Every Friday, the NE10 is going to highlight the biggest contests each weekend. It may be a big-time rivalry, matchup between two ranked teams or a battle for playoff-positioning. Fans can follow the action for every game by visiting our schedule page.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
NCAA Quarterfinals: Saint Rose at Concord: Dec. 4 – 1:00 p.m. (Live Stats – Video)
The Golden Knights clinched the program's second straight East Region Title on Thursday, and eighth overall, with a 3-0 victory over Mercy. They face off against Concord who secured a 1-0 victory over West Chester on Thursday to win the program's first Atlantic Region Title.
Saint Rose enters Saturday's matchup with a 16-1-4 overall record, are unbeaten in the last six games and have allowed just a single goal over that span. Overall, they rank third nationally as they've given up just eight goals all season, while Concord is fifth nationally with ten goals allowed this season. The Mountain Lions are an impressive 20-0-3 this year and have given up just two goals in their last 11 games.
Offensively, the Golden Knights are averaging 2.5 goals per game led by Mia Klammer who has 13 goals and four assists for 30 points. Five players have at least four goals and ten points this season. The Mountain Lions are led by Jasmin Mosby who has tallied 25 goals and three assists, while Leah Foster has 13 goals and 12 assists. A win for Saint Rose would lift them to the program's second straight NCAA Semifinals.
VOLLEYBALL
Stonehill vs Daemen: Dec. 3 - 5:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Stonehill (22-9) cruised in the first round of the NCAA East Regional on Thursday at the Butova Gymnasium with a 3-0 victory over Jefferson, its first NCAA win in program history. The third-seeded Skyhawks will take on Daemen on Friday evening, as they look to advance to the East Region final on Saturday.
Earlier this season, Stonehill lost to Daemen in four sets (17-25, 25-23, 14-25, 16-25) on Sept. 18 in the Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks Invitational. Head coach Craig Martin, the NE10's Sandy Hoffman Coach of the Year winner, and his program will look to avenge that loss on Friday against the second-seeded Wildcats.
Holy Family at AIC: Dec. 3 - 7:30 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Winners of 21-straight matches, top-seeded AIC (28-6) will play Holy Family on Friday night on its home court in the Butova Gymnasium with a spot in the East Regional final on the line. The Yellow Jackets followed up on their first NE10 Championship title in 25 years with a 3-0 victory over No. 8-seeded Southern Connecticut on Thursday in the first round of NCAA play, advancing to Friday's second round.
Head coach Matt Cribbin has AIC playing its best volleyball of the season, as the program is led by two-time NE10 Player of the Year Andrea Serra-Rosa and Setter of the Year Naomi Eckert-Rivera. The Yellow Jackets have not lost a match since Sept. 25 at home against Stonehill.
East Region Championship: Dec. 4 - 5 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
The winner of Friday's action will play on Saturday for the regional crown and advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
New Haven at Saint Rose: Dec. 4 - 3:30 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Saint Rose, one of the NE10's biggest surprises in the early part of the basketball season, will host New Haven on Saturday in an important Southwest Division matchup at Nolan Gymnasium. The Golden Knights (4-2, 2-1 NE10), who were picked to finish last in the NE10 Coaches' Poll during the preseason, have won two of three conference games to start the season – including wins over perennial division powerhouses Adelphi and Le Moyne.
Freshman standout Shane O'Dell enters the weekend as Saint Rose's leading scorer at 20.3 points per game. He is coming off his first NE10 Rookie of the Week honor this past Monday. New Haven (4-3, 1-2 NE10) will look to get another big road win after beating crosstown rival Southern Connecticut on Wednesday night. Junior Davontrey Thomas is the Chargers' leading scorer (17.3 points) and rebounder (5.7 rebounds) this season.
Stonehill at Saint Anselm: Dec. 5 - 3:30 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Stonehill sits in first place of the NE10's Northeast Division entering the weekend, but will get a stiff road test on Sunday when it visits the Stoutenburgh Gymnasium to play reigning league champion Saint Anselm. The Skyhawks (6-2, 2-0 NE10) have won a pair of NE10 games against Saint Michael's and Bentley this season, but are coming off a tight home loss to St. Thomas Aquinas. The Hawks (3-2, 1-2 NE10) look to extend their three-game winning streak.
Under head coach Chris Kraus, Stonehill has the second-best scoring defense in the NE10 – allowing only 61.4 points per game. The Skyhawks will look to slow down the Hawks' top scorer Chris Paul, who is netting 21.6 points per game – the second-highest total among NE10 players – on 55.6-percent shooting. Saint Anselm has won six of the past seven meetings against Stonehill.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Franklin Pierce vs. Bentley: Dec. 4 – 1:30 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
The Ravens (5-2, 1-0 NE10) and Falcons (4-2, 3-0 NE10) both soar into Saturday's matchup with undefeated conference records and the winner of Saturday's clash will take over first place in the Northeast Division. The Ravens have won two straight including an 86-69 victory over Assumption, while Bentley took down Assumption on Wednesday by a 79-70 margin.
Franklin Pierce currently leads the NE10 in scoring at 74.3 points per game while generating a league-best 12.3 steals per contest. Emma Carter is averaging 20.3 points and 5.6 rebounds while Ines Gimenez Monserrat is posting 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.6 steals per contest. Bentley is averaging 68.2 points per game, led by Ella Thompson's 14.8 per contest. Kari Brekke has been impressive with 12.0 points, while shooting 44 percent from downtown, with 4.7 rebounds per game.
Stonehill at Saint Anselm: Dec. 5 – 1:30 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
The Skyhawks (1-2, 0-2 NE10) and Hawks (3-4, 0-2 NE10) meet for the first time since Stonehill took down the Hawks for the NE10 Title in March of 2020. This year both teams sit at the bottom of the Northeast Division standings and look to earn their first NE10 victory of the year.
Saint Anselm has dropped two straight, including a 72-64 decision to Southern New Hampshire on Nov. 23. The Skyhawks earned their first win of the year, 68-66, over Daemen after falling to Bentley and Saint Michael's to open the year. Emily Bramanti is leading the team by averaging 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. Peyton Steinman, meanwhile, is posting 15.7 points, 7.3rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
ICE HOCKEY
Saint Michael's at Southern New Hampshire: Dec. 3 - 7:40 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Southern New Hampshire (6-3, 5-0 NE10) looks to remain unbeaten in conference play when it hosts Saint Michael's – the league favorite, according to the NE10 Coaches' Poll - on Friday night. The Penmen already hold victories over four league opponents, which include two wins against Post, and will try to snap a two-game skid after non-conference losses over this past weekend to Western New England and Fitchburg State.
Junior George Thurston is the NE10's leader in points scored (17) and goals scored (11), while senior Jake Cox has a league-high 10 assists on the season to lead SNHU's offensive attack. Saint Michael's (1-2, 1-1 NE10), which is coming off consecutive losses to Assumption and Amherst, looks to get back in the win column by handing the Penmen their first conference loss of the season.
Post at Stonehill: Dec. 4 - 6:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
Stonehill will welcome Post to the Bridgewater Ice Arena on Saturday evening, as the reigning NE10 champion looks to protect its home ice in NE10 play. The Skyhawks (3-5-1, 2-2-1 NE10) will first host Johnson & Wales on Friday night before taking on the Eagles (2-4, 2-2 NE10) on Saturday. Post, in only its second season as an NE10 associate member in ice hockey, has already eclipsed its win total from the 2019-20 campaign and is tied for second-place in the league standings through four contests.
Stonehill junior Brendan Nehmer is the team's top scorer who ranks sixth in the NE10 in goals (4) and seventh in points scored (8), while Post senior goaltender Brandon Brown is third in the league in save percentage (.911) and second in saves (185).
