Dana DeIngenis

Keith Gill

Five individuals earned all-league honors as 14th-ranked Stonehill saw its two-year reign as Northeast-10 Conference champions end on Sunday afternoon with a runner-up finish to UMass Lowell at the 2006 Championships hosted by Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I.  Juniors Keith Gill (Brockton, Mass.) and David Metzger (Ellington, Conn.) led the way for Head Coach Karen Boen's Skyhawks by placing fifth and seventh, respectively, over the 8K layout in times of 26:11 and 26:15 to earn first team all-Northeast-10 honors, while juniors Joe Ryan (Chelmsford, Mass.) and Khalid Abdi (Brockton, Mass.), along with senior Tim Catoggio (Bradford, Mass.), earned second team all-league accolades by placing eighth, 13th and 14th, respectively, with times of 26:17, 26:51 and 26:53.  Stonehill will look to defend its NCAA Division II Northeast Regional crown on Sunday, September 5th when the Skyhawks head to Franklin Park in Boston in search of a fourth straight trip to the NCAA national championships in competition that begins at 1:30 p.m.

Stonehill extended its winning streak to six straight with a pair of Northeast-10 Conference triumphs last week, as Head Coach Pam Arpe's fifth-ranked Skyhawks made an improbable comeback last Wednesday evening with two goals in the final 23 seconds of play in notching a 3-2 league victory over ninth-ranked Merrimack at Warrior Field in North Andover, Mass.  Junior Caitlin Gleason (New Boston, N.H.) netted the game-winner with no time remaining off a penalty corner after sophomore Kerri Sullivan (Goffstown, N.H.) had evened matters with just 23 seconds remaining in regulation off another penalty corner, as junior Dani Ryder (Gloucester, Mass.) picked up the win in goal for the visitors with a pair of saves.  Gleason netted her 11th goal of the season in Saturday's 2-0 Northeast-10 victory over Franklin Pierce at Sodexho Field in Rindge, N.H., while senior Courtney Campbell (Reading, Mass.) added a goal and an assist for the Skyhawks, who also received a pair of assists off the stick of senior All-America Kelly Latendresse (Sidney, Maine) to cap Ryder's seventh shutout of the fall.  Stonehill, which stands at 13-3 overall and a half game in front of rival Bentley for first place in the Northeast-10 standings at 11-2, closes out its regular season road slate on Tuesday evening with a conference match-up against Bryant in Smithfield, R.I. that begins at 7:00 p.m.

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Despite ending the regular season with a pair of Northeast-10 road setbacks at Merrimack (2-1) and UMass Lowell (2-0) last week, Stonehill earned its first conference playoff spot in five years, as Head Coach Rolando Lopes's Skyhawks are seeded seventh in the 2006 tournament and will travel to Rindge, N.H. on Tuesday afternoon to take on second-seeded Franklin Pierce in quarterfinal round play beginning at 4:00 p.m.  Junior Meghan O'Brien (Stow, Mass.) netted the lone Stonehill goal in last Tuesday's setback at Merrimack, while fellow junior Alex Eckhardt (Marshfield, Mass.) made six saves against the Warriors while adding one stop in Saturday's regular season finale at UMass Lowell.  The Skyhawks bring a 6-5-4 overall mark into Tuesday's Northeast-10 quarterfinal match-up at Franklin Pierce after finishing conference regular season action at 5-5-4, as Stonehill's last post-season contest came during the 2001 campaign.

Stonehill closed out its 2006 campaign with a pair of Northeast-10 Conference setbacks last week, as Head Coach Jose Gomes's Skyhawks dropped a 4-1 league decision to Saint Anselm last Wednesday afternoon at Skyhawk Field before falling by a 5-2 final to UMass Lowell on Saturday afternoon at Cushing Field in Lowell, Mass.  Sophomore Daniel Holley (Manorville, N.Y.) netted the lone Stonehill goal on a penalty kick against Saint Anselm, while sophomore Austin Matte (Merrimack, N.H.) and freshman T.J. Capecelatro (Orange, Conn.) each scored their first collegiate goals to stake the Skyhawks to a 2-1 second half advantage on Saturday before the River Hawks rallied with four tallies in a 10-minute stretch.  Freshman Brian Guerrini (Glastonbury, Conn.) made nine saves in the two matches on the week for Stonehill, which posted its highest single-season win total in seven years this fall in finishing the year at 7-11 overall and 3-10 in Northeast-10 play

Heidi Woerner

Sophomore Heidi Woerner (North Kingstown, R.I.) recorded 28 kills and 12 solo blocks in a pair of matches last week for Stonehill, as Head Coach Brad Alexander's Skyhawks dropped a pair of 3-1 decisions to Assumption in Northeast-10 Conference play on Wednesday evening at Laska Gymnasium in Worcester, Mass. and to Post in a non-league affair played Thursday evening at the Drubner Center in Waterbury, Conn.  Woerner posted 11 kills and 10 blocks against the Greyhounds before adding 17 kills against Post's Eagles, while junior Rebekah Saunders (Gilford, N.H.) added 13 kills and three digs against Assumption.  Sophomore Katherine Masson (Acushnet, Mass.) added 21 kills in the two contests for Stonehill, which also received a combined 69 set assists from freshman Kristen Hordern (Swansea, Mass.).  The Skyhawks, 4-19 overall and 2-8 in Northeast-10 play, head to Lowell, Mass. on Tuesday evening to take on UMass Lowell in a Northeast-10 outing that begins at 7:00 p.m.

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