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Bryant Rolls
Past Franklin Pierce, 4-1
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (September 16, 2006) – The Franklin Pierce field hockey team suffered a tough 4-1loss to Bryant University in Northeast-10 Conference action this evening at the Bryant Turf Complex. Bulldog senior Laynie Sadler (Rehoboth, Mass./Dighton-Rehoboth) led all scorers with two goals, while junior Shana Libman (Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro) registered one goal and two assists. Franklin Pierce came out firing early in the first half as junior captain Elizabeth Ellis (Turner, Maine/Leavitt) scored her first collegiate goal just 6:35 into the match to give the Ravens a 1-0 advantage. Bryant responded just 0:12 later as Sadler took a Libman dish and posted her first goal of the game to even the score at 1-1. Bryant took a 2-1 advantage late in the first half as junior Courtney O’Brien (Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury) recorded her first goal of the season. In the second half, Libman and Sadler each added insurance goals to preserve Bryant’s third victory of the season. Franklin Pierce goalkeeper, senior Amanda Pietraszuk (Clinton, Conn./The Morgan School) made eight saves in the loss, while Bryant freshman goalkeeper Kundayi Mawema (Hare, Zimbabwe/Dominican Convent) stopped two Raven shots to earn the victory. Franklin Pierce (1-2, 1-2 NE-10) will be in action again on Tuesday as it hosts No. 9 ranked, Saint Michaels College, at 6 p.m. Bryant University (3-3, 3-1 NE-10) will host No. 5 ranked, Bentley College, on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Bryant 4, Franklin Pierce 1
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