Field Hockey

No. 3 UAlbany & No. 5 Vermont Advance to #AEFH Title Game

BOSTON - In the semifinal round of the #AEFH Championship, The fifth-seeded Catamounts recorded three unanswered goals to complete a comeback against the top-seeded River Hawks, while the third-seeded Great Danes upended the second-seeded Black Bears in a shootout.

On Friday, No. 3 UAlbany will host No. 5 Vermont at 2 p.m, for the America East Field Hockey Championship title and a ticket to the NCAA Tournament. 

Semifinal Recap

No. 5 Vermont 3, No. 1 UMass Lowell 2

  • The No. 1 River Hawks got off to a hot start, scoring twice in the opening frame behind goals from #AEFH Midfielder of the Year Alice Van Hemelen and Karli Penrod.
  • The No. 5 Catamounts cut the deficit to one late in the first quarter on a reverse shot by Addie DelOrefice.
  • Vermont pressed in the second quarter, forcing three saves from Veerle Mous before Gabriella Santini tipped in a shot from Alicia Battistelli to tie the game at 2-2.
  • Tied at halftime, Vermont held an 8-2 advantage in shots on goal, while both teams had three penalty corners.
  • The Catamounts controlled the third quarter, holding UMass Lowell without a shot while forcing River Hawks goalkeeper Megan MacMiller to make two saves.
  • #AEFH Offensive Player of the Year Consu de Castro broke the tie in the fourth quarter, redirecting a penalty corner shot to give Vermont a 3-2 lead.
  • UMass Lowell pulled its goalkeeper with 3:40 remaining and earned two penalty corners but could not convert as Vermont held on for the victory.
 

No. 3 UAlbany 2, No. 2 Maine 1 |  (shootout 2-1)

  • The No. 2 Black Bears and No. 3 Great Danes battled through a scoreless opening quarter with Maine’s chances being starved off by Merle Vaandrager
  • Maine broke through in the second quarter as Emily Christian found the back of the cage from a shot right in front to give the Black Bears a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime.
  • The Black Bears tried to double their lead in the third quarter during a penalty corner but hit the left post
  • UAlbany found the equalizer in the fourth quarter as Quinty Reumer scored off the second of two back-to-back penalty corners, taping the ball in from the air to tie the game at 1-1.
  • UAlbany applied pressure in overtime with multiple scoring chances, but Maine goalkeeper Annabel Hakes came up with big saves to force a shootout.
  • Vaandrager delivered in the shootout, stopping four-out-of-five Maine attempts, while Hakes only turned away three, as the Great Danes advanced to the #AEFH Championship title game.

Stay up-to-date on the tournament by visiting Championship Central for streaming and live stats links as well as box scores, highlights and recaps following each round in addition to team information, tournament history and more.
 
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