HACKENSACK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson softball team heads to Smithfield, Rhode Island to face Bryant on Saturday in Northeast Conference play.

The Knights and Bulldogs will play two on Saturday at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

SERIES SCORE
The Knights and Bulldogs have played 16 times and Bryant has won 11 of them, including the last three meetings. Fairleigh Dickinson last won back in Smithfield in 2015 2-0, which was the Knights' lone win on the road versus Bryant.

SCOUTING BRYANT
The Bulldogs sit at 8-29 overall and 3-5 in Northeast Conference play. Bryant split a doubleheader with Sacred Heart on Friday. They won game one, 2-0, and lost game two 2-1. The Bulldogs are 3-5 in their last eight games. Haylee Haas leads the team with 14 runs scored. The senior is hitting .241 and has an on-base percentage of .347. Kaleigh Goulart has knocked in the most runs this season (11). In the circle, Gabrielle Ermish – got the win in game one versus Sacred Heart – has pitched the most innings (82 1/3) and has an 3.32 ERA and a 6-6 record.  

KNIGHTS KNOTES
Serena Meehan has a hit in each of the last ten games. The 10-game hit streak is the longest this season by a Knight. Reanna Cervantes owns a current six-game streak. Cervantes leads the team in average at .377, hits (29), runs scored (12) and homers (3). Kellie Natham is tops on the team with 16 RBI

UP NEXT
After Saturday, the Knights will travel to Connecticut for a single game in Storrs against UCONN. The next five are at home; Thursday versus Villanova and then doubleheaders against Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn on Saturday and Sunday respectively.