MANCHESTER, N.H. – The nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College women's lacrosse team is set to meet the top-seed Pace University in the Semifinals of the Northeast-10 Conference Championship on Friday, May 5.

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SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (13-4, 8-4 NE10)
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PACE UNIVERSITY SETTERS (16-1, 12-0 NE10)
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The Hawks collected their third win all-time in the NE10 postseason on May 2 with an 11-10 win over Bentley University. Saint Anselm now sits at 13-4 on the season, which puts them in a tie for the most wins in a single season.

The Setters downed the eighth-seed Southern New Hampshire University by a 19-6 score to advance to the Semifinals. Pace sits at 16-1 on the season following the win.

The winner of this Semifinal Round matchup will meet the winner of the second-seed Le Moyne College and the third-seed Adelphi University to play for the conference crown on Sunday, May 7.

HAWKS NOTES

• The Hawks are ranked No. 17 in the latest edition of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division II National Women's Lacrosse poll.
• Saint Anselm is also ranked fourth in the most recent NCAA Division II East Region Rankings.
• Saint Anselm placed five student-athletes on the NE10 All-Conference rosters including the Goalkeeper of the Year and First Team selection sophomore Elizabeth Driscoll (Marblehead, Mass.).
• Driscoll ranks second in the conference with 166 total saves entering the Semifinal Round game at Pace. The sophomore leads the NE10 with a 0.534 save percentage and is fourth with a 9.22 goals-against average.
• Driscoll has started in all 17 games for Saint Anselm from the cage in 2023 and has made double-digit saves in 10 games including in each of the last six.
• Junior Jess Sullivan (Wrentham, Mass.), an All-Conference Second Team selection, leads the Hawks with 80 points, coming from 51 goals and 29 assists. The junior is tied for third in program history in points in a single season and is the team leader in goals while ranking second in assists.
• Sullivan registered her 100th collegiate goal in the win over the Falcons.
• Senior Lexi Palmisano (Woburn, Mass.) joined Sullivan on the Second Team. Palmisano is second on the roster with 49 goals while ranking third in assists (11) and points (60).
• Senior Taylor Cobain (East Greenwich, R.I.) is third on the squad with 41 goals while leading with 34 assists, totaling 75 points which are second on the squad.
• Junior Alison Ferullo (North Andover, Mass.) earned a spot on the All-Conference Third Team as she has netted 40 goals and added three helpers for 43 points this season.
• Junior Erin Doyle (Weymouth, Mass.) concluded the Hawks selections on the All-Conference teams, grabbing a Second Team spot. Doyle leads the Hawks with 35 ground balls and is second in draw controls at 72 while sitting in third in caused turnovers with 18.
• Palmisano ranks fourth in the conference with 100 draw controls and is the Hawks leader with 21 caused turnovers.

SCOUTING PACE

• The Setters are the No. 2 program in the ILWomen/IWLCA Division II National Poll.
• Pace holds the top spot in the NCAA Division II East Region Rankings, which were last updated on May 3.
• Aleya Corretjer, the NE10 Attack of the Year, leads the Setters offense with 87 points, coming from 39 goals and a team-high 48 assists.
• Emma Rafferty, an All-NE10 First Team selection, has scored a league-high 71 goals and added 15 helpers for 86 points, which is third-most in the conference.
• Kayla Conway and Angelina Porcello collected Co-Midfielders of the Year from the NE10 on Thursday. Conway has scored 50 goals and dished out 12 assists for 62 points while Porcello has scored 43 and assisted on 15 for 58 points.
• Porcello is second in the conference with 45 ground balls while ranking third in draw controls at 107. Porcello leads the NE10 with 38 caused turnovers.
• Samantha Tanguay has started 13 games in the cage for the Setters. Tanguay leads the conference with a 6.38 goals-against average. Tanguay has made 71 saves, good for a 0.454 save percentage.

ALL-TIME, NE10 POSTSEASON

• This is the 10th appearance in the NE10 postseason for Saint Anselm.
• The Hawks own a 3-9 record in the tournament and have qualified for the Semifinal Round on three occasions after downing Bentley.
• Saint Anselm and Pace will be meeting for the first time in the NE10 Postseason on Friday.

ALL-TIME vs. PACE

• Pace and Saint Anselm will be meeting for the eighth time in the all-time series. The Setters have won six of the seven previous contests.
• The Setters came away with an 18-7 win over the Hawks on Apr. 15 in Pleasantville, N.Y., marking the most recent meeting between the two sides.