Three Upsets Highlight NE10 Quarterfinals
MANSFIELD, Mass. - Three upsets took center stage in the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championship Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening. Top seed Assumption was the lone home team to survive, taking down St. Thomas Aquinas by a 2-1 margin. No. 7 New Haven took Bentley to a shootout after two overtimes tied 0-0 and came away with the overtime victory, while No. 6 Adelphi and No. 5 Pace secured 1-0 wins in regulation over Stonehill and Saint Anselm.
NE10 Semifinal action will take place on Thursday as Assumption hosts Pace and Adelphi will host New Haven. The Championship game is set for Sunday at the winner of the Pace vs. Assumption matchup. None of the four teams remaining in the field have won an NE10 Field Hockey Championship.
7 New Haven 1, #2 Bentley 0 (2OT) – New Haven Recap - Box Score
WALTHAM, Mass. – Seventh seed New Haven earned a victory via penalty strokes in the program's first-ever NE10 Playoff game, upsetting No. 2 seed Bentley at home 1-0 on Tuesday evening.
The game was scoreless through regulation and two overtimes thanks to some impressive goalkeeping from the Chargers' Keira Integlia and the Falcons' Mia Trottie who had 12 and five saves respectively.
In penalty strokes, New Haven converted its first two, while Integlia shut down Bentley. After a Charger miss the Falcons got on the board to make it 2-1. Taylor Geaglone converted on the fourth attempt to push the advantage to 3-1 and Bentley then failed to score, lifting New Haven to victory.
#6 Adelphi 1, #3 Stonehill 0 – Adelphi Recap – Box Score
EASTON, Mass. – Sixth seed Adelphi scored just 44 seconds into on a goal by Kelsey Catalano to secure a 1-0 victory over No. 3 seed Stonehill on the road Tuesday afternoon.
The Panthers (13-5, 10-3) won the quarterfinal match-up 1-0 in the opening seconds of action. Stonehill (13-5, 11-3) committed a foul that led to an Adelphi breakaway early on. Catalano and Giana McKeough had a give-and-go exchange in front of the cage that Catalano converted.
Adelphi outshot Stonehill 13-4, challenging Stonehill goalkeeper Abigail Campbell with 10 shots on goal. Montiel made her first playoff start in the cage for the Brown and Gold recording three saves and her sixth shutout of the season.
#5 Pace 1, #4 Saint Anselm 0 – Pace Recap – Box Score
MANCHESTER, N.H. – No. 5 Pace knocked off No. 4 Saint Anselm on a fourth quarter goal by Krista Dietz to secure a spot in the NE10 Semifinals on Tuesday evening.
The NE10's leading scorer, Krista Dietz, knocked in her 20th goal of the season in the 55th minute. The Blue and Gold controlled the majority of the game, having earned a 13-4 advantage in penalty corners. They also tallied a 5-1 edge in shots-on-goal.
Although not needed to make many saves (1), senior goalkeeper Grace Henderson picked up her sixth shutout of the season. The Australia native has allowed one or fewer goals in a remarkable 15 games this season.
#1 Assumption 2, #8 St. Thomas Aquinas 1 – Assumption Recap - Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. – Top seeded Assumption (18-1) held off an upset-minded Saint Thomas Aquinas team on Tuesday evening with a 2-1 victory over the Spartans (8-11).
The Greyhounds got on the board first as Deirdre Burchill scored at 6:53, however, the Spartans answered back three minutes later on a goal by Lauren Cooper. Christina Leonard eventually scored the game-winner in the third quarter.
Assumption held a 12-3 shot and 9-1 penalty corner advantage. Kylie Gargiulo made two saves to earn the win while Jessie Hohenstein stopped seven shots.
NE10 FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, November 1st
Quarterfinals – at Higher Seeds
Game 1: #1 Assumption 2, #8 Saint Thomas Aquinas 1
Game 2: #7 New Haven 1, #2 Bentley 0 (2OT)
Game 3: #6 Adelphi 1, #3 Stonehill 0
Game 4: #5 Pace 1, #4 Saint Anselm 0
Thursday, November 4th
Semifinals - at Higher Seeds
Match 5: #5 Pace at #1 Assumption – Time TBD
Match 6: #7 New Haven at #6 Adelphi – Time TBD
Sunday, November 7th
Championship – at Highest Seed
Game 7: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner
ABOUT THE NE10
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