BRYANT FOOTBALL DEFEATS ASSUMPTION 45-21 SATURDAY
Perry Rushes For 124 Yards As Bulldogs Improve to 3-1 On Year

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SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant University quarterback Charles Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) completed 17 of 27 passes for 267 yards and equaled a school record with four passing touchdowns to lead the host Bulldogs to a 45-21 win over Assumption College before 2,142 at Bulldog Stadium Saturday. 

Quarterback Charlie Granatell passed for 267 yards and four touchdowns in leading Bryant to a 45-21 win over Assumption Saturday. www.dspics.com

  Bryant (3-1, 3-1 NE-10) got 124 yards rushing on 24 carries from senior running back Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) while senior Chris Peaks (Silver Spring, Md.) added 56 yards as the Bulldogs racked up 453 yards of total offense against the Greyhounds. 

The Bulldog defense, led by Andrew McLarty's (College Park, Md.) seven tackles, held Assumption to just 199 yards of offense including only 26 yards rushing.  Starting running back Kevin L'Ecuyer had just 10 yards in limited action for the Greyhounds. 

Bryant led 17-7 at the half, but Assumption (2-2, 2-2 NE-10) would pull to within 17-14 early in the third quarter following a Jake Beers 38-yard touchdown reception from backup quarterback Marshall Tharpe with 10:28 left in the quarter. 

Assumption would force the Bulldogs to punt on their next possession, however after mishandling the snap, punter Brian Donnelly (East Dennis, Mass.) picked up a couple of key blocks for a 10-yard gain to the Assumption 47, good enough for a Bryant first down.

One play later, Granatell found receiver Justin Kix (Shoreham, NY) cutting across the middle for a 47-yard touchdown and the Bulldogs never looked back.  

Senior Alex Chaparro (North Bergen, NJ) had five catches for 67 yards for the Bulldogs and added three touchdowns including a 15-yarder early in the fourth to give Bryant a 31-21 lead.   Kix led the Bulldogs with 101 yards receiving on four catches.

Jarel Capers had 46 yards rushing for the Greyhounds while Tharpe finished the day completing 14 of 28 passes for 174 yards and three TDs.  He was intercepted once and sacked twice.  Beers led the Greyhounds with five catches for 81 yards and two scores.

Bryant will travel to Pleasantville, NY next Saturday to face Pace University (1 pm) in a Northeast-10 Conference game.  Assumption will return home next Saturday to host Bentley College (1 pm) in Worcester, Mass.

Post Game Notes ...

* Bryant is now 8-0 all-time vs. Assumption College, 3-0 under coach Marty Fine

*  The four touchdown passes by Charles Granatell tied a school record held by Granatell (4 vs. Assumption in 2005) and Tony Granieri (4 vs. Stonehill in 2001).

* Justin Kix's 101 yards receiving were a season-high this season for Bryant.  Kix' personal best is a school record 127 set last year vs. Merrimack.

* Granatell's 17 completions, 27 attempts, and 267 yards were a season-high for the junior quarterback.  Granatell's career-best is 29-for-49 for 296 yards vs. Merrimack in 2005.  Granatell now has 3,755 career passing yards, No. 1 all-time at Bryant.

* Bobby Heilmann's (Wyckoff, NJ) 33 yard field goal in the second quarter was his first as a member of the Bulldogs and the team's first attempted field goal in 2006. 

* Bryant's 78 total play were a season-high.  51 were rushes, also a season-best.

* Head coach Marty Fine is now 14-9 as coach of the Bulldogs.