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PURPLE KNIGHTS EDGED BY 10TH-RANKED BRYANT, 11-9             FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                      FOR MORE INFORMATION April 23, 2005                                                                            Contact: Seth Cole Courtesy Bryant Sports Information                                             Phone: (802) 654-2537 SMITHFIELD, RI – The Bryant University men’s lacrosse team beat Northeast-10 Conference foe Saint Michael’s 11-9 in a Senior Day game played at Bulldog Stadium. With the win Bryant improves to 7-5 overall and 6-2 in Norttheast-10 Conference play while Saint Michael’s falls to 7-5 overall and 5-4 in conference. The first quarter saw Saint Michael’s get on the board first when Mike Boerma scored his first of five goals off an assist from Brandon Kobelt just two minutes in. Bryant responded with a goal its own just one minute later when Andrew Serge (Albany, NY) scored off an assist from Adam Smith (Bainbridge Island, WA). The Purple Knights would add one more in the quarter to take a 2-1 lead. The second quarter saw the Bulldogs score three goals to make it 4-4 at the half. Smith, Jesse Rose (Port Jefferson, NY), and Bryan Molk (Peabody, Mass.) would all notch goals for Bryant. The third quarter saw a combined 10 goals by both teams with Bryant scoring six. In the quarter Smith scored two, Rose, Molk, and Jason Zilewicz (Longmeadow, Mass.) added one. Smith finished the game with three goals and an assist while Serge added two goals and an assist. Matt Lovejoy (Thornton, PA) and Michael Kennedy (Port Jefferson, NY) combined for the win for Bryant stopping six shots. Jeff Hannon took the loss stopping 17.   Bryant will return to action Monday when they host Pace University in a Northeast-10 Conference game slated for a 4:00 p.m. start. Saint Michael's plays its regular-season finale on Wednesday when its hosts Saint Anselm College in a Senior Day contest beginning at 4 p.m. ###PURPLEKNIGHTS###

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