FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2014
It'll be a battle of the top two seeds in the Northeast-10 Championship Final on Sunday as Assumption College and The College of Saint Rose will meet in Sunday's showdown. Here's how they got there.
#1 Assumption 2, #5 Franklin Pierce 1
WORCESTER, Mass. - The Assumption College women's soccer team won its Northeast-10 Conference semifinal match-up 2-1 against the Franklin Pierce Universtiy Ravens Friday night. The win propels the Greyhounds into the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The victory lofts Assumption's record to 15-3-1 overall while Franklin Pierce drops to 11-6-1.
The match between the Ravens and the Hounds started out slow with both teams failing to score throughout nearly the entire first half. It wasn't until the 41st minute that the first goal of the game was netted, off the head of NE-10 Player of the Year Paige Radomski, pictured.
NE-10 All-Rookie selection Nikki Sloan launched a corner kick from the left side into the box. A couple of Hounds batted the ball around before Radomski headed it past Raven keeper Casey Cook for the 1-0 lead.
At the 73-minute mark, a Greyhound foul in the box placed Franklin Pierce's Talita Pereira at the line for a penalty kick. Despite being in the right place, Assumption goalie, Rachel Edgin, was unable to secure the ball and the Ravens tied up the score.
The goal sparked a quick response from the Hounds as Radomski netted her second goal of the game, the eventual game-winner, just nine seconds later on the game clock. The well-placed shot went high into the left corner of the net over the hands of Franklin Pierce goalkeeper Casey Cook.
#2 Saint Rose 3 #3 Adelphi 0
ALBANY, N.Y. – The College of Saint Rose scored three times in the second half to upend Adelphi Universtiy 3-0 in today's Northeast-10 Conference Championship Semifinal at Sullivan Field at the Plumeri Sports Complex.
The seventh-ranked Golden Knights (17-1-2) are
now a win away from their seventh NE-10 Championship within the
past eight years. They will visit top-seed Assumption on Sunday in
an attempt to claim another title.
Senior forward Carmelina
Puopolo scored her league-leading 18th goal of
the year that amounted to her eighth game-winner at the 68:06 mark.
Freshman forward Morgan
Burchhardt then added an insurance tally with
83:48 gone by and senior midfielder Meeghan
Arno closed it out less than four minutes
later.
Senior Sam Whitney, the 2013 and
2104 NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Year, recorded three saves in each
period to keep Adelphi (13-5-1) very much in the match for most of
the contest. Sophomore Ashley Homer did
not need to make a save, but nevertheless distributed the ball
flawlessly as the Golden Knights defenders routinely played it back
to her throughout a cold, damp, and windy
afternoon.
Championship Update
The Northeast-10 Conference will be broadcasting the final game live at northeast10.tv on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1:00 p.m.
Also be sure to follow the Northeast-10 on Twitter (@TheNortheast10) for the latest championship news and updates.
Additional information for this release provided by the Assumption and Saint Rose athletics communications staffs.
2014 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
Tuesday, November 4 - Quarterfinals
Match 1: #1 Assumption 2, #8 Stonehill 1, Final -
OT
Match 2: #5 Franklin Pierce 2, #4 Southern
Connecticut 1, Final - 2OT
Match 3: #2 Saint Rose 2, #7 Pace 0
Match 4: #3 Adelphi 1, #6 Le Moyne 0
Friday, November 7 - Semifinals
Match 5: #1 Assumption 2, #5 Franklin Pierce
1
Match 6: #2 Saint Rose 3, #3 Adelphi 0
Sunday, November 9
Championship
Match 7: #2 Saint Rose at #1 Assumption - 1:00
p.m.
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 6,000 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 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.
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