BRYANT ADVANCES TO NORTHEAST-10 SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER UMASS LOWELL

October 28, 2007 

BRYANT ADVANCES TO NORTHEAST-10 SEMIFINALS WITH 2-0 WIN OVER UMASS LOWELL

SMITHFIELD, RI - The second-seeded Bryant University women's soccer team shut out seventh-seeded UMass Lowell, 2-0, in Sunday night's Northeast-10 Conference Quarterfinal at Turf Field. With the win, the nationally ranked No. 8 Bulldogs will host Franklin Pierce in a conference semifinal on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6 pm at the Turf Field Complex.

SENIOR DIANE PASCALE

The Bulldogs went up early with the game's first goal off the foot of sophomore Holly Tyser (Somers, Conn.) from an Amy Orzechowski (Milford, Conn.) cross just 9:55 into the opening half. The score remained 1-0 into the second frame, when senior tri-captain Diane Pascale (Plymouth, Mass.) found the back of the net and sealed the River Hawks' fate in the 53rd minute with her fourth goal of the season, pushing the score to 2-0. Junior Alaina Iannazzi (Methuen, Mass.) notched the helper.

Bryant outshot UMass Lowell an impressive 20-3, putting 13 shots on River Hawk goalkeeper Jamie Gillis (11 saves). Junior goalkeeper Jessica Clark (Barnstable, Mass.) made a trio of saves for her seventh shutout of the season for the Bulldogs, upping her record to 8-0-2. Orzechowski registered a game-high five shots, three on goal, to lead Bryant to the victory.

Bryant moves to 17-0-4 overall with a 12-0-3 NE-10 mark, while UMass Lowell finishes its season at 11-8-1, 6-8-1 in conference. Game time for Thursday's semifinal is to be announced.