Lowell, Mass. (October 27) - The field hockey team fell to second-seeded Bentley, 2-0, in the Northeast-10 Tournament semifinals at UMass Lowell's Cushing Field on a dreary Saturday afternoon. The loss marks the end of Saint Anselm's historic season, while Bentley advances to the Northeast-10 finals to face off against first-seeded UMass Lowell, Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at UMass Lowell's Cushing Field.

The Hawks and Falcons played to a scoreless first half, with few scoring chances for both teams. Sophomore goaltender Riley Haddock (Falmouth, Maine) turned aside three shots for the Hawks, while Bentley's Alyssa Sliney (Brewster, Mass.) went uncontested through the first half. Bentley held the advantage in penalty corners five to one, but neither team converted on any penalty corners.

After another 20 minutes of scoreless play into the second half, Bentley broke the scoreless tie on a penalty stroke by Courtney Bartlett (Brunswick, Maine) at the 55:24 mark. After Haddock made the initial save, Bartlett shot what appeared to be a goal, but the ball struck a Hawks' defender, awarding Bentley a penalty stroke. Bartlett converted, giving the Falcons a 1-0 lead.

Heather Buda (East Kingston, N.H.) scored the Falcons' second goal at the 65:05 mark, assisted by Bartlett, sealing the 2-0 victory for Bentley.

Riley Haddock posted seven saves in the loss. 

Despite falling in the Northeast-10 playoffs, the field hockey team notched its first-ever Northeast-10 Tournament Final Four appearance.