FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 7, 2016
The No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in the country are set to square off in Sunday's NE-10 Women's Lacrosse Championship game, as each posted impressive wins in Semifinal action today.
Sunday's title game can be seen at Northeast10.tv
#1 Adelphi 13, #4 New Haven 3 | BOXSCORE
GAREDEN CITY, N.Y. - For the seventh straight year since joining the Northeast-10 Conference, Adelphi will play for a conference Championship.
The top-seeded Panthers (18-0, 13-0 NE-10) defeated the No. 4 seed New Haven to kick off Championship Weekend on Motamed Field on Saturday afternoon, and will face No. 2 Le Moyne in Sunday's title game.
Kate Beier scored three of the first four goals of the game for Adelphi, as she and Rachel O'Brien combined for six tallies in the contest.
NE-10 Player of the Year Jacqueline Jahelka scored twice and added an assist, as did Third Team All-Conference performer Emily Keesling to account for 10 of Adelphi's 13 goals.
Taylor Hayes remained perfect on the season as she played all 60 minutes in net, making three saves on six shots faced.
#2 Le Moyne 18, #3 Bentley 11 | BOXSCORE
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. – Senior attacker Erica Geremia registered six points to lead the second-ranked and second-seeded Le Moyne to an 18-11 victory over third-seeded on Saturday afternoon in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship semifinals at Adelphi University's Motamed Field.
Le Moyne (17-1) advances to the Northeast-10 Conference Championship game for the fifth time in six years and will take on top-ranked and top-seeded Adelphi on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.
NE-10 Women's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Sunday, May 8th
Championship
Hosted by Adelphi University
Game 7: #1 Adelphi vs. #2 Le Moyne - 1:00pm
Additiional reporting for this release provided by the Adelphi and Le Moyne athletics communications staffs
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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.
