WALTHAM, Mass. – After a big overtime win over Franklin Pierce on Saturday, Bentley returns to the Granite State to play Southern New Hampshire on Thursday in the final game of the regular season.

The game was moved up one day to avoid inclement weather on Friday. The new start time is Thursday at 4:00 pm.

Bentley goes into Thursday's game with a 4-4 NE10 record. That has them tied for third place with Pace. However, the Setters own the head-to-head tiebreaker. The Falcons will need a win, plus a loss by Pace to Franklin Pierce on Friday, to have a top-four seed and host a first round playoff game next Tuesday.

The seven-team field for the conference playoffs and seeding for each team will be finalized after the regular season concludes on Friday. The opening round is on November 10 with three games and the #1 seed gets a bye to the semifinals.

In Saturday's overtime win over Franklin Pierce, Kaitie Ryan scored the tying goal late in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Then in double overtime, Eveline Ronzoni notched the winning goal for a 2-1 victory.

Ryan was named the NE10 Rookie of the Week on Monday following her heroics.

Bentley and Southern New Hampshire have already place once in 2026, in the season opener back on September 6 in Waltham. It was a tightly contested game that the Penmen won in a penalty shootout.

The all-time series has been tightly contested as well, at 10-9 in Bentley's favor, including two home wins last season. They won 3-2 in overtime in the regular season and 4-2 in the quarterfinals of the NE10 playoffs.