Garden City, N.Y. -- A first-half goal from Merrimack's Rylie Hammond and nine saves from Katharina Ohmen combined to upend the Adelphi University field hockey team in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Motamed Field on Tuesday afternoon.

The fifth-seeded Warriors, who also defeated the Panthers 3-2 on Motamed Field in Adelphi's final regular season home game, advance to the semifinal round on Friday afternoon, where they'll face the top-seeded Hawks of Saint Anselm College. One goal was all that Adelphi (13-6) keeper Amanda Gargiulo allowed, as she made a career-high 12 saves in the setback. 

Both teams pressed on offense early, as Ohmen set the tone by making three stops on the Adelphi offense in the first 7:45, while Gargiulo also made three stops by the 15-minute mark. Ohmen made two more saves in the ensuing minutes before her offense broke through, as Hammand took Mary McNeil's pass from the top of the circle for the goal straight on for the 1-0 lead at the 21:40 mark. The Warrior offense controlled the ensuing minutes but another stop from Gargiulo and a defensive save by Rachel Colvin combined to keep it a one-goal game.

The Warriors took control of the offensive momentum to begin the second half, taking seven shots over the first five-plus minutes only to see Gargiulo turn them all away. Adelphi took its first shot of the second period in the 43rd minute, but all eight of the Brown and Gold's second-half shots were saved by Ohmen or missed the mark wide.

NOTES
- Lena Pollich's 27 points this season give her 97 for her career, good enough to rank fourth all-time. 
- Colvin's seven defensive saves this season rank her fourth in program single-season history, and her 12 also ranks her fourth.
- With a 13-5 record this season, Amanda Gargiulo runs her career wins to 30, good enough to rank first all-time in program history.

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About Adelphi Athletics:
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past seven seasons, has collected 20 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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