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Bulldogs wrap up regular season with Senior Day clash against Wagner

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University women's soccer team wraps up its 2017 campaign with postseason aspirations when they host Wagner for a Senior Day clash Friday.

The Particulars

Opponent: Wagner

Kickoff: 3:00 p.m. EDT

Video: NEC Front Row

Live Stats: Presto Sports

Series History

  • The Bulldogs own the season series, winning five of the nine matchups, with two ties. Bryant is unbeaten in the last three matches with the Seahawks, including a 3-2 victory last season on Staten Island.

Bulldogs Notes and Notables

  • The Bulldogs enter Friday's contest leading the conference in goals-against average, recording a 0.78 clip.
  • Senior Haley Reddish (Natick, Mass.) leads the team with five goals on the season, good for 7th in the conference.
  • Senior Rachel Brightman (Rochester, N.Y.) is atop the league in save percentage at .900.
  • Bryant will be honoring a nine-woman senior class on Friday, its largest since they honored 11 in 2012.

A bit about the Seahawks

  • Wagner had a promising start to the season, going unbeaten in four of their first five games with a 3-1-1 record.
  • Since then, they are 0-9-2, combining for a 3-10-3 overall record and 0-5-1 clip in the NEC.
  • Maria Nunez and Kristen Bischoff lead the Seahawks with two goals each, totaling four points. Sandra Battista also has four points on the season, tallying a goal and two assists.
  • Wagner has utilized two goalkeepers this season, with Delaney Beck and Katie Viscardi combining for a 2.75 goals-against average and a .709 save percentage.

The Bulldogs clinch a postseason berth with…

  • A win against Wagner. The Bulldogs control their own destiny Friday afternoon.
  • A tie against Wagner AND a Sacred Heart tie/loss vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.
  • A loss against Wagner AND a Sacred Heart loss vs. Fairleigh Dickinson.