MANSFIELD, Mass. – Top seeds Pace and Adelphi won their respective semifinal games on Wednesday night, as they both advance to Saturday’s final of the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Lacrosse Championship in Pleasantville. 

Top-seeded Pace held off a late charge by No. 5 Saint Anselm, 14-13, while No. 2 Adelphi defeated No. 6 Assumption, 15-9, in the semifinal round to set up a rematch of the 2024 NE10 Championship final. Pace won its first conference title last season with a 16-14 win over Adelphi. 

The Championship final on Saturday is set for 12 p.m. and will be streamed live on NE10 NOW on FloSports. 

No. 1 Pace 14, No. 5 Saint Anselm 13 – Box Score

PLEASANTVILLE, NY – No. 1 seeded Pace hosted No. 5 seeded Saint Anselm at Northwell Stadium Wednesday evening in the semifinals of the NE10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship.

In the event, the Hawks make a valiant comeback while holding the hosts to one goal in the final stanza, but ultimately dropped 14-13 to the Setters. Saint Anselm were within one in the final possession of the night and as the last seconds fizzled, the Hawks drilled the ball towards goal, but found the stick of Samantha Tanguay to seal the deal for the Setters’ third NE10 Championship appearance in three seasons.

Here’s What Happened:

• The Setters were on the board first with Gigi Genovese recording the initial goal of the contest. By the end of the first frame, the Hawks held a 4-2 advantage over Pace, but during the second quarter, the hosts upended the offensive momentum of the Hawks.
• Marissa Doty’s swift goal featured her speed having beaming down the field and caged the third Setters’ goal to slash the deficit to one, 4-3. Mackenzie Carita followed the rookie’s efforts with back-to-back points to neutralized the score at five.
• Since the clean slate, Maddie Schubert, Mary Kate Nawrocki, and Annie Sheehan capped off the first half with unanswered goals for the 8-5 lead at intermission.
• Genovese and Sheehan kept the scoring feat going to ignite the second, 11-5, but the Hawks did not remain quiet in the third as they tallied five goals in the frame to sit behind the hosts 13-10 with 15 minutes remaining in the night.
• In the final stanza, the Setters were held to a single goal while the Hawks presented three. Genovese was the Setter who found the back of the net for the squad, but since then, the Hawks had their own scoring rally of unanswered goals that had them one behind, 14-13, with 2 and a half minutes remaining.
• Sheehan controlled the draw and Carita attempted to propel the Setters to a safety net lead with one minute left on the clock, but the Hawks keeper fended off that chance. Saint Anselm went into overdrive and pushed the ball down the field and found the stick of a player for a clear opportunity of the cage. Tanguay’s heroics sealed the deal for the Blue and Gold’s championship appearance as the team ran away with the 14-13 victory to advance to the final round of the NE10 Tournament.

Box Score Insights:

• Genovese, Carita and Sheehan tallied three goals apiece and Nikki Mottes ended with three assists for three points.
• Sasha Kulo and Doty took charge of the draw controls with Kulo tallying seven and Doty six.
• Natasha Franchina posted three caused turnovers and two ground balls while Sheehan also made an impressive effort on defense with two caused turnovers of her own.
• Tanguay ended the night with seven saves and the clutch victory for the squad.

UP NEXT: REMATCH! #2 ADELPHI UNIVERSITY – NE10 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
Northwell Stadium will present a rematch of the 2024 NE10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship event as #1 Pace plays #2 Adelphi this Saturday, May 3rd, at 12 p.m.

Recap provided by Pace athletics.

No. 2 Adelphi 15, No. 6 Assumption 9 – Box Score

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. –  Ignited by a strong second half, the No. 2 Adelphi women’s lacrosse program outlasted No. 6 Assumption on Wednesday, 15-9, to advance to its 11th Northeast-10 Conference final.

The first quarter featured a back and fourth battle between the two squads, ending with the Panthers (14-3) having a slight 4-2 edge. After Rita Sefransky’s stick work got things started, Marielle Colalillo and Payson Hedges each got on the board. Assumption (8-8) managed to cut the lead down to one, before Alexandra Leggio scooped and scored off of a rebound, capping off an exciting period of play

Amanda Lee scored just one minute into the fresh quarter, the Greyhounds soon retaliated. It was the six-seed that scored three straight goals to tie the game up at five, silencing the stands at Motamed Field. With momentum slipping, Leggio got the Brown and Gold back on track, tallying two straight goals. The 2-0 run helped the Panthers regain their two score cushion heading into halftime.

Out of the break, the Greyhounds answered back, scoring two straight to knot the game up again, this time at seven-all. Following the rally by the visitors, Colalillo and Hedges stopped the bleeding, each connecting on their second scores of the day. After Leggio extended the lead to three, Julia Foppiano capitalized off a fast break, sending the home team into the fourth with a four-goal edge.

In familiar fashion, the visitors again rallied, to stay within striking distance.

Colalillo put a stop to the comeback once more, capturing a hat trick, in what was her fifth point of the game. Soon after, Sefransky and Leggio each re-entered the scoring column, putting the game out of reach, and wrapping up the big second half. 

The Panthers now look ahead to the NE10 Championship final. The contest will be a rematch of the 2024 Championship, as Pace advances after defeating Saint Anselm 14-13. Game time is set for 12:00 p.m. in Pleasantville, N.Y. 

Recap provided by Adelphi athletics.

2025 NE10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship
 

 
* Pace, New Haven & Adelphi all finished 1-1 vs. each other within their mini-conference. When comparing results vs. other teams in the standings, all three defeated all other teams. When looking at goal differential, Pace earned the #1 seed with a +1 differential within the mini-conference (New Haven was 0 and Adelphi was -1). Adelphi earned the #2 seed based on their regular season win vs. New Haven during the regular season. 
 
Saturday, April 26th           
Quarterfinals ­
Game 1: #1 Pace 19, #8 SNHU 4
Game 2: #2 Adelphi 22, #7 SCSU 9
Game 3: #6 Assumption 14 #3 New Haven 13
Game 4: #5 Saint Anselm 10, #4 Bentley 9
 
Wednesday, April 30th   
Semifinals  – at Higher Seeds
Game 5: #1 Pace 14, #5 Saint Anselm 13
Game 6: #2 Adelphi 15, #6 Assumption 9
 
Saturday, May 3rd     
Championship ­– at Higher Seed
Game 7: #2 Adelphi at #1 Pace – 12 P.M.

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