October 16, 2007

MEN'S SOCCER DOWNS ASSUMPTION 2-1 ON SENIOR NIGHT

Matt Brown scored his fifth goal of the season in Tuesday's 2-1 win over Assumption.  www.dspics.com

SMITHFIELD, RI -  Kyle Tierney's (Westborough, Mass.) goal in the 61st minute broke a 1-1 tie and proved to be the game-winner as the Bryant men's soccer team held on for a 2-1 win over Assumption College at a chilly Bryant Turf Complex Tuesday night.  With the win, Bryant improves to 10-6 overall and 6-6 in the NE-10.  Assumption drops to 4-9-3 (3-7-2 NE-10).

In a hard-fought game that saw a total of 35 fouls whistled, the Bulldogs got on the board first as Matthew Brown (South Easton, Mass.) picked up a rebound from a shot by Tierney that was saved by Assumption goalie Brandon Sullivan (Halesite, NY) and the Bulldog junior tapped it in for his fifth goal of the season. 

Assumption picked up the pace and the pressure paid off as the Greyhounds got the equalizer when Joe Drain (Milton, Mass.) scored just before halftime following a corner kick.  The goal sent both team tied at 1-1 into the locker room at the break. 

The teams continued to play hard well into the second half.  Following a Greyhound foul, senior standout Nick Balistrieri (Glastonbury, Conn.) who was honored along with Tierney before the game as part of senior day, set up his classmate perfectly in the box for the game-winner, his second of the season. 

Prior to the start of the game, Bryant honored seniors Balistrieri, Tierney, Thomas Madden (Saco, Maine), Connor Bryant (Tinton Falls, RI), Mike Gargiulo (North Branford, Conn.), Stephen Marcus (Farmingdale, NY) as part of Senior Day festivities.

 The Bulldogs travel to AIC on Saturday.