NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The Adelphi Panthers on Tuesday earned their first outright Northeast 10 regular seasons championship since 2018, running the table in conference to claim the league's No. 1 postseason seed. It's the first time Adelphi has won a share of the crown in consecutive years since 2016.
Hitting their stride over the back half of the season, the 11-4 (9-0) Panthers haven't lost since March 7th after an 0-4 start to the year. They tout the conference's No. 2 offense and No. 3 defense and NE10 leading goal scorer Ashley Kolomechuk.
Behind Adelphi there were two other teams that seperated from the back. Pace and Southern Connecticut check in at No. 2 and No. 3 in the bracket. For the Setters it snaps a three year run of claiming at least a portion of the regular season championship. For SCSU it caps an historic regular season that saw the Owls set a program record for single-season wins and break into the national rankings for the first time.
NE10 Championship first round action faces off on Saturday, April 25th with the conference trophy being decided a week later on May 2nd. All games will be hosted by that game's highest seed and broadcast live on
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Adelphi and Pace have met in each of the last two NE10 Championships and NCAA Regional Championships, splitting the conference crowns with AU winning both NCAA matchups. Either Pace or Adelphi has played in 13 of the last 15 NE10 Championship finals, with AU's eight titles being the most among active programs in the conference. Only Pace, Bentley and Saint Michael's have also won it all.
1. Adelphi (9-0)
2. Pace (8-1)
3. Southern Connecticut (6-3)
4. Assumption (5-4) *
5. Saint Anselm (5-4) *
6. Bentley (5-4) *
7. Southern New Hampshire (3-6) **
* Assumption, Saint Anselm & Bentley all finished 1-1 vs. each other within their mini-conference. When comparing results vs. other teams in the standings, all three lost to both Adelph & Pace. Assumption earned the #4 seed based on their win vs. SCSU (both Saint Anselm & Bentley lost to SCSU). Saint Anselm earned the #5 seed based on their regular season win vs. Bentley during the regular season.
** Saint Michael's also finished with a 3-6 record. SNHU earned the #7 seed based on their regular season win vs. Saint Michael's.
Saturday, April 25th
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #7 Southern New Hampshire at #2 Pace – 12:00 pm
Game 2: #6 Bentley at #3 Southern Connecticut – 4:00 pm
Game 3: #5 Saint Anselm at #4 Assumption – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, April 29th
Semifinals - at Higher Seeds
Game 4: Game 3 winner at Adelphi - 4:00 pm
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Saturday, May 2nd
Championship – at Higher Seed
Game 6: Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner
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