September 26, 2006

BRYANT BLANKS LE MOYNE WOMEN'S SOCCER 3-0

SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Diane Pascale scored twice in the first 3:10 to pace Bryant to a 3-0 Northeast-10 Conference women's soccer win over Le Moyne at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs (7-4-1, 5-3-1 Northeast-10) pushed their unbeaten streak to three consecutive games while stopping Le Moyne's (6-3, 5-3 Northeast-10) winning streak at three in a row.

Bryant outshot its guests 19-2, including a 9-0 margin over the final 51 minutes. Pascale buried a centering pass from Brianne Lustenring 2:38 into the contest and knocked in her second goal 32 seconds later. The Bulldogs tacked on another goal 15 minutes into the second half.

Jessica Neales made two saves for Bryant. She extended her shutout streak to 248 minutes. Le Moyne goalkeeper Amanda Abbatiello (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool), the Northeast-10 Conference Goalkeeper of the Week, made 10 saves.

Le Moyne hosts Saint Michael's on Saturday at noon.

GAME BOXSCORE 

Bryant 3, Le Moyne 0
Le Moyne        0          0          -           0
Bryant             2          1          -           3

Le Moyne (6-3, 5-3 NE-10) - None. Saves - Amanda Abbatiello 12.
Bryant (7-4-1, 5-3-1 NE-10) - Diane Pascale 2-0, Tricia Spada 1-0, Stephanie Zalewski 0-2, Casey Grange 0-1. Saves - Jessica Neales 2.

Shots - Bryant 19, Le Moyne 2
Corner Kicks - Bryant 9, Le Moyne 2
Fouls - Bryant 11, Le Moyne 7