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Field Hockey 2016
Brian Ballweg
2
Winner Adelphi ADE (13-5, 9-3 NE-10)
1
So. New Hampshire SNH (9-9, 5-7 NE-10)
Winner
Adelphi ADE
(13-5, 9-3 NE-10)
2
Final
1
So. New Hampshire SNH
(9-9, 5-7 NE-10)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Adelphi ADE 0 2 2
So. New Hampshire SNH 1 0 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey | | Adelphi Athletics

#8 Field Hockey Upends SNHU, 2-1, in Regular Season Finale

Manchester, N.H. -- The Adelphi University field hockey team turned a 1-0 halftime deficit around thanks to goals from Emily Power and Elizabeth Mercuri to win 2-1 in the final game of the Northeast-10 Conference regular season on Saturday afternoon.

After 20 minutes of scoreless action in which each team's goalkeeper was required to make just one stop, the Panthers (13-5, 9-3 NE-10) fell behind 1-0 when Laura van der Doorn scored off Amaris Taylor's penalty corner for the home team. Adelphi was unable to get a shot off for the duration of the half, and Amanda Gargiulo made another save on the Penmen (9-9, 5-7 NE-10) in the final three minutes to keep the deficit at just one goal.

To begin the second half, the Brown and Gold got going on offense, with a Jamie Ahrens shot saved by Melanie Rennie just 1:18 into the second frame. The Panthers eventually found the equalizer at the 42:43 mark, as Power took Lena Pollich's centering pass from the right side for the one-touch goal to make it 1-1. Just over four minutes later, Pollich has a hand in the game-winner, as her initial shot was blocked but put in by Mercuri for the 2-1 Adelphi lead.

That was all the offense the Panthers needed to come away with the win, as Gargiulo made two stops against SNHU's Maddie Holt in the later minutes to preserve the win.

The Brown and Gold clinched a spot in the NE-10 Championship field and will await their seeding based on the results of today's play. The NE-10 field hockey championship begins on Tuesday. 

NOTES
- Adelphi advances to the NE-10 Championship tournament for the fifth straight year.
- The Panthers, along with LIU Post and Stonehill, all ended the season at 9-3 in NE-10 play, one game behind Saint Anselm.
About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 18 regular season conference titles, 23 tournament championships, 29 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup three times (2013, 2014, and 2016), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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