NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The St. Anselm Hawks, defending NCAA DII National Champions, were selected by the league's coaches to win the Northeast 10 championship in 2025. The Assumption Greyhounds, who fell to the Hawks during their NCAA run after toppling them in the NE10 final, were selected second.
St. Anselm will look much different this fall after graduating nine starters including NCAA Championship hero Maddie Daivs, goaltender Sydney Falterer and 2023 NE10 Defensive Player of the Year Grace Michael. St. A's does bring back Millie Forster, a backbone of their roster who played the national title game with a broken bone in her hand. Meghan Smith returns after scoring 19 points off the bench as a sophomore in 2024.
Assumption is headlined by bringing back one of the top goalkeepers in the country in fifth-year Paige Gillette. The top returning keeper in the conference and an NE10 Second Teamer in 2024, Gillette stopped more than 80% of shots she saw last fall. The Greyhounds also bring back their leading scorer, Elle Murray, who found the cage 12 times last fall, including twice in the NE10 Championship Final. Assumption tied with SNHU for the top defense in the league a year ago.
Following the Hounds and Hawks are recent staples near the top of the conference standings in Pace, Bentley and SNHU. Pace and SNHU will have different looks this year replacing the last two Players of the Year in the league after the graduations of Annamartine Christis and Krista Dietz.
St. Thomas Aquinas ranked the highest of the league's affiliate members, checking in 10th. This fall marks the final season Mercy, Molloy and St. Thomas Aquinas will play in the NE10 with their home conference, the ECC, launching field hockey sponsorship in 2026, furthering the growth of the sport at the Division II level.
|
Team |
Votes |
First Place |
| 1 |
Saint Anselm |
139 |
7 |
| 2 |
Assumption |
132 |
5 |
| 3 |
Pace |
111 |
|
| 4 |
Bentley |
109 |
1 |
| 5 |
SNHU |
104 |
|
| 6 |
Adelphi |
100 |
|
| 7 |
Franklin Pierce |
62 |
|
| 8 |
SCSU |
60 |
|
| 9 |
American Int'l |
53 |
|
| 10 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
47 |
|
| 11 |
Mercy |
39 |
|
| 12 |
Saint Michael's |
37 |
|
| 13 |
Molloy |
21 |
|
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