Field Hockey

High Seeds Prevail in NE10 Field Hockey Championship Opening Round

Home Teams Sweep Tuesday's Action in Convincing Fashion

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
Opening Round (Nov. 10)
No. 2 Assumption 7, No. 7 SNHU 0
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No. 3 Adelphi 4, No. 6 AIC 0
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No. 4 Pace 3, No. 5 Bentley 1
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IMPACT PLAYERS
  • NE10 Player of the Week Feline Rook continued her torrid pace lately, scoring two games to give her 18 on the season and seven in the last three games
  • Jena Geels scored her nineth and 10th goals of the season for Adelphi, her fourth brace of the season
  • Adelphi keeper Tayla Szmak made four saves in a shutout performance
  • Mieke Rentsch? and Ella Holtman each scored twice for Assumption

KEY MOMENTS
  • Pace outshot Bentley 26-7 but was still deadlocked with the Falcons at one during the break.  Feline Rook scored the difference-maker in the fifth minute of the second half to put the Setters ahead.
  • Jena Geels scored her second goal for Adelphi just one minute into the second half, putting the Panthers up 3-0 and holding momentum right out of the halfway point.

GAME NOTES
  • Assumption controlled its entire matchup vs. SNHU, outshooting the Penmen 24-1 and outcornering their foes 7-0.
  • Assumption was 3-for-7 on corners, using the penalty plays to jump ahead in the first half
  • Carlotta Oschmann scored off a stroke for Pace, netting the first goal of the day across all six teams.
  • The 3-1 win is Pace's first multi-goal win in NE10 Championship history.
  • This is the fourth straight season the NE10 semifinals feature both Assumption and Saint Anselm.
  • Adelphi will play for its first appearance in the NE10 Championship Final since 2022.  Pace has never played for a title.

NEXT UP
Championship Semifinals (November 13)
No. 4 Pace at No. 1 Saint Anselm
No. 3 Adelphi at No. 2 Assumption
 
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