2008 Northeast-10 Field Hockey Championship
Wednesday, October 29
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #3 Southern Connecticut 6, #6 Franklin Pierce 3
Game 2: #4 Stonehill 3, #5 Saint Michael's 2 (OT)
Saturday, November 1
Semifinals - Final Four
at Site of Highest Seed
Game 3: #1 UMass Lowell 3, #4 Stonehill 2
Game 4: #2 Bentley 1, #3 Southern Connecticut 0
Sunday, November 2
Championship
Game 5: #2 Bentley 1, #1 UMass Lowell 0 (OT)
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Bentley Upends UMass Lowell, 1-0, in NE-10 Title Game
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LOWELL, Mass. – Courtney Bartlett (Brunswick, Maine) scored
the only goal of the game in overtime as No. 6 Bentley defeated No.
4 UMass Lowell, 1-0, to capture the 2008 Northeast-10 field hockey
championship Sunday afternoon at Cushing Field.
The Falcons improve to 17-5 with the win, their 16th straight
victory. The championship title was their eighth overall and first
since 2002. The River Hawks fall to 18-4 overall and missed out on
winning their sixth straight tournament championship. UML had its
seven-game win streak snapped with the loss.
Bartlett, named to the All-Tournament Team, scored the
game’s only goal just a minute and 45 seconds into the
overtime period – 71:45 into the match. Nicole Murphy
(Dedham, Mass.) picked up the assist on the game-winner, a goal
that came after a penalty corner.
Alyssa Sliney (Brewster, Mass.), named the tournament’s Most
Outstanding Player, made six saves to earn her 17th win of the
season and eight shutout of the season.
Amy Carbon, named to the All-Tournament Team, stopped five of six
shots faced, but took the loss in goal for UML.
Each team recorded nine shots on goal. The River Hawks held the
advantage in the first half, 7-2. Bentley had a 6-2 edge in the
second half. The Falcons had the only shot of overtime.
UML held a slight edge in penalty corners, 7-6, for the game. The
Falcons had the only penalty corner of the overtime period, the
corner that led to the winning goal.
Carbon and Jaci Moulton (Baldwinville, Mass.) were named to the
All-Tournament team from UMass Lowell.
Sliney, Bartlett and Jenna Panzone (East Falmouth, Mass.) were
picked for the All-Tournament team for Bentley.
Stephanie Howard (Franklin Pierce), Jordan Smalling (Saint
Michael’s), Dieny Charlot (Southern Connecticut) and Kerri
Sullivan (Stonehill) round out the All-Tournament team selection.


























