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WATERVILLE, Maine – The New England College field hockey team prevailed 3-1 at Thomas College on Saturday evening at Bernatchez Field in Waterville, Maine in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) semifinals, thus qualifying to play in the championship finals.

THE BASICS
Score:                    New England College 3, Thomas 1
Records:               Pilgrims 12-6 | Terriers 6-10

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Down 1-0 late in the second quarter, NEC senior midfielder Mikayla Vincent (Newburyport, Mass.) took control, scoring her 13^th goal of the season to tie it up going into halftime.
• With 7:19 to go in the third, NEC senior forward Drea Chin (Laconia, N.H.) – the NECC's leading scorer this season – gave the Grim's the 2-1 lead with her 18^th goal of the season.
• With the Terriers still looking for the equalizer with 6:08 to go, the Pilgrims were unwilling to settle. Vincent found Chin with a pass and the senior forward finished for the insurance goal for a 3-1 lead. That would hold up for the final score, sending NEC to their first-ever NECC championship final.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• NEC graduate goalkeeper Jackie Mountford (New London, N.H.), the NECC's leader in save percentage and goals-against average, posted one of her best performances of the season with ten saves on the night.
• Thomas sophomore goalkeeper Brennan Pinto (Langhorne, Penn.) had seven saves for the Terriers.
• Thomas outshot NEC 23-14.

UP NEXT

• NEC travels to Husson University on Sunday to face the top-seeded Eagles for the NECC Championship. Game time is at 3:00 p.m.

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