October 2, 2009
Box Score
BULLDOGS SHUT OUT BY CENTRAL
CONNECTICUT, 2-0, IN FIRST NEC GAME OF THE SEASON
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University women's soccer team
lost its first NEC matchup of the 2009 campaign, 2-0, to Central
Connecticut State (CCSU) on Friday night at the Bryant Turf
Complex.
The Bulldogs drop to 2-6 on the season with the loss while the
Blue Devils improve to 4-5-1. Bryant had plenty of chances but just
could not manage to find the net. However, they did manage to
outshoot their opponent 13-12. The first chance for the Bulldogs
came just nine minutes into the game when senior Holly
Tyser (Somers, Conn.) found herself one-on-one with the
Blue Devils' keeper. Tyser was able to beat the keeper but
unfortunately the ball rolled just past the right post.
Senior Katie Mitchell (Deer Park, N.Y.)
recorded four saves in the contest, the first coming in the 35th
minute. Brittany Jackson of CCSU sent a nice through-ball to
Beth Lloyd who attempted a shot at the left side of the net but a
diving Mitchell denied the attempt. Just one minute later Lloyd
struck again and this time made it count. She took a pass from
Karise Hilt well outside the box and was able to send a deep shot
over the head of the Bulldog keeper and into the right side netting
for the match's first goal.
Just moments before the end of the first half the Bulldogs were
able to get a flurry of shots on Blue Devil keeper Caity Casey.
Tyser sent a nice pass to team leading scorer Morgan Derick
(Ashland, Mass.) who struck the ball well but had it
deflected by a CCSU defender. Following the Derick strike, freshman
Carolyn Giuliano (Wethersfield, Conn.) sent a ball
flying just over the top of the net as time expired in the first
half with the score at 1-0.
Early in the second half, Mitchell showed off her goal-saving
abilities once again with a fully laid-out dive and punch of the
ball over the Bulldog net coming from a Brittany Emin shot. Emin
would get her chance again in the 86th minute when she received a
pass from Ciara Crinion which put her in a wide open breakaway with
just Mitchell to beat. Emin was able to beat the senior to the
right side of the net for the final goal of the game, bringing the
score to 2-0.
The Bulldogs continue their Northeast Conference schedule when
they travel to Hamden, Conn. to face Quinnipiac on Sunday, Oct. 4
at 3 p.m. The squad returns home on Friday, Oct. 9 when they
host Monmouth at 7 p.m. at the Bryant Turf Complex.
