Saint Rose makes it five straight Northeast-10 Women's Soccer Regular Season Titles

South Easton, Mass. – The field for the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament is set following the completion of the regular season last night, and for the fifth-straight year, The College of Saint Rose is the top seed. The Golden Knights finished conference play with an unblemished mark of 15-0 for the second straight year to claim the top spot.

Merrimack College (12-4-2, 11-3-1 NE-10) earned the second seed in the conference tournament, while Franklin Pierce University (12-4-1, 10-4-1 NE-10) was awarded the third seed. American International College (12-5-1, 9-5-1 NE-10) is the fourth seed. All four squads will be hosting quarterfinal action, when the tournament begins this Sunday.

Southern New Hampshire University (10-6-1, 9-5-1 NE-10) was awarded the fifth seed, and is followed in order by Adelphi University (8-7-1, 8-7 NE-10), The University of Massachusetts Lowell (8-8-1, 8-7 NE-10), and New Haven University (9-7-2, 7-6-2 NE-10). Adelphi and UMass Lowell actually tied for sixth place in the conference standings, but the Panthers were awarded the number six seed as a result of the conference's tie-breaking procedures.

Quarterfinal action begins Sunday, October 31st with all four games scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. EST. #8 New Haven will travel to take on #1 Saint Rose, #2 Merrimack will host #7 UMass Lowell, #3 Franklin Pierce will welcome #6 Adelphi, and #5 So. New Hampshire will travel to Springfield, Massachusetts to take on #4 American Int'l.

The Semifinals will be held on Thursday, November 4th with the winner of Saint Rose/ New Haven taking on the winner of American Int'l/ So. New Hampshire. The other semifinal contest will feature the winner of Merrimack/ UMass Lowell against the winner of Franklin Pierce/ Adelphi. The higher remaining seeds will serve as hosts for the respective semifinal match ups.

The Northeast-10 Championship final is slated for Sunday, Nov. 7 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

For more information on the 2010 Women's Soccer Championship visit the Northeast-10 website at www.northeast10.org for the latest news and scores.

The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.

2010 Northeast-10 Women's Soccer Championship Schedule

(All Times EST)

Sunday, October 31, 2010

QuarterfinalsMatch 1: #8 New Haven at #1 Saint Rose – 1 p.m.

Match 2: #7 UMass Lowell at #2 Merrimack – 1 p.m.

Match 3: #6 Adelphi at #3 Franklin Pierce – 1 p.m.

Match 4: #5 So. New Hampshire at #4 American Int'l – 1 p.m.

Thursday, November 4

at Higher Seeds

SemifinalsMatch 5: Winner of Match 1 vs. Winner of Match 4

Match 6: Winner of Match 2 vs. Winner of Match 3

Sunday, November 7

at Higher Seed

Championship FinalMatch 7: Winner of Match 5 vs. Winner of Match 6