Box Score WORCESTER, Mass. – The No. 1 seeded Assumption University Field Hockey team is heading back in the Northeast-10 title game as they defeated No. 4 Pace University 3-2 in the Semifinals at Brian Kelly '83 Stadium on Friday night. 
 
THE BASICS:
Score: Assumption University 3, Pace University 2
Records: Greyhounds (15-5, 12-1 NE10), Setters (13-7, 9-4 NE10)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
The Hounds came out the gate fast, winning a penalty stroke put home by Callie Beauparlant, grabbing her third goal on the year, and putting Assumption up just 37 seconds into the game. Lily Daly and Mia Salah continued to pressure Celeste Pagliaroli in goal, but the Setters remained strong. After one quarter, the Hounds were up 1-0.
 
The second quarter was slower than the first, with Beauparlant picking up a green card, forcing Assumption into a shorthanded defense with three minutes remaining in the half. The Hounds saw it out despite multiple shots and penalty corners from the Setters. At half, it was still a one-goal game. 
 
Pace was the first side to get on the board in the second half through Julia Eshleman, who got her eighth goal on the year off of a penalty corner assisted by Krista Dietz. The Hounds survived a storm of Setter pressure afterward and were the first to respond, as Caroline McSweeney tapped home on an open goal on a loose ball in front to restore the Hounds' lead. It would remain 2-1 with fifteen minutes to go.
 
Assumption struck first, with Daly continuing her amazing season, adding her fifteenth goal and putting Assumption up 3-1. Pace pressed, with a Dietz shot deflecting off the crossbar right before they scored through Eshleman again, making it 3-2 with less than six minutes to play. In the final two minutes, the Setters had five penalty corners, suffocating the space in front of Gillette, who continued to pull off saves. With their backs against the wall until the final whistle, it was Assumption who emerged victorious with a 3-2 win, advancing to the Northeast-10 Championship game. 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• McSweeney, Daly, and Beauparlant all netted for the Hounds, while Eshleman buried two for the Setters.
• The Setters outshot the Hounds 20-13, while 12 went on goal for the visitors and nine for Assumption.
• Gillette had ten saves, while Pagliaroli had nine.
• Assumption is advancing to their eighth-ever NE10 Championship game, looking for their second title.
• The Greyhounds now lead 11-4 in the all-time series.

 
UP NEXT

• Assumption vs. Saint Anselm College, Sunday, November 5, 1:00 pm - Northeast-10 Championship

 
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