September 30, 2006   /  Box Score 

PLEASANTVILLE, NY -  Senior running back Lorenzo Perry (Providence, RI) rushed for 200 yards and scored twice to help lead the Bryant University football team to its third-straight win, 31-17 over Pace University Saturday afternoon before 2,482 at Pace Field.   

Sean Bergin hauled in a 31-yard pass to help set up Bryant's first score vs. Pace Saturday.  The Bulldogs host CW Post Saturday at 1 p.m. www.dspics.com

The win improves Bryant to 4-1 (4-1 NE-10) on the season heading into next Saturday's showdown with first-place C.W. Post at Bulldog Stadium.  CW Post, a 34-0 winner over Saint Anselm Saturday, will enter next week's game 4-1 overall and 4-0 in the NE-10.  Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

Against Pace, the Bulldogs fell behind early in the first as Setter quarterback Daniel Moyer connected with Chris Ansanzo for a 62-yard touchdown pass on the second play of the game.

But Bryant would answer immediately on its next drive.  Jon Zenquis (Northbridge, Mass.) helped set up a five-play scoring drive with a 29-yard kick return up to the Bryant 42 yard line.  From there, quarterback Charles Granatell (Franklin Lakes, NJ) and the Bulldogs put together a strong drive highlighted by a 31 yard completion to Sean Bergin down to the Pace 6 yard line.  On the very next play, Perry would punch it in to tie the game, 7-7 with 11:53 left. 

Perry would add an 18-yard touchdown run in the second while freshman Bobby Heilmann (Wyckoff, NJ) connected on a 31-yard field goal to put the Bulldogs ahead 17-7 in the second quarter, but Pace would answer with a late score just before the half to trim the lead to 17-14. 

Pace (3-2, 2-2 NE-10) would score the only points of the third quarter, thanks to a 29-yard field goal, but Bryant would put the game away with a two-yard Granatell to Kevin Anderson (Plainville, Conn.) touchdown pass to open the final quarter.  After a defensive stop, Bryant's Justin Kix (Shoreham, NY) would haul in a 37-yard score from Granatell and the Bulldogs would roll from there.

Granatell finished the game completing 10 of 14 passes for 179 yards while Kix had 5 receptions for 89 yards. 

Perry carried the ball 33 times in the game including a long rush of 49 yards in the third quarter.   For Perry, the 200 yards rushing in the game marked the 10th time the senior has gone over the 100-yard rushing mark in a game and the fourth game of his Bryant career with at least 200 yards in a game.

The Bulldogs held Pace to just 76 yards rushing in the game led by Scott Shuryn's 27 yards, though Moyer had a strong day passing for the Setters, finishing with 242 yards on 23 of 37 passing and one touchdown. 

Freshman Paul Polomski (Franklin, Mass.) had 10 tackles  while senior Andrew McLarty (College Park, Md.) had eight tackles - six of which were solo stops.