RINDGE, N.H. (September 25, 2004) - The Franklin Pierce field hockey team fell to Bryant University, 2-1 today in Northeast-10 Conference action. With the loss, the Ravens fall to 3-4, both overall and in the conference. The Bulldogs improve their record to 4-6 overall and 3-5 in league play with the win.

Bryant got on the board early as sophomore Michaela Dwyer (Buskirk, N.Y./Hoosick Falls Central) notched her second goal of the season with 29:55 remaining in the first half. Junior Maureen Burns (Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy) and sophomore Kristen Tighe (North Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) were credited with assists on the goal. The Ravens battled back to tie the score at one at the 24:33 mark in the first half, as sophomore Angela Barone (Norwood, Pa./Interboro) fired a shot past Bryant goalkeeper Kriten Patat (Portsmouth, N.H.) for her second goal of the year.

The Bulldogs regained the lead with 33:56 remaining in the second half on an unassisted goal by freshman Courtney O’Brien (Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury). The goal would prove to be the game winner, O’Brien’s second of the year and fifth goal overall. Freshman goalkeeper Kasey Kortz (Louisville, Ky./St. Francis) stopped all six shots that she faced, as she replaced Patat in the second half and earned her first collegiate victory. Raven goalkeeper Brandi Guertin (Bellingham, Mass./Bellingham) took the loss despite saving nine shots.

Franklin Pierce (3-4, 3-4 NE-10) will be in action on Tuesday, as they travel to Stonehill for a Northeast-10 Conference match at 4 p.m. Bryant (4-6, 3-5 NE-10) will return home for a league game versus C.W. Post tomorrow at 2 p.m.