Quarterfinals Scheduled for Wednesday.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – After clinching a share of the regular season title with Adelphi, Stonehill will enter the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Lacrosse Championship this week as the top seed – with the quarterfinal round set for Wednesday.
It is the first regular season championship for the Skyhawks since 2009. Stonehill owned the tiebreaker against Adelphi with a head-to-head win and now controls its own destiny for hosting Championship weekend on May 7-8.
For seedings and matchups in the 2022 NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship, please see the schedule below for dates and times of the first round, semifinals and championship final.
Stonehill (14-2, 12-1 NE10), ranked No. 9 in the latest ILWomen/IWLCA national rankings, was undefeated in the month of April (8-0) – including ranked wins over New Haven, Pace, Adelphi and Saint Anselm – to earn the No. 1 seed in the Championship. The Skyhawks will host New Haven in the quarterfinals.
Adelphi (15-1, 12-1 NE10), the No. 2 seed in the Championship, dropped a 14-13 overtime decision on the road at Stonehill on April 23 in its only loss of the season. The Panthers win at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since 2018 and for the seventh time since joining the NE10 in 2009-10.
Le Moyne, the 2021 NE10 Southwest Division regular season champion, earns the No. 3 seed and will take on No. 6 Southern New Hampshire, while Pace is the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 Assumption. Bentley, the No. 7 seed, will take on Adelphi.
The highest seed remaining after Wednesday's quarterfinals will host Championship weekend on Saturday and Sunday. All games throughout the Championship will be streamed on NE10NOW.tv.
NE10 Women's Lacrosse Championship
1. Stonehill (12-1) *
2. Adelphi (12-1) *
3. Le Moyne (10-3) **
4. Pace (10-3) **
5. Assumption (8-5)
6. Southern New Hampshire (7-6) ***
7. Bentley (7-6)***
8. New Haven (7-6) ***
* Stonehill earned the #1 seed based on a head-to-head win over Adelphi during the regular season.
** Le Moyne earned the #3 seed based on a head-to-head win over Pace during the regular season.
*** SNHU, Bentley & New Haven all finished with a 7-6 record. Within the mini-conference, SNHU went 2-0 to earn the No. 6 seed. Bentley earned the No. 7 seed due to a head-to-head win over New Haven during the regular season.
Wednesday, May 4th
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #8 New Haven at #1 Stonehill – 7:00 pm
Game 2: #7 Bentley at #2 Adelphi – 3:00 pm
Game 3: #6 Southern New Hampshire at #3 Le Moyne – 1:00 pm
Game 4: #5 Assumption at #4 Pace – 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 7th
Semifinals (Final four at highest remaining seed)
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 4 winner
Game 6: Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner
Sunday, May 8th
Championship
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner
** Game times for the semifinals and championship game will be confirmed following the quarterfinal games on Wednesday, May 1st.
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