Ryan Records 35 Points and 19 Rebounds to Knock-Off Top Seed Adelphi.
MANSFIELD, Mass. - On Sunday afternoon, Stonehill will host Saint Anselm in the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Basketball Championship final after the two programs recorded victories in the semifinal round on Thursday night. It is the 12th all-time appearance for the Skyhawks in the championship game, while it is Saint Anselm's first since the 1998-99 season.
The Northeast Division's top-seeded Skyhawks edged Le Moyne, the two seed out of the Southwest Division, by a narrow 55-53 margin at the Merkert Gymnasium behind a 16-point effort by Gabrielle Reuter. Meanwhile on Long Island, the Northeast's second-seeded Hawks upset the overall top seed in Adelphi, 70-59, behind a monstrous 35-point, 19-rebound double-double from NE10 Player of the Year, Shannon Ryan.
Stonehill has earned the right to host on Sunday, with tip-off for the championship game in Easton, Mass. scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will be shown live on NE10NOW.tv.
No. 1 Stonehill 55, No. 2 Le Moyne 53 - Box Score
EASTON, Mass. – Northeast Division top-seeded Stonehill, ranked No. 25 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and D2SIDA Top 25 polls, surged to a 12-point lead after three quarters of play and held off Southwest No. 2 Le Moyne down the stretch to secure a 55-53 victory in semifinal round action of the 2020 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Paula Sullivan Court at Merkert Gymnasium tonight.
Stonehill (22-5, 16-3 NE10), ranked No. 2 in this week's NCAA Division II East Regional rankings, advances to the NE10 Championship game for the 12th time in program history, where it will host Northeast No. 2 Saint Anselm (21-6, 15-4 NE10) at Merkert Gym on Sunday at 1 p.m. Saint Anselm advanced with a 70-59 victory over Southwest No. 1 and No. 8/5 Adelphi (27-3, 17-2 NE10) in tonight's other semifinal in Garden City, New York. Le Moyne, ranked No. 5 in this week's NCAA East Regional rankings, figures to extend its season in the NCAA Tournament next week.
GOING TO THE 'SHIP! #25/25 @stonehillwbb advances to 12th #NE10EMBRACE Championship with victory over regionally-ranked Le Moyne! #GoHIll #NCAAD2 Skyhawks host Northeast Division #2 Saint Anselm Sunday at 1 PM pic.twitter.com/UnD8LOY3EC
— Stonehill Athletics (@GoStonehill) March 6, 2020
No. 2 Saint Anselm 70, No. 1 Adelphi 59 - Box Score
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – The Saint Anselm women's basketball team will play for a Northeast-10 Conference title after picking up a 70-59 victory over the No. 8 program in NCAA Division II, Adelphi, on Thursday in the NE10 semifinals.
The Hawks, ranked fourth in the latest NCAA Division II East Region poll, improve to 21-6 overall on the season and will head to top-seeded Stonehill this Sunday, Mar. 8 at 1 p.m. for the NE10 Championship game. Adelphi (27-3) loses for just the third time in 30 games this season, but does so to Saint Anselm for the second time in 2019-20.
Saint Anselm will make its first NE10 title game appearance since the 1998-99 season in which it fell to Bentley by 10 points. The Hawks won their only league postseason title in the 1990-91 campaign, toppling Bentley by an 81-76 margin.
Senior Shannon Ryan led the Saint Anselm offense with 35 points to her credit, reeling in a game-high 19 rebounds for the Hawks. She now has scored a single-season best 621 points to date this year, averaging 23 points for Saint Anselm across 27 games. She has also established a new single-season team record with 406 rebounds in 2019-20.
HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN! The @STAHawksWBB squad takes down the nationally-ranked Panthers to earn a spot in Sunday's @TheNortheast10 title game! #HawksSoarHigher #NE10EMBRACE @SaintAnselm pic.twitter.com/WT0JRUpII6
— Saint Anselm Hawks (@STAHawks) March 6, 2020
NE10 Women's Basketball Championship
Northeast Division:
1. Stonehill (16-3)
2. Saint Anselm (15-4)
3. Bentley (14-5)
4. Southern New Hampshire (8-11)
5. Assumption (7-12)
Southwest Division:
1. Adelphi (17-2)
2. Le Moyne (14-5)
3. New Haven (12-7)
4. Pace (12-7)
5. American International (5-14)
First Round Friday, February 28th:
Game 1: Southern New Hampshire (No. 4 seed NE) 77, American International (No. 5 seed SW) 47
Game 2: Assumption (No. 5 seed NE) 59, Pace (No. 4 seed SW) 45
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 1st:
Game 3: Adelphi (No. 1 seed SW) 81, Southern New Hampshire (No. 4 seed NE) 55
Game 4: Stonehill (No. 1 seed NE) 61, Assumption (No. 5 seed NE)52
Game 5: Le Moyne (No. 2 seed SW) 54, Bentley (No. 3 seed NE) 51
Game 6: Saint Anselm (No. 2 seed NE) 55, New Haven (No. 3 seed SW) 44
Semifinals Thursday, March 5th (at highest remaining seeds):
Game 7: Saint Anselm (No. 2 seed NE) 70, Adelphi (No. 1 seed SW) 59
Game 8: Stonehill (No. 1 seed NE) 55, Le Moyne (No. 2 seed SW) 53
Championship Sunday, March 8th (at highest remaining seed):
Game 9: Saint Anselm (No. 2 seed NE) at Stonehill (No. 1 seed NE) (1:00 PM)
-Recaps provided by Stonehill and Saint Anselm athletic communications-
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