WALTHAM, Mass. – A trip to the Northeast 10 finals is on the line on Wednesday night when Bentley visits Pace in the NE10 semifinals.
The game gets underway at 6:00 pm and will be streamed live on
FloCollege
Bentley, the #6 seed, advanced with a 17-12 quarterfinal win at the #3 seed Southern Connecticut on Saturday. The #2 seed, Pace advanced with a 19-3 win over Southern New Hampshire. That was the ninth straight win for the Setters, who are ranked 13
th nationally.
The other semifinal on Wednesday is the #1 seed Adelphi hosting the #5 seed Saint Anselm.
The two winners advance to the championship game on Saturday at the highest remaining seed.
In Saturday's win over the Owls,
Emily Hayward and
Callie Burchill each scored five goals. Hayward added three assists for a career-high eight-point game. Senior
Caitlin Keenan also had a big offensive game with three goals and four assists.
Goalie
Lauren Rochel made 15 saves, just one short of her season high.
This is the second time in three seasons that Bentley and Pace are meeting in the NE10 semifinals. They also met in the NCAA Tournament in that 2024 season.
Prior to that, the only other postseason game was in the 2018 quarterfinals.
