Women's Soccer

Franklin Pierce and Bentley to Play for NE10 Title on Sunday

Top Seeds Win Close Semifinal Games

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
SEMIFINALS (Nov. 5)
No. 2 Bentley 1, No. 3 Saint Michael's 0
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No. 1 Franklin Pierce 2, No. 4 Saint Anselm 1
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TOP PERFORMANCES
  • Bentley's Cami Ayandele scored the only goal in the 44th minute of Thursday afternoon's 1-0 win over Saint Michael's, avenging the Falcons' first round loss to the Purple Knights in the 2025 NE10 Championship. 
  • Bentley's Holly DiPalo tallied a five-save shutout to lead her team to victory.
  • Franklin Pierce's McKenna Maguire (15th minute) and Kenzie Longmuir (57th minute) scored goals on Thursday night to help the Ravens earn a 2-1 win over Saint Anselm in a rematch of the NE10 Championship final last season. 
  • Franklin Pierce's defense allowed just five shots on goal and two corner kicks to Saint Anselm. 

KEY MOMENTS
  • Despite being outshot by an 18-6 margin, Bentley was able to outlast Saint Michael's with only three shots on goal as a team. Overall, Bentley also had just two corner kicks to Saint Michael's five. 
  • Franklin Pierce outshot Saint Anselm in the first half, 11-1, and took a 1-0 lead into halftime after Maguire's goal. Longmuir added an important insurance goal in the second half - proving especially important when Saint Anselm's Abigail Wilder scored in the 86th minute to narrow the Ravens' lead. 

GAME NOTES
  • This marks the third straight season that Franklin Pierce will play in the NE10 Championship final. It is the first time they have hosted the final since 2018. 
  • Bentley advances to its first NE10 Championship final since 1998, which it won 1-0 over American International. 
  • If Franklin Pierce wins on Sunday, it would be the 10th conference title in program history - putting the Ravens just one behind Saint Rose for the all-time NE10 record. 
  • Bentley won its 14th game of the season on Thursday, breaking the program's single-season record set in 1996, 1998 and 2001. 
  • Bentley head coach Tim Mason is in his first year with the program. It is the second straight season that a first-year coach has led his program to the NE10 Championship final (Saint Anselm's Lee Moyce in 2025). 

WHAT IS NEXT?
Championship Final (November 8)
No. 2 Bentley at No. 1 Franklin Pierce, 1PM
 
ABOUT THE NE10
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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.

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