WORCESTER, Mass. – The nationally-ranked Assumption University field hockey team was selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship, earning the fifth seed in the field of six and an NCAA First-Round game.
The Greyhounds will travel and take on Saint Anselm College at Grappone Stadium on Saturday, November 11, at 1:00 p.m. This is the fourth straight year that the Greyhounds will be a part of the field of six teams to compete for the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Assumption will look to exact their revenge against the Hawks, as Saint Anselm gave the Hounds their only blemish in Northeast-10 Conference action, as well as knocking off the top-seed Greyhounds in the NE10 Championship on Sunday.
The two teams will mark a rematch of last year's NCAA first-round matchup, where Assumption came out victorious 2-1 in overtime. The Assumption-Saint Anselm game should be close, as the last nine matchups have been one-goal games.
Assumption is led by NE10 Coach of the Year,
Annie Lahey, who collected her third honor (2012, 2021, 2023).
Mia Salah and
May van Woudenberg represented the Greyhounds on the first team. Salah tallied 11 goals and seven assists for 29 points in 15 games. May has been stellar in the midfield for Assumption, as she has recorded eight goals and six assists for 22 points., while also tallying four game-winning goals, which is tied for the lead in the conference.
Callie Beauparlant found her way on the NE10 second team, as she has appeared in all 19 games for the Greyhounds. Out of the midfield position, Beauparlant has tallied three goals, two assists for eight points, and two defensive saves.
As the Greyhounds' top scorer,
Lily Daly got the all-conference nod for the third team. Daly paced the team with 15 goals, ten assists, and 40 points while adding four game-winning goals.
Ranked No. 8 in NCAA Division II by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), the Greyhounds were ranked second in the official NCAA Division II East Region rankings thanks to a 12-1 NE10 record.
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