October 03, 2010

BULLDOGS GET BIG WIN, TOP TEMPLE 2-1 SUNDAY AFTERNOON

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Sophomore Elise Driscoll (Harwich, Mass.) scored early and assisted on a Courtney Landi (Kingston, N.Y.) game-winning tally minutes later, leading the Bryant University field hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Temple Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia.

Driscoll's second goal of the season came in unassisted fashion at the 7:30 mark and got the scoring started for the Bulldogs (2-9), who earned a weekend split with the 2-1 win over the Owls (4-8) on the road.

Just 3:17 after the score, Driscoll would play a part in creating another tally, connecting with teammate Landi in the offensive end. Landi would then double Bryant's advantage, scoring her team-leading fifth tally of the year to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 edge in the 11th minute.

Temple's Molly Doyle cut the home side's deficit in half at the 14:12 mark with a goal off a save and consequent rebound, but after three combined goals in the first 15 minutes of the outing, both teams would go cold. Neither side registered another score in the game's 55 remaining minutes, leaving Doyle's tally as the final of the day to give the Bulldogs the 2-1 victory.

Junior goalie Jennifer Gullotti (Waltham, Mass.) made 10 stops while sophomore defender Rachel Blitz (Riverwoods, Ill.) recorded a defensive save for the second time this year to keep Temple out of the net despite being outshot by the hosts, 21-7, on the afternoon. Sarah Dalrymple made three saves for the Owls to take the loss.

After spending the first 11 contests of the season traveling the highways, the Bulldogs return home to the Bryant Turf Complex to host their 2010 home opener on Wednesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. The Black and Gold will welcome Holy Cross to Smithfield, R.I. for the first contest in a four-game homestand that also features bouts against Northeast Conference opponents Siena, Saint Francis (PA) and Robert Morris.