THE BASICS:

Score: Bryant 9, Holy Cross 6

Records: Holy Cross (0-1), Bryant (1-0)

Location: Smithfield, R.I. (Bryant Turf Complex)

Date: Saturday, Feb. 14, 2015

Time: 12:00 p.m.

The Lead: Kristie Voswinkel posted three goals and one assist for four points for the Bulldogs as the Holy Cross women's lacrosse team fell to Bryant, 9-6, in the season-opener for both teams at Bryant's Turf Complex on Saturday.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Senior captain Lissie Russert (Cincinnati, Ohio) had the first goal of the game from a free position shot at 21:59 in the first half.
• Senior captain Laura Ryan (Stirling, N.J.) followed Russert with a goal 32 seconds later from a free position shot to increase the Crusader lead to 2-0.
• Sophomore Maddie Ward (Norwell, Mass.) also scored in the first half with an assist by junior Kate Martino (Summit, N.J.)
• The Crusaders took a 3-1 lead to the half. Bryant outshot Holy Cross, 10-8 in the first half.
• In the first half, junior goalie Katie Boyle (Devon, Pa.) had six saves for the Crusaders.
• In the second half, Bryant outscored the Crusaders 8-3 for the 9-6 victory.
• Ryan scored twice in the second half and sophomore Tess MacKay (Simsbury, Conn.) scored once all on free positions.
• Holy Cross capitalized on five of its six free positions while Bryant capitalized on four of their seven free positions.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Bryant outshot Holy cross 21-19.
• Boyle had seven saves compared to Santeramo's one and Daja Andrew's three.
• Holy Cross had nine ground balls compared to Bryant's 18.
• The Crusaders had eight draw controls to the Bulldogs nine.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:

• Ryan now has 109 goals and 138 points in her collegiate career. She is 10th all-time in both.
• Ryan has 155 draw controls, which makes her second all-time in draw controls in Holy Cross women's lacrosse history.
• Today was Ryan's 16th hat-trick of her career.
• Senior Sophia Agostinelli (Framingham, Mass.) has 45 career caused turnovers on defense, which is now eighth all time.
• This was Boyle's first collegiate start as goalie.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders home-opener is Wednesday, Feb. 18 against New Hampshire at 4:05 p.m.

KEEP CONNECTED:

• There are numerous ways to stay connected with the Holy Cross women's lacrosse team. Follow the Crusaders on Twitter @HCrossWLax, Instagram HCWLAX and on Facebook. You can also get the latest news and results on the team sent directly to your e-mail. To sign up for e-mail alerts go here: http://www.goholycross.com/list-signup.