Bryant Tops FPC, 1-0

SMITHFIELD, R.I. (September 25, 2001) - Bryant College posted the fourth shutout against Franklin Pierce University
this season as the Bulldogs posted a rain-soaked 1-0 victory in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at the Bryant Field Hockey Complex this afternoon.

Sophomore midfielder Jean Wall’s first career goal stood up as the gamewinner and freshman goalkeeper Kristen Patat recorded her first career shutout with a seven-save performance to lead Bryant.

Wall converted a pass from Lindsay Schoolcraft with 22:30 left in the first half to put the Bulldogs up for good. Patat made six of her saves in the opening stanza and preserved the win with a big stop in the game’s final seconds.

Junior Kasey McClements (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) turned in another solid effort in goal for Franklin Pierce with 12 saves. FP
suffered its second 1-0 defeat of the season in dropping its third-straight match. The Ravens are in the midst of their second scoring drought of the fall, having been held scoreless over the last 216:55 after today’s match. FP
suffered through a 239:45 skein to open the year.

FP
(2-6, 1-1 NE-10) returns to action on Thursday, when they travel to Springfield, Mass., to battle American International College in an NE-10 match rescheduled from September 11 at 4 p.m. Bryant (6-4, 3-2 NE-10) returns to action on Saturday when they travel to Merrimack College for a Conference match.