MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL
Adelphi and Saint Anselm to Face Bentley and Le Moyne in the NE10 Semifinals.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – In quarterfinal action of the 2023 Northeast-10 Championship, No. 3 Adelphi and No. 5 Saint Anselm survived and advanced to the semifinal round despite wet weather in the northeast on Saturday afternoon.
Adelphi started the quarterfinal round with a 21-4 victory against No. 6 Southern New Hampshire at home before No. 5 Saint Anselm took down No. 4 Pace 15-12 at Pace. Semifinal action gets underway on Wednesday as Saint Anselm travels to Le Moyne and Adelphi plays at Bentley.
No. 3 Adelphi 21, No. 6 Southern New Hampshire 4 – Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Offense galore was the only way to describe the first quarter, with 11 total goals. Duchnowski netted all three of his goals in a 5:09 stretch which highlighted an eight-goal opening frame. While the Penmen (6-6, 5-5 NE10) were able to keep it close for the first 10 minutes, the home team was quickly able to separate with their attack.
Defense was the name of the game in the second quarter for the Panthers (15-2, 8-2 NE10), allowing a game-low five shots and causing a game-high seven turnovers. The hosts shutout the visitors in the frame while also scoring five including two tallies from Hall to head into the break with a 13-3 lead.
No. 5 Saint Anselm 15, No. 4 Pace 12 – Box Score
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Saint Anselm rallied to start the second quarter, scoring four straight goals in the first 5:59 of the second to go ahead 7-5. After Zabbia's second of the day cut it the deficit to one, Jack Andrews, who led Saint Anselm with four goals, put in his second as well just 24 seconds later to make it an 8-6 game. Pace was able to narrow Saint Anselm's lead to one before the half, as Zabbia put in two more. Chase Lilly converted a man-up opportunity for the Hawks, who took a 9-8 lead into halftime.
After the teams traded goals early in the third, the Setters took the lead back with goals from Caputo and senior attack Marcus Ottaviano (Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada/Nichols School) as Pace went ahead 11-10 with 4:21 left in the third. The visitors responded once again, netting two goals in 41 seconds to go up 12-11 heading to the fourth quarter.
The Hawks created some distance early in the fourth, getting two goals from Quinn Gannon and Chris Claflin in the first 1:33 of the final period. Another goal by Andrews with 6:36 left gave the visitors a four-goal lead, and despite Caputo picking up his fourth of the day with just under five minutes remaining, Saint Anselm held off the Setters to take a 15-11 victory and advance to the NE10 Conference Championship semifinal round.
2023 NE10 Men's Lacrosse Championship
1. Le Moyne (10-0)
2. Bentley (8-2) *
3. Adelphi (8-2) *
4. Pace (7-3) **
5. Saint Anselm (7-3) **
6. Southern New Hampshire (5-5)
* Bentley earned the #2 seed based on their head-to-head over win over Adelphi during the regular season.
** Pace earned the #4 seed based on their head-to-head win over Saint Anselm during the regular season.
Saturday, April 29th
First Round
Game 1: #6 Southern New Hampshire 4, #3 Adelphi 21
Game 2: #5 Saint Anselm 15, #4 Pace 12
Wednesday, May 3rd
Semifinals
Game 3: #5 Saint Anselm at #1 Le Moyne – 4:00 pm
Game 4: #3 Adelphi at #2 Bentley – 7:00 pm
Saturday, May 6th
Championship at Highest Remaining Seed
Game 5: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 13 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
