PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. –
Gracie Moore scored a tiebreaking goal early in the 4
th quarter to help Bentley to a 3-2 road victory over Pace in the regular season finale on Saturday.
The Falcons will travel to Adelphi in the NE10 Championship quarterfinals on Monday. Game time will be 6:00 pm. Bentley will be the No. 5 seed and Adelphi the No. 4 seed.
The teams took turns scoring two unanswered goals. Bentley's came in the 1
st and 2
nd quarters and Pace's came early in the 4
th frame.
Bentley took a 1-0 lead on a penalty stroke goal by
Emily Crowell. It was her second straight game with a penalty stroke goal after she scored the game winner in Tuesday night's win at Franklin Pierce.
1:02 into the second quarter,
Lida Coco notched her third goal of the year to give the Falcons a 2-0 lead.
Bentley led 2-0 at halftime and after the third quarter as well. The goalkeeper combo of
Erin McGuinness and
Mia Trottie combined to make seven saves through 45 minutes.
Pace though notched a goal 40 seconds into the 4
th quarter off the stick of Bella Basulto. And just under two minutes later the Setters converted a penalty stroke goal from Krista Dietz to tie the score 2-2.
But just 28 seconds later, Moore scored a clutch goal to put the Falcons back in front.
Off a penalty corner, Bentley worked the ball from the top of the circle to
Libby Harrison on the right. Harrison then slid a pass to Moore, who quickly fired to the near post to give Bentley the lead.
The goal was Moore's 5
th of the season.
Bentley finished the regular season with records of 10-8 overall and 9-4 in the NE10.