FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 2016
The top four seeds in the 2016 NE-10 Women's Lacrosse
championship advanced to the semifinals with wins earlier tonight.
#1 Adelphi 18, #8 Pace 2 | BOXSCORE
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Top-ranked and top-seeded Adelphi scored the first 18 goals of their Quarterfinal Round game against Pace, en route to an 18-2 win against eighth-seeded Pace.
With the win, the Panthers remain undefeated (17-0), and now earn the right to host this weekend's Northeast-10 Conference Semifinals and Finals. Those games will take place this Saturday and Sunday, May 7 and May 8.
Adelphi's Rachel O'Brien led all scorers registering eight points on the strength of three goals and five assists.
#2 Le Moyne 15, #7 American International 4 | BOXSCORE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Senior attacker Maggie Monnat recorded eight points to lead the second-ranked and second-seeded Le Moyne to a 15-4 victory over seventh-seeded American International in the opening round of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Wednesday afternoon at Ted Grant Field.
With the victory, the Dolphins advance to the semifinals for the fifth time in their six years in the conference and will take on third-seeded Bentley at top-ranked and top-seeded Adelphi University on Saturday at a time still to be determined.
#3 Bentley 9, #6 Stonehill 8 | BOXSCORE
WALTHAM, Mass. – Sophomore Kathleen Gillespie scored the go-ahead goal with 1:32 remaining to lift Bentley to a 9-8 victory over Stonehill and into the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship.
Gillespie's goal, off a feed from Kelsey Howard, broke an 8-8 tie. Meredith Hart then won the ensuing draw control, and Bentley was able to run out the clock to clinch a berth in Saturday's semifinal against No. 2 seed Le Moyne.
It's the 11th straight win for Bentley, which was ranked No. 13 in this week's rankings, and extends the school record streak that they already hold.
The Falcons controlled the first half and led 5-2 at the break. They outshot the visiting Skyhawks 18-7 in the opening 30 minutes. Junior attack Ciara Morley had two goals in the first 10 minutes.
#4 New Haven 12, #9 Southern New Hampshire 9 | BOXSCORE
WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Fourth-seeded New Haven scored five of the game's first six goals, and withstood a late charge from the visiting Penmen to advance to the Semifinal Round of the 2016 Northeast-10 Conference Championship with a 12-9 win tonight.
New Haven will head to Garden City, N.Y. to take on top-seeded Adelphi in the semifinals Saturday afternoon.
Southern New Hampshire pulled to within one goal midway through the second half, but New Haven scored four unanswered goals to pull away for the win.
The Chargers were led offensively by Alicia Busco and Maya Szymanski, as each scored three times in the win.
NE-10 Women's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Saturday, May 7th
Semifinals
Hosted by Adelphi University
Game 5: #1 Adelphi vs. #4 New Haven - 11:00am
Game 6: #2 Le Moyne vs. #3 Bentley - 2:00pm
Sunday, May 8th
Championship
Hosted by Adelphi University
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs Game 6 winner - 1:00pm
Additiional reporting for this release provided by the Bentley and Le Moyne athletics communications staffs
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 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 Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
