HEALY ON BOLTON: Since transferring in hersophomore year, Jessica is the only Bulldog with DI, DII and DIIIexperience. We intend to rely on this experience and her calmdemeanor to anchor our defense.
In the record books: Bolton leaves Bryant amongthe top tier of goalies in Bulldog women's lacrosse history and hasa place at the top of a number of records to proveit... SINGLE-GAME: tied for firstfor most saves (20 vs. Central Connecticut, April 1, 2009); tiedfor third for most saves (17 vs. Louisville, Feb. 20, 2009)...SINGLE-SEASON: tied for firstall-time in saves (178, 2008); fourth in saves per game (9.89,2008); fifth in wins (10, 2008); seventh in goals against average(14.29, 2008); eighth in save percentage (.445, 2009); ninth insaves (97, 2009), saves per game (6.93, 2009), save percentage(.411, 2008) and goals against average (15.11, 2009); tenth insave percentage (.400, 2010)... CAREER:second all-time in saves (295) and wins (13); third in savepercentage (.421) and saves per game (7.76); fourth in goalsagainst average (14.51).
2010: Started two games as a senior captain,appearing in six between the pipes for the Bulldogs... Posted a14.05 goals against average in limited action with 20 saves and a1-0 record... Earned the win in a 16-11 win over Saint Francis (PA)in the season finale... Faced 65 shots and picked up seven groundballs on the year... Caused a turnover against Presbyterian and vs.Saint Francis (PA)... Season-best five ground balls against the RedFlash, where she also recorded a season-high 12 saves.
2009: Set a school record with 20 saves in a12-8 win over Central Connecticut on April 1... Saw action in 14games, earning eight starts in goal where she posted a 2-6record... Finished the year with a 15.11 GAA and a .445 savepercentage... Made 11 saves against Sacred Heart and had 17 stopsin the season-opener against Louisville.
2008: Started all 18 games in net, recording178 saves and averaging 14 stops per game.
Before Bryant: A 2006 graduate of ScarboroughHigh School, Bolton joined the Bulldogs as a sophomore afterspending her rookie year at Guilford College... Lettered in fieldhockey, ice hockey and lacrosse at Scarborough... 2005 AcademicAll-American... Southern Maine Activities Association All-Star...All-state selection... Captain as a senior.
Personal: Born May 11, 1988... Daughter ofWilliam and Nancy Bolton... Has one sister, Annie, and one brother,Eddie... Double majors in marketing and management in the Collegeof Business.
