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November 8, 2013
Information Provided by LIU Post Athletics Communications
It took LIU Post sophomore forward Keliann Margiotta just over 25 minutes into Friday's Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championship semifinal matchup to record a hat trick, leading the third-ranked and top-seeded Pioneers to a 5-0 win over fourth-seeded Adelphi University.
LIU Post will now host the Northeast-10 Championship game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against third-seeded Stonehill College, which earned a 3-2 road win over second-seeded Merrimack College Friday afternoon.
The game can be viewed live online at no cost at northeast10.tv.
#1 LIU Post 5, #4 Adelphi 0 | BOX
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. – Margiotta scored the first three goals for the Pioneers, with the first one coming in the 12th minute. A fast-break seven minutes later led to Margiotta's second score of the afternoon on an unassisted tally as she went one-on-one with Adelphi goalkeeper Kelly Serrao. Soon after, graduate midfielder Dani Crouse sent a hard cross from the right of the circle to the waiting Margiotta at the right flank, who tipped it in for the 3-0 lead.
Just under eight-and-a-half minutes into the second half, freshman midfielder Lauren Adamusik secured the ball after a scramble in front of the net and shot into the back of the cage past the diving Serrao. The nation's leading scorer, and Northeast-10 Player of the Year, senior forward Carlee Dragon tacked on an exclamation point in the 56th minute as Margiotta found her off a penalty corner.
#3 Stonehill 3, #2 Merrimack 2 | BOX
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Unanimous Northeast-10 First Team All-Conference selection Erika Kelly scored twice for Stonehill, while teammate Emily Sideris scored once and assisted on both of Kelly's tallies in a 3-2 victory Friday afternoon over Merrimack.
The Skyhawks got out to a 3-0 lead with 5:30 left in the first half, although the Warriors cut the lead to 3-1 on a Katrina Squeri goal shortly before halftime. Merrimack then cut the deficit to just one on a Jessica Otis goal three minutes into the second half, but the game went scoreless the rest of the way to put the Skyhawks in Sunday's title game.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
Tuesday, November 5 - First Round | RECAP
Match 1: #3 Stonehill 5, #6 Southern Connecticut 0 | BOX
Match 2: #4 Adelphi 2, #5 Bentley 1 - OT | BOX
Friday, November 8 - Semifinals
Match 3: #3 Stonehill 3, #2 Merrimack 2 – | BOX
Match 4: #1 LIU Post 5, #4 Adelphi 0 | BOX
Sunday, November 10 - Championship
Match 5: #3 Stonehill at #1 LIU Post - 1:00 p.m.
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