2009 Northeast-10 Women's Lacrosse Championship
Tuesday, April 28
Quarterfinals
Game 1: #3 So. New Hampshire 16, #6 Franklin Pierce 8
Game 2: #4 Merrimack 24, #5 Bentley 11
Saturday, May 2
Semifinals
Host: Final Four at New Haven
Game 3: #1 New Haven 16, #4 Merrimack 15
Game 4: #3 So. New Hampshire 11, #2 Stonehill 9
Sunday, May 3
Finals
Game 5: #1 New Haven 12, #3 So. New Hampshire 7
Southern New Hampshire and New
Haven to Meet in NE-10
Women’s Lacrosse Championship Final
South Easton, Mass. – The University of New Haven Chargers
and the Southern New Hampshire University Penmen will meet in the
Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse Championship Final after coming
away with semifinal victories Saturday afternoon. The NE-10
Championship is set for 1 p.m. Sunday on on the campus New Haven at
DellaCamera Stadium.
Top-seed and Co-Northeast-10 regular season champion New Haven
came from behind and defeated fourth-seeded Merrimack College
16-15, while third-seeded Southern New Hampshire was victorious
against second-seeded Stonehill College 11-9, to advance to the
finals.
New Haven, in its first season as a member of the Northeast-10,
will be making its first-ever trip to the Northeast-10 Championship
final, while Southern New Hampshire is making its second-straight
finals appearance.
The first semifinal game of the afternoon featured a
back-and-forth game between New Haven and Merrimack. The Warriors
led 6-5 at the half, however New Haven regained the lead in the
second half after going on a 7-1 run capped by Ashley
Ferrandiz’s (West Sayville, N.Y.) unassisted goal with under
20 minutes to play in regulation. Trailing 11-8, Merrimack’s
Kelly Pasquantonio (Plainville, Mass.) started a scoring spree for
the Warriors as they rallied to score seven straight goals in a ten
minute span to take a 15-11 lead with less than seven minutes
remaining in the half. Pasquantonio finished with a team-high four
goals.
Despite trailing by four goals, the Chargers began chipping away
at the Warriors’ lead as Ashley Ferrandiz started what would
be a 5-0 run to close out the game and seal the victory for New
Haven. With the game tied at 15-15 with :33 seconds remaining,
Ashley Ferrandiz scored her game-high fifth goal to record the
game-winning goal. The Chargers held on for the 16-15 victory to
improve to 15-3.
Mallory Ferrandiz (West Sayville, N.Y.) scored four goals and
dished out three assists for New Haven, while goalkeeper Maureen
Spellman (Trumbull, Conn.) recorded nine saves between the
pipes.
Merrimack’sLauren Leddy (Sea Girt, N.J.) and Maddie Basile
(Longmeadow, Mass.) each scored three goals as the Warriors
finished the year with an 8-8 record.
In the other semifinal, Southern New Hampshire jumped out to a
quick 2-0 lead after receiving goals from Jennifer Parro (Ipswich,
Mass.) and Maura Murphy (Candia, N.H.) in the game’s first
six minutes of action. Trailing 3-1 midway through the first half,
Stonehill bounced back scoring the final two goals of the half by
Jackie Ladino (North Dartmouth, Mass.) and Mary Maloney (Great
River, N.Y.).
With the game tied entering the second half, Southern New
Hampshire came out and scored two goals in the first two minutes of
the half to take a 5-3 lead. Stonehill would eventually tie the
game at 7-7 after Michelle Salmon (East Islip, N.Y.) scored a pair
of goals for the Skyhawks. The Penmen responded and went on a 3-0
run led by two goals from Libby Parent (Hinesburg, Vt.) to take a
10-7 lead with less than nine minutes remaining in regulation.
Stonehill would not go away quietly as the Skyhawks scored
back-to-back goals in a matter of :26 seconds to cut the Penmen
lead to 10-9 with just over six minutes to play in the half.
Southern New Hampshire’s Emily Mongeau (Westborough, Mass.)
gave her team an insurance goal to take an 11-9 advantage as the
Penmen held on and sealed the victory over Stonehill. Mongeau
finished with a team-high three goals.
The win marked the first time in program history that the Penmen
defeated the Skyhawks as Stonehill’s nine-year reign as
conference champion came to an end. Southern New Hampshire improves
to 13-4 overall, while Stonehill is now 10-6.
For Southern New Hampshire, Laura Rotolo (Waltham, Mass.), Murphy
and Parent each scored two goals. Katie Clark (Norwich, Conn.)
recorded five saves in goal for the Penmen.
Ladino and Salmon each scored three goals for the Skyhawks, while
goalkeeper Justine Ferland (Portsmouth, N.H.) recorded nine saves
between the pipes.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.
New Haven Claims Top Seed in Upcoming Women’s Lacrosse Championship
South Easton, Mass. – The University of New Haven claimed
the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse
Championship after earning a share of the Northeast-10 Regular
Season title.
The Chargers, in their inaugural year as a member of the NE-10,
finished in a tie for first place with Stonehill College (10-5, 9-1
NE-10). New Haven received the top seed due to its regular season
win over the Skyhawks. Both teams will receive quarterfinal byes
and will automatically advance to the semifinals.
Southern New Hampshire University (11-4, 8-2 NE-10) received the
third seed in the championship, while Merrimack College (7-7, 7-3
NE-10) secured the fourth seed over Bentley University (9-8, 7-3
NE-10) due to the Warriors’ regular season win over the
Falcons.
Franklin Pierce University (7-8, 4-6 NE-10) rounds out the
championship field as the sixth seed. The Ravens finished the
regular season in three-way tie with Saint Anselm College and Saint
Michael’s College. Franklin Pierce was awarded the sixth seed
through a random draw after the conference’s established
tie-breaking procedures failed to break the three-way tie amongst
the three schools.
The quarterfinals begin on Tuesday, April 28 with #5 Bentley
traveling to #4 Merrimack, while #6 Franklin Pierce is at #3
Southern New Hampshire. Quarterfinal times are still to be
determined.
The semifinal round will begin on Saturday, May 2 on the campus of
the University of New Haven. The winner of Merrimack/Bentley will
face #1 New Haven at 1 p.m. followed by the winner of Franklin
Pierce/Southern New Hampshire facing #2 Stonehill at 3:30 p.m.
The championship game will take place at 1 p.m. on Sunday, May 3
between the two semifinal winners at New Haven.
For more information on the Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse
Championship visit the Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org
for the latest updates and results.
With 15 member institutions the Northeast-10 is the second largest
NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation. Its 23
championship sports provide athletic opportunities for over 5,500
student-athletes, the largest such program of any Division II
conference.



























