September 5, 2007
Boxscore
Brown Scores Goal and Assist in 3-1 Victory over
Bentley
WALTHAM, Mass. - Sophomore forward
Matthew Brown (South Easton, MA) scored the
equalizer and assisted on the game-winning goal to help Bryant top
Bentley, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference men's soccer action on
Wednesday afternoon at the Bentley Soccer Complex. With the win,
the Bulldogs improved to 3-1 overall and 1-1 in the NE-10, while
the Falcons fell to 0-3-1 overall after their first conference
match.
After Bentley tallied the first goal, Brown responded 14 seconds
later with an unassisted tally to even the score. It was Brown's
second tally of the season.
The score remained tied through halftime until the
56th minute when Brown booted a kick from a low angle
that deflected off Bentley goalkeeper Michael Nikiforov leaving
Bryant sophomore Ryan Aspinall (Clinton, CT) with
an open net to put the Bulldogs on top for good.
Bryant added an insurance goal in the 73rd minute as
freshman Norbert Guery (Andover, MA) continued his
outstanding start to the season as he collected the ball off a
header and drilled a shot that found the back of the net for his
team-leading third goal of the year.
Senior Thomas Madden (Saco, ME) manned the net
for Bryant and needed to make only one save to collect the win as
his Bulldogs outshot Bentley, 19-11, although a stingy Bryant
defense allowed only two shots to make it through to the goalie.
The Bulldogs (3-1, 1-1 NE-10) will host Southern N.H. Saturday
at 11 am in the 2007 home opener. The game will be played at Sutton
Field on the Bryant campus.
