Manchester, N.H. (October 28)-Led by goals from Jennifer Pearl (Stoughton, Mass.) and Michelle Nuzzo (Dedham, Mass.), the Saint Anselm women's soccer team defeated Assumption College 2-1 to earn the eight seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships.

The scoring got started when Greyhound forward Kristina Gillen (East Bridgewater, Mass.) took a pass from junior midfielder Kelley De Walt (Londonderry, N.H.) and beat Hawks goalie Micaela Smith (Andover, Mass.) to make it 1-0 Assumption.

The Hawks fired back with just under ten minutes to play in the first half when Nuzzo took a pass from midfielder Erika Sartor (Andover, Mass.) and beat Greyhound keeper Lauren Keating (Nashua, N.H.) to even the game at 1-1.

In the games 74th minute, the Hawks continued their comeback, when Pearl stole the ball from the Greyhound defenders and put it past Keating for the game-winner and a 2-1 final.

Smith had three saves in the first half for the Hawks, while Saint Anselm goalkeeper Jacqueline Cooney (Braintree, Mass.) added a save in the second half. Keating finished the game with two saves in the loss.

Saint Anselm finished the regular season 6-6-2 in NE-10 play, while Assumption finishes 4-8-2 in conference play.

The Hawks return to action Sunday, November 2nd, where they will be the eighth seed and await to see who becomes the number one seed in the tournament.