Saint Rose Beats Adelphi for Second-Straight Year in NE10 Championship.
ALBANY, N.Y. - The College of Saint Rose women's soccer team defeated Adelphi 4-1 in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship today at Sullivan Field. The triumph marks the fourth consecutive NE10 championship victory for the Golden Knights, and the 11th league title in program history.
Junior forward Mia Klammer finished with two goals and an assist the claim the honor of Most Outstanding Player during the league's postseason.
Junior back Ryleigh Hopeck also finished with a goal and an assist, while freshman midfielder Brielle Zink totaled two helpers as well.
After Adelphi took a 1-0 lead with an unassisted score by Kayleigh Goodrich the sixth minute, the Golden Knights rattled off four answered goals to claim the victory in a rematch of last fall's NE10 championship contest.
Trailing 1-0, Klammer and Hopeck scored three minutes apart to provide Saint Rose a 2-1 advantage at halftime.
The Golden Knights would come out of the break with energy, as Piper Klammer netted the first goal of her collegiate career a mere 30 seconds after the second-half kickoff.
Saint Rose rounded out the scoring when senior defender Sanna Rein and freshman midfielder Sydney Myers combined for assists on Mia Klammer's second goal with 28 minutes remaining.
In addition to being honored as the Most Outstanding Player, Klammer was named to the All-Tournament Team alongside Myers and senior back Caylee Boose.
Saint Rose's Kelly Coster was named the NE10 Elite 24 Award winner with her 4.0 GPA as a Childhood and Special Education major. The Elite 24 honors the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at the finals site of each NE10 Championship.
The Golden Knights will look ahead to opening round action of the NCAA tournament this upcoming week. Expected to be named the top seed in the East Region, Saint Rose will wait for Monday night's NCAA selection show to determine a future opponent.
-Recap provided by Saint Rose athletic communications-
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER
Mia Klammer, Saint Rose
ALL-CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
Krista Aliscio, Adelphi
Kayleigh Goodrich, Adelphi
Emilie Fox, Franklin Pierce
Caylee Boorse, Saint Rose
Mia Klammer, Saint Rose
Sydney Myers, Saint Rose
Lauren Conti, SNHU
ELITE 24 AWARD
Kelly Coster, Saint Rose
NE10 Women's Soccer Championship
Sunday, November 5th
Quarterfinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 1: #1 Saint Rose 3, #8 Southern Connecticut 0
Match 2: #2 Adelphi 1, #7 American Int'l 0
Match 3: #3 Southern New Hampshire 3, #6 Bentley 0
Match 4: #4 Franklin Pierce 3, #5 Saint Anselm 1
Thursday, November 9th
Semifinals - at Higher Seeds
Match 5: #1 Saint Rose 2, #4 Franklin Pierce 0
Match 6: #2 Adelphi 1, #3 Southern New Hampshire 0
Sunday, November 12th
Championship – at Highest Seed
Match 7: #1 Saint Rose 4, #2 Adelphi 1
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 12 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.
