THE BASICS

- Score:  Assumption 3, Bentley 1

- Records: Assumption (10-7, 7-5 NE-10); Bentley (7-11,5-7 NE-10)

- Location: Waltham, Mass.

- The Lead:  Junior Belle Ives (Topsfield, Mass./ Masconoment Regional) broke a 1-1 draw, scoring with just 6:23 left in regulation and Assumption added an insurance goal in the final four minutes to clinch the final spot in the NE-Tournament with a 3-1 victory over Bentley on Saturday afternoon. 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

- Just 1:40 into the game, Sam Tepper (Stroudsburg, Pa./ Stroudsbug) scored to take the lead 1-0.

- In the 9th minute of play Tori Ellis assisted a goal by Falcon midfielder Sam Pavano off a corner to tie the game 1-1.

- The score remained 1-1 until the 64th minute. Assumption earned a penalty corner and in the ensuing scrum, Ives received the ball from Allison Sheahan (Higganum, Conn.)  to take the lead 2-1. 

- Two minutes later Andrea Koslowski (Warren, Mass.) scored the insurance goal.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Falcons goaltenders Evelyn Schaedel made six saves in the loss, while Sarah Bodzinski (Southwick, Mass./ Southwick Tolland Regional) earned her 9th win on the season, without making a save.

- Hounds offense produced 18 shots to Bentley's three, and edged them in penalty corners 7-3.

UP NEXT:

The Hounds will travel to Stonehill Tuesday November 1st for a quarterfinal contest in the Northeast -10 tournament.

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