SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The top-seeded Bryant University women's lacrosse team will host the No.3 seed UAlbany Great Danes in the America East Conference Championship game on Sunday, May 4th. Gametime is set for 12:00 PM. Sunday's game will be a rematch of their regular season game this past April where Bryant won in a close 10-9 victory over the Great Danes.
This marks Bryant's first appearance in the America East Conference Championship final since joining the league in 2022, and their seventh regular season conference title at the Division I level.
Bryant enters this match-up off a momentous victory over No.4 seed UMBC, where the Bulldogs trailed for the better half of the game before Constant cashed in an equalizer sparking Riley O'Mara's unanswered two-goal run to clinch the Bulldogs a spot in the title game.
The championship game will also feature No. 3, UAlbany, with the winner advancing to the NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament.
Match Information:
Opponent: UAlbany
Location: Smithfield, RI | Beirne Stadium
Start Time: Sunday, May 4th, 12:00 PM
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Sidearm
Series History:
- Bryant holds a 2-5 overall record over UAlbany.
- Bryant and UAlbany recently competed this spring of 2025 for a Bryant win of 10-9.
- In the last matchup, Bryant edged UAlbany by a single goal, scored by graduate student Lily Auger with just three minutes remaining.
Notes and Notables:
- The Bulldogs recently triumphed over UMBC 12-9.
- The Black and Gold went 5-1 in America East conference play ending their regular season as the regular season champs with their UMass Lowell victory.
- Bryant previously hosted UAlbany on April 12, securing a victory that ended a three-game losing streak in the series dating back to 2019.
- Against UAlbany, Bryant's largest margin of victory records a 16-6 win in 2018 whereas their largest margin of defeat leads to a 15-4 loss in 2013.
- Bryant has scored 212 goals this season while conceding 193, with 87 assists and 520 shots.
- The Bulldogs have secured 43 free-position attempts, with 304 ground balls, 227 caused turnovers, and 200 draw controls.
- Emily DeGeorge leads the team in goals (42) for the fourteenth consecutive week, followed by Gabriella Constant (38), Isabelle Katter (32), and Riley O'Mara following closely behind with 31.
- Jessica Tosone leads in GB's with 51 while Kaeylnn O'Brien leads in CT's with 50.
- Kaelynn O'Brien leads the Bulldog's in DC's with 57 while Katter leads the assist crew with 29.
- Goalkeeper Sam Centofante has recorded 128 saves with a GAA of 11.47. Centofante has started 17-17 games for the Bulldogs with a SV% of .406.
America East Notes and Notables:
- Jessica Tosone currently leads the conference in ground balls per game averaging 3.35 over 17 matches.
- UAlbany's Paisley Cook leads in draw controls per game averaging 6.94 across 17 starts.
- Kaelynn O'Brien and Tosone go one and two in caused turnovers per game averaging 2.94 and 2.53 thus far.
- UAlbany leads in shot percentage with .428% and Bryant follows behind with its own .408%.
- Bryant's Riley O'Mara leads the conference in goals per game with an average of 2.17 goals per game.
- In conference alone, Isabelle Katter leads in assists per game averaging 3.00 assists per match.
About the Great Danes:
- Against UMass Lowell, Kloey Roos led UAlbany with seven points from six goals and one assist.
- In the UMass Lowell semifinal match-up, UAlbany picked up 39 shots with 26 shots on goal, with just nine turnovers, 15-17 on clear attempts, picked up 15 ground balls, and 15 draw control wins.
- UAlbany suffered its largest conference loss of the season from UMBC (14-8).
- The Great Danes average 12.29 goals per game and their opponents, 12.94 goals per game.
- UAlbany has tallied 84 assists, 251 ground balls, 247 draw controls, and 131 caused turnovers.
- Dylana Williams leads the team in goals with 45, followed by Makayla Mooney with 34.
- Makayla Mooney leads the team in points and assists with 65 and 29.
- Paisley Cook leads draw controls with 118, while Delilah Mileleads the team in turnovers caused with 19.
- Goalkeepers Grace Cincebox and Quinn McCarthy have recorded 136 saves - 59 and 38 respectively, in 17 games with a goals-against average of 12.94 and 12.39. Cincebox's save percentage lies at .304% while McCarthy's stands at .309.
