WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley field hockey has won seven straight games and they will look to make it eight in a row when they visit NE10 rival Assumption on Wednesday at 7:00 pm.
The Falcons are 7-4 overall and 5-0 in the NE10, which has them in a tie for first in the conference standings with Adelphi.
The Greryhounds sport records of 5-5 overall and 4-1 NE10.
Bentley has outscored teams 37-8 during the winning streak, which began on September 17 with a 2-1, non-conference victory over Assumption in Waltham.
Wednesday's game will be a matchup of the top two scoring teams in the NE10 on a per game basis. Assumption is first at 3.60 goals per game and Bentley is second at 3.55.
Gracie Moore leads the NE10 with seven assists and she is third in both goals (8) and points (23).
Also in the top-10 are
Layla Conway in goals (T-5
th, with 6) and
Madeline Krepelka in assists (T-7
th, with 4). Goalie
Annie Lorenz is 5
th in goals against average at 1.96.
After Wednesday night, the Falcons head to Long Island to take on Adelphi on Saturday at 4:00 pm. Next week they have two home games against AIC on the 14
th and Saint Thomas Aquinas on the 18
th for Senior Day.