SCORE: UAlbany 4, Bryant 0 
 
LOCATION: Alumni Turf - Albany, N.Y.
 
RECORDS: UAlbany 13-4, 6-2 America East | Bryant 4-14, 0-8 America East
 
SHORT STORY: Controlling the game, UAlbany scored four goals to beat Bryant in the final home game of the season, Friday afternoon. 
 
COACH PHIL SYKES: "It was a perfect Senior Day. It's always nice when we can honor our seniors, play a good game, and win an important [contest]. We needed to win today to become the two-seed in the conference tournament; that was a big goal. I'm so proud of the team for their support and commitment to our seniors." 
 
KEY STATS

• Senior Julie Rodijk scored twice to lead the Great Danes.
• Sophomores Alison Smisdom and Floor de Ruiter each added one goal. 
• Graduate student Luisa Knapp and sophomore Blanca Orsola notched two assists each.
• The Great Danes outshot the Bulldogs, 34-1. 
• Goalies Hannah Mangan and Lara Behn combined for a shutout to close the regular season.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the first quarter, the Great Danes controlled the tempo with the majority of the quarter being played inside Bryant's half. UAlbany outshot the Bulldogs with an 11-0 advantage and forced nine corners, but Bryant's goalie kept the game level with five saves.
• The Great Danes continued their good form into the second quarter, forcing eight corners and adding six shots. 
• With time expired in the second quarter, Julie Rodijk gave UAlbany the lead. During a penalty corner, Blanca Orsola stopped the insert from Luisa Knapp. Rodijk took the stationary ball and rifled a shot low and into the net.
• The Great Danes extended the lead to 2-0 with a little over four minutes left in the third. With a second stick stop from Orsola, Alison Smisdom knocked the ball into the goal.
• Floor de Ruiter gave UAlbany a three-goal lead with 12:33 remaining in the fourth quarter after tipping Smisdom's shot past the goalie during a penalty corner.  
• Rodijk tallied her second goal as she brought the score to 4-0, hitting a missile into the bottom right corner off a rebound with 2:55 on the fourth-quarter clock. 
• The Great Dane defense remained composed to secure their fifth-straight win and the second seed in the America East Tournament. 

 
NEXT: The Great Danes will compete in the America East Championship Tournament. With the victory against Bryant, UAlbany has earned the second seed and is receiving a bye. They will start with a semifinal game on Friday, November 4.

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