WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley is set to host Assumption in the first round of the Northeast 10 men's soccer championship on Saturday.
Kickoff is at 12:00 pm and will be streamed on
FloCollege
Tickets are also available to purchase ahead of time.
The Falcons finished third in the NE10 standings with 16 points with a 5-3-1 record (7-5-3 overall). They were just one point behind AIC in second and four behind Southern New Hampshire in first.
After reaching the NE10 finals last season for the first time since 2017, the Falcons will be looking to go one better this year.
Bentley closed the regular season with two straight wins and three out of the last four. The last two matches saw a dramatic, last second 2-1 victory at Saint Michael's on a goal by
Michael Cagno, and a 4-0 win over Southern Connecticut in the final regular season match last Saturday.
Assumption is the #6 seed with 14 points from a 4-3-2 record (7-6-3). Its most recent game was a 3-1 defeat to Franklin Pierce on Wednesday.
The winner of Saturday's match will meet the winner of #2 AIC against #7 Adelphi. Southern New Hampshire earned a bye to the semifinals as the #1 seed, where they will play either #4 Saint Anselm or #5 Franklin Pierce.
The semifinals are on November 4 and the finals are on November 7, all hosted by the highest remaining seed.
In the regular season, Bentley defeated Assumption in Waltham 1-0 on September 23.
Owen MacKinnon scored the only goal in the 33
rd minute.
This will be the first ever postseason meeting between the two programs, who have played 52 times prior. Bentley leads the series 34-15-3.
