House's first career goal put the Skyhawks in front for good less than a minute into the second quarter. (PHOTO BY Matt Campbell)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (October 29, 2021) - Stonehill College, ranked No. 10 in this week's Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II poll, closed out the regular season with a third-straight win, defeating Southern Connecticut State University 4-0 in Northeast-10 Conference field hockey action at Jess Dow Field tonight.

The Details

• Stonehill clinches the No. 3 seed for next week's NE10 Tournament and will host a quarterfinal round matchup with either Adelphi University, Pace University or the University of New Haven, pending the result of Pace's season finale at Franklin Pierce University tomorrow.
• Senior Elisha Brinkman played a role in both Stonehill goals in the second quarter with a goal and assist and the Skyhawks didn't look back in securing its third-straight win.
• Brinkman assisted on freshman Maddie House's first career goal just 31-seconds into the second quarter with a pass from just outside the circle off a penalty corner for a shot in front of the cage.
• Brinkman's third goal of the season less than three minutes later doubled the Stonehill lead when she took a pass from sophomore Raegan Hickey from the left side and blasted a shot into the right corner.
• Senior Abigail Campbell preserved her fifth shutout of the season with two saves – both coming in the opening quarter to keep the game scoreless before House's opener.

• Brinkman had a hand in each of the Skyhawks first two goals in the second quarter with a goal and assist (PHOTO BY Matt Campbell)

  Junior Janelle Ward kept Southern Connecticut in the game with 12 saves, including eight in the second half.
• Junior Calli West's first career goal extended Stonehill's lead to three goals 7:58 into the second half off a pass from classmate Andrea Caradonna following a corner.
• Freshman Stori Rounds capped the scoring with her second goal of the year off a rebound 4:25 into the fourth quarter.

Up Next:

• Stonehill (13-4, 11-3 NE10) hosts an NE10 Quarterfinal on Monday against an opponent to be decided tomorrow at a time to be announced. Check stonehillskyhawks.com for more details as they become available. Southern Connecticut sees its season come to a close at 2-14, 2-11 in the NE10.

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