Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bryant women's lacrosse team scored the first three goals but Brown rallied for a 12-6 victory on Tuesday night at Stevenson-Pincince Field.
With the loss, Bryant falls to 6-4 on the year. The victory secures the Ocean State Cup for Brown.
Gabriella Constant scored twice to help Bryant build a 3-0 lead after one but the Bears would hold Bryant scoreless for nearly 25 minutes of gameplay to take a commanding lead.
Game Information
Brown 12, Bryant 6
Records: Bryant 6-4 | Brown 4-3
Location: Beirne Stadium (Smithfield, R.I.)
Key Moments
- The Bears held Bryant scoreless for nearly 25 minutes of gameplay, turning a 3-0 deficit into a 5-3 lead.
How it Happened
- Bryant held a 3-0 lead after the first quarter thanks to a pair of goals from Constant and a acrobatic finish from Rylee Slate.
- Brown was able to respond, scoring the only four goals of the second quarter to take a 4-3 lead into the break. Ruby Sliwkowski gave the Bears the lead as she converted a free position attempt with 58 seconds remaining.
- The Bears' run would hit five in the third quarter on another free-position goal.
- Bryant would finally break a near-25 minute scoreless drought at the 5:15 mark of the third as Aisling Marshall finished a feed from Leyna Schnetzer.
- Brown, however, scored four goals over the final 5:00 of the quarter to take a commanding 9-4 lead to the fourth.
- The Bears would go on to score seven-straight before Grayson Woodward and Sophia Frucci scored in the final minute to account for the final score.
Stats
- Bryant held a 26-23 edge in total shots.
- Brown held a 24-18 edge in ground balls.
- Bryant won 11 draws.
- Constant finished with two goals on five total shots.
- Schnetzer collected a pair of assists.
- Woodward posted a goal and an assist.
- Kaelynn O'Brien posted three ground balls and two draw controls.
- Jessica Tosone posted four draw controls.
Game Notes
- Bryant falls to 2-15 all-time against Brown.
- Constant recorded her sixth multi-goal game of the year.
- Schnetzer is second on the team with 11 assists on the year.
- Woodward recorded the first multi-point game of her career.
Up Next
Bryant will not play Saturday and returns to the field on Saturday March 28 at UMass Lowell.
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