WALTHAM, Mass. –
Kaitie Ryan received the Northeast 10 Field Hockey Rookie of the Week award after scoring a big goal in Bentley's 2-1 overtime win over Franklin Pierce on Saturday.
With the Falcons trailing 1-0 in the fourth quarter, she scored on a great individual effort after intercepting a pass in Franklin Pierce's defensive end.
That tied the score 1-1 with 5:08 remaining. Bentley went on to win in double overtime on a goal by
Eveline Ronzoni.
A midfielder from Scituate, Mass, Ryan is tied for second on the team in goals (3) and is second in points (9). She is tied for the team lead in assists (3).
The Falcons will go into Friday's regular season finale at Southern New Hampshire tied for fourth in the NE10 standings with Pace, at 4-4.