November 2, 2008
BULLDOG FIELD HOCKEY GETS FIRST
DIVISION I WIN IN SEASON FINALE, 3-1, OVER SIENA COLLEGE
Boxscore
LOUNDONVILLE, N.Y. - In its final chance for a Division I win in
the 2008 season, the Bryant University field hockey team triumphed,
taking down Siena College, 3-1, on the road in Sunday afternoon's
season finale.
A pair of freshmen led the Bulldogs to the hallmark victory -
their first since joining the Division I ranks at the beginning of
the 2008 season - as Bryant's performance was highlighted by two
goals from rookie Katherine Andrusin (North Andover,
Mass.).
The game looked dimmer at halftime, though, as the Bulldogs
(2-16) went down early, 1-0, after a MacKenzie Smith goal in the
fifth minute.
But Andrusin tied the game just six minutes into the second
frame, when she deflected a Danielle Moody (Gorham,
Maine) shot from the top of the circle in past Siena
netminder Jennifer Tesak.
The game stayed knotted into the 63rd minute, when freshman
Courtney Landi (Kingston, N.Y.) connected for her
second goal of the season off a one-time pass from Tia
Pydynkowski (Hampton Falls, N.H.).
Andrusin and the Bulldogs put the game away less than a minute
later, when the frosh deflected in a shot from the top of the
circle for a 3-1 final.
The Bulldogs outshot Siena, 15-7, registering nine shots on
goal. Junior goalkeeper Kundayi Mawema (Harare,
Zimbabwe) collected four saves to end a stellar 2008
season while her Siena (1-16) counterpart recorded six saves.
The Bulldogs end their inaugural Division I season on a high
note with the 3-1 win, their second victory of the 2008 campaign.
