Mansfield, Mass.- The No. 6 Adelphi University field hockey team earned the second seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship as announced by the league office on Saturday.

The Panthers had a historical season, going 14-4 overall and 12-2 in the conference, which included a program best 10-game win streak. Adelphi recorded eight shutouts in conference play, including two victories over other nationally ranked teams in Assumption and Southern New Hampshire, both ranked eighth at the time. 

Saint Anselm grabbed the top seed ahead of Adelphi, going 13-1 in the conference. Trailing the Panthers, with the same record, was the Penmen, who were beat out for the second seed based on their scorelss loss to the Brown and Gold in late September. The Panthers will host St. Aquinas in the first round of the quarterfinals, Tuesday Nov. 5 at 4:00 p.m.

Stonehill and Assumption also sported matching conference records, a tie-breaker based off of Stonehill's head-to-head defeat of the Greyhounds earlier in the season. The teams will battle it out again in the first round in North Easton, Mass. 

The final three seeds of the tournament came in at yet another regular season record tie of 7-7, which was broken down based on head to head competitions over higher seeded teams. Bentley came in at seventh after their defeat over Adelphi, followed by St. Thomas Aquinas in eighth, and Franklin Pierce in ninth.

The Panthers will host the Spartans in the first round on Tuesday Nov. 5 at 4:00 p.m.. 

2019 NE10 Field Hockey Championship Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 5     
First Round ­
Game 1: #8 Franklin Pierce at #1 Saint Anselm - 6:00 p.m.
Game 2: #7 St. Thomas Aquinas at #2 Adelphi - 4:00 p.m.
Game 3: #6 Bentley at #3 Southern New Hampshire - 4:00 p.m.
Game 4 #5 Assumption at #4 Stonehill - 1:00 p.m.

Friday, November 8   
Semifinals - at higher seeds
Game 5:  Game 1 winner vs Game 4 winner
Game 6:  Game 2 winner vs. Game 3 winner

Sunday, November 10
Championship ­ (to be held at highest remaining seed)
Game 7: Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner - 1:00 p.m.