Women's Soccer

NE10 Books Three Teams for NCAA Women's Soccer Championship

Bentley Earns No. 1 Seed for First Time Ever

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NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Three teams - Bentley, Franklin Pierce and Saint Michael's - will represent the Northeast 10 Conference at the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship, as announced on Monday night on ncaa.com. 

Bentley, which won its first NE10 Championship title since 1998, will enter the East Regional as the No. 1 seed for the first time in program history. The Falcons earned a 2-1 road victory over Franklin Pierce on Sunday to improve to 15-1-3 this season under first-year head coach Tim Mason. Bentley has earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of No. 4 Saint Michael's and No. 5 Bridgeport in the second round. 

Franklin Pierce, the NE10 Championship finalist, is the No. 3 seed and will play against No. 6 Molloy in the first round on Friday at Jefferson. The Ravens have advanced to the NCAA Division II semifinals each of the past two seasons, including a trip to the national championship game in 2025. Franklin Pierce qualifies for the NCAA Championship for the third straight season, the longest streak among NE10 programs. 

Saint Michael's earned its first bid to the NCAA Championship in program history on Monday night and will be the No. 4 seed in the East Regional bracket. It will be a battle of Purple Knights on Friday, as Saint Michael's will play Bridgeport on the Bentley campus. Saint Michael's qualified for its third consecutive appearance in the NE10 Championship this season - the longest such stretch for the program since 2000-02. 

For the first time this fall, NCAA DII championship fields were decided entirely by computer, relying on the new NPI format and formula. The Division II Women's Soccer Championships consists of a 56-team bracket in eight regions. The two finalists in each region will advance to third and quarterfinal round competitions to be played Nov. 20 and Nov. 22. The semifinal and championship games will take place Dec. 3 and 5 at CPKC Stadium hosted by Kansas City Sports Commission and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

Both Franklin Pierce and Saint Michael's will play at 1 p.m. on Friday, November 13th. All games are broadcast free of charge on the NCAA Championship Pass.
 
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