Freshman Skylar Simmonds (Jupiter, Fla.) and transfer sophomore Cassidy Burns (Massapequa, N.Y.) netted their first goals while in the Black and Gold uniform. Simmonds contributed one goal, one assist, and a team-high two caused turnovers, while Burns added two goals and one assist.