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Callie Cato versus LIU
2
LIU LIU (3-11)
6
Winner Bryant BRYANT (7-7)
LIU LIU
(3-11)
2
Final
6
Bryant BRYANT
(7-7)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LIU LIU 1 0 0 1 2
Bryant BRYANT 3 0 2 1 6

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

CAITO RECORDS SEVEN POINTS IN SENIOR DAY WIN OVER LIU

SMITHFIELD, R.I.  – Callie Caito recorded her second hat trick of the season and finished with a career-high seven points as the Bryant field hockey team eased past LIU, 6-2, on Sunday afternoon at Cowen Field.

With the win, the Bulldogs improve to 7-7 overall and are now 6-3 at home this season. Bryant heads north next weekend for games at Vermont (Friday) and Dartmouth (Sunday).

Sunday was a senior day for the ages as Caito posted seven points (3g, 1a) and classmates Carly Dimock (1a), Claire Joss (2a) and Gabrielle Dwyer (1a) all posted points.

Game Information
Bryant 6, LIU 2
Records: Bryant (7-7), LIU (3-11)
Location: Cowen Field (Smithfield, R.I.)

Key Moment
  • Caito fed Elyse Bouchard to give Bryant a 1-0 lead just over a minute into the contest.
First Quarter
  • Bryant struck just over a minute into the game as Caito slid a pass across the cage and Elyse Bouchard tapped it home.
  • The Bulldogs extended their lead off a penalty corner. Valentina Funes had her shot stopped but Caito knocked home the rebound.
  • LIU cut into the lead with a goal off a penalty corner.
  • Caito struck again to make it 3-1, potting her second of the game off a pass from Claire Joss.
Second Quarter
  • Bryant placed two shots on goal but was unable to increase its lead.
Third Quarter
  • The Black and Gold continued the pressure in the third quarter, tacking on two more goals.
  • Caito completed her hat trick as Dimock found a loose ball in the circle and fed it to the middle. Caito was able to slot it home.
  • Moments later, Dwyer fed a perfect ball to the back post and Megan Smith redirected it home for her first of the season.
Fourth Quarter
  • Funes picked up her seventh goal of the year as she rifled home a penalty corner off assists from Emerson Johnson and Claire Joss.
  • LIU added a goal in the final minute to complete the scoring.
Bryant Notes and Notables
  • Bryant improves to 3-4 all-time against LIU. The Bulldogs have won each of the last two meetings.
  • The Black and Gold are now 6-3 at Cowen Field this season.
  • Caito posted her third multi-goal game of the season and her second hat trick. She is just the second player in DI program history to record multiple hat tricks in the same season (Rosie Bird).
  • Caito leads the team in goals (9) and points (20). She ranks 6th in a single season for points and t-5th in goals. Caito becomes just the fourth different player to record 20+ points in a season in DI program history.
  • Caito now has 19 goals and 45 points in her career. She ranks t-4th in DI program history in goals and fifth in points. Caito is just the third American-born player in DI program history to score 40+ points.
  • Funes scored her seventh goal of the season.
  • Bouchard's goal was her third of the season and the fourth of her career.
  • Joss started her 51st consecutive game and collected and now has six assists on the season and the nine in her career.
  • Carly Dimock made her first career start and collected her first career assist on Sunday.
  • Smith notched her first goal of the season and the sixth goal of her career.
  • Dwyer picked up her first assist of the year and the fourth of her career.
  • Johnson now has six assists, tying her for the team lead with Joss.
Up Next
Bryant heads north next weekend for games at Vermont (Friday) and Dartmouth (Sunday).
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