FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2014
The top two seeds in the 2014 Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championship will meet in Saturday's title game following semifinal wins earlier today.
#1 LIU Post 4, #4 American International 0
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. - After being named
the NE-10 Player of the Year earlier in the day, junior
forward Keliann
Margiotta recorded a hat trick to propel
the No. 4 and top-seeded LIU Post field hockey team to Saturday's
Northeast-10 Conference Championship final, following a 4-0
blanking of fourth-seeded American International at Bethpage
Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Margiotta's offensive performance boosted her name to the top
of the Pioneer (16-2) record books. Her seven-point performance (3
G, 1 A) made her the program's all-time assists and points leader,
surpassing former teammate Carlee
Dragon. She also shattered the team's
single-season goal mark.
It didn't take long for the Sewell native to break the career
assist record. Just two minutes into the contest, graduate
defender Dani
Crouse converted a Margiotta helper to
give the green and gold an early 1-0 lead. Shortly thereafter, in
the 13th minute, Margiotta re-directed
a Steph
Mocerino shot into the cage, extending
the LIU Post lead to 2-0.
Margiotta wasn't done there. She struck again in the opening
stanza, on an unassisted effort in the 23rd minute, to break the
single-season goal record.
In second half action, Margiotta clinched the hat trick by
sneaking a shot through AIC (12-8) goaltender Ainslee Penfield's
(Greenfield, Mass.) legs, ensuring LIU Post's 4-0 win and the
Pioneers' spot in the NE-10 title game.
Between the pipes, sophomore
goalie Ericka
Parks made two saves for her 14th win of
2014. Overall, the green and gold attempted 30 total shots, while
limiting the Yellow Jackets to only six.
#2 Stonehill 3, #3 Adelphi 1
EASTON, Mass. – Second-seeded Stonehill College used a two goal first half to fuel a 3-1 triumph over third-seeded Adelphi University in semifinal round action of the 2014 Northeast-10 Conference field hockey championship at W.B. Mason Stadium today.
Stonehill (16-3, 9-2 NE-10) advances to its sixth NE-10 Championship on Saturday where it will face top-seeded and No. 4-ranked LIU Post (16-2, 10-1 NE-10) for the second straight year in the title game on Long Island at 1 p.m.
Junior All-American Erika Kelly, pictured, scored a pair of goals, while classmate Elizabeth Thornton added a marker for Stonehill. Senior Elizabeth Genovese preserved the win with five saves, including three in the second half, as Stonehill finished with a 21-14 advantage for shots, including 15-6 in dominant first half, and held a 10-6 edge in penalty corners, 8-1 in the opening half. Sophomore Sarah Morse chipped in with an assist and defensive save for the Skyhawks.
Junior Molly Cuevas scored the lone goal for Adelphi, while classmate Kelly Serrao kept the Panthers in the game with 12 saves, including nine in the first half.
2014 Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey
Championship
Tuesday, November 18
First Round
Match 1: #3 Adelphi 6, #6 Bentley 2
Match 2: #4 American International 2, #5 Assumption
1
Thursday, November 20
Semifinals
Match 3: #2 Stonehill 3, #3 Adelphi 1
Match 4: #1 LIU Post 4, #4 American International
0
Saturday, November
22
Championship
Match 5: #2 Stonehill at #1 LIU Post 1:00
p.m.
The Northeast-10 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 sports 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.
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