Two Upsets Highlight NE10 Quarterfinals
MANSFIELD, Mass. - Two upsets took center stage in the Northeast-10 Conference Field Hockey Championship Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening. No. 7 Pace defeated No. 2 Assumption 1-0 and No. 6 New Haven won a hard-fought 1-0 double-overtime battle at No. 3 Bentley to advance to the NE10 Semifinals on Friday along with No. 1 Saint Anselm and No. 4 Adelphi.
NE10 Semifinal action will take place on Friday as No. 1 Saint Anselm hosts No. 4 Adelphi and No. 6 New Haven hosts No. 7 Pace. The Championship game is set for Sunday at the winner of the Saint Anselm and Adelphi matchup.
Postseason admission in all rounds of NE10 fall championships will be $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and children. Current NE10 students, with valid ID, will be admitted free of charge.
#1 Saint Anselm 2, #8 SNHU 1 – Saint Anselm Recap - Box Score
MANCHESTER, N.H. – Junior Abbey Bevens scored the game-winning goal for the No. 7-ranked Hawks with 1:46 remaining in regulation time, tipping home a powerful blast from the top of the arc by senior Shelby Dunn.
The strike by Bevens, her fourth goal of the season, capped off a strong stretch of play by the Hawks, who were awarded three consecutive penalty corners after back-to-back saves by the Penmen netminder late in the contest.
SNHU jumped ahead by a 1-0 margin just 4:40 into the second half as Bernardita Diaz de Vivar collected a nice pass from Annemartine Christis and fired home a blast that deflected off the Hawks defense and in.
The Hawks tied the game just 22 seconds later off a goal from Davis, set up nicely by senior Maddison LeBeau and senior Maggie Malloy, whose last touch was sent forward to the crease. Davis was able to knock the ball out of mid-air, settle it, and reverse it past the Penmen netminder for her 10th goal of the season.
#4 Adelphi 4, #5 STAC 3 – Adelphi Recap – Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Scoring twice in the last minute of the first period, Panthers' sophomore Amanda Lee scored the first and assisted on the second goal, finding graduate student Kaylee Deleva to give Adelphi the advantage.
As the second quarter began, the Spartans notched another goal, this time from Kelly Johnson to tie the game up at two each. Adelphi (11-8) responded quickly, capitalizing on a penalty corner setup and scoring off a rebound goal that trickled into the back of the cage by Emiline Biggin. to give the Cats three goals with plenty of time left in the second. Both teams shot for a combined 21 times in the first half while also creating ten penalty corners.
Coming out of the half, STAC was on the attack, accumulating five shots, however a key defensive save by Francesca Manzella prevented the Spartans from tying the game. The Brown and Gold scored their fourth goal of the game off a penalty corner that was struck in by Deleva, giving the home team the upper hand heading into the final 15 minutes of play.
#6 New Haven 1, #3 Bentley 0 (2 OT) – New Haven Recap – Box Score
WALTHAM, Mass. – As the first overtime period passed and the second overtime began, the Chargers seemed to contain their composure, moving the ball up and down the field. It would not be until the 75th minute where the Chargers would once again find a penalty corner in the Falcon's defensive end, giving the Chargers another scoring opportunity. Sophomore Sophia Ruh would insert the ball to the top of the circle, finding sophomore Olivia Chase, who would pass to her left to senior Katie Durkee. Durkee with a strong pass into the middle of the circle, freshman Erin Smith found her way behind a defender, tipping the ball right past the pads of Falcon goalkeeper Trottie, for the game winner.
The Chargers would tally up a total of eight shots on the evening, five of which would find their way on goal, as well as collecting five penalty corners. Chargers' goalkeeper Keira Integlia made a total of four saves, to help boost the Chargers to a win.
#7 Pace 2, #2 Assumption 1 – Pace Recap - Box Score
WORCESTER, Mass. – Coming in off the break, Pace awoke from its offensive slumber in the third quarter and after three and a half minutes a penalty corner found its way to sophomore midfielder Noelle Meij, who fed the ball to senior defender Hannah Wyllie on the wing of the circle. Wyllie, a transplant from across the pond, passed the ball inside where junior defender Kate Demars scored the first tally of the game. For Demars, the reigning NE10 Defensive Player of the Week, it was the third consecutive game with a goal.
The Greyhounds (14-5, 11-2 NE10) answered with the equalizer 10 minutes later before Meij registered the go-ahead tally in the 51st minute to help the Setters to the quarterfinal victory.
Scoring again off a penalty corner, senior midfielder Jessica Wolfe received the ball near the middle of the circle and passed it inside where Meij put in the game-winner.
NE10 FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, November 15th
Quarterfinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 1: #8 Southern New Hampshire 1, #1 Saint Anselm 2
Match 2: #7 Pace 2, #2 Assumption 1
Match 3: #6 New Haven 1, #3 Bentley 0 (2 OT)
Match 4: #5 Saint Thomas Aquinas 3, #4 Adelphi 4
Friday, November 18th
Semifinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 5: #1 Saint Anselm vs. #4 Adelphi - 4:00 PM
Match 6: #6 New Haven vs. #7 Pace - 6:00 PM
Sunday, November 20th
Championship – at Higher Seeds
Match 7: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 Winner - Time TBD
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