#24 Men's Soccer Hosts Franklin Pierce in NE10 Championship Quarterfinals Tuesday Night

Matchup	#24 Merrimack (13-2-2, 10-1-2 NE10) // Franklin Pierce (7-6-2, 5-6-2 NE10)
Date/Time	Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 (7pm)
Venue	Martone-Mejail Field
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Following its 32 point season and a second-place finish in the NE10 Conference, the No. 24 and second-seeded Merrimack College men's soccer team opens the NE10 Championship with a quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday night at Martone-Mejail Field at 7 p.m. against seventh-seeded Franklin Pierce.

Ticket Information:

• Adults - $6
• Children/Seniors - $4
• Students (with valid NE10 ID) - $1

2017 NE10 Championship:
Tuesday, October 31^st
Quarterfinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 1: #8 Bentley at #1 Adelphi (7:00 PM)
Match 2: #7 Franklin Pierce at #2 Merrimack (7:00 PM)
Match 3: #6 Saint Rose at #3 Southern Connecticut (7:00 PM)
Match 4: #5 Le Moyne at #4 Southern New Hampshire (7:00 PM)

Friday, November 3^rd
Semifinals – at Higher Seeds
Match 5: Match 1 winner vs. Match 4 winner Time TBD at Higher Seed
Match 6: Match 2 winner vs. Match 3 winner Time TBD at Higher Seed

Sunday, November 5^th
Championship Final at Highest Seed
Match 7: Match 5 Winner vs. Match 6 winner (1:00 PM)

Last Time Out:

• Merrimack defeated Assumption, 1-0, on the final day of the regular season on the road, clinching the second-seed in the NE10 Championship in the process.
• Junior Lars Sund (Stavanger, Norway) scored the lone goal in the game on a cross from freshman Filippo Begliardi Ghidini (Ravenna, Italy) in the 35^th minute. Senior keeper Lucas Rezende (Weymouth, Mass.) made a single save in the contest, coming in the second half.

Earlier This Season vs. Franklin Pierce

• The Warriors and Franklin Pierce squared off back on Oct. 18, when Merrimack won, 1-0. Senior Mattia Lanzi (Vitberbo, Italy) scored off a turnover by the Raven's keeper, and then chipping the ball over the keepers head into the open net in the 32^nd minute.
• Rezende came up with three saves in the contest.

The Ravens:

• Franklin Pierce finished the conference slate with 17 points and five conference wins to finish seventh in the league.
• The Ravens concluded the regular season with a 3-1 win over Stonehill on Friday.
• Noam Kolakofsky led the team with 18 points with six goals and six assists, while Jadel Poon-Lewis had a 7-6-2 record in net and four shutouts.

 
Up Next
The NE10 Championship Semifinal with be held on Friday, November, 3^rd at 7 p.m. If the Warriors advance, they wil host the winner of the Sain Rose, Southern Connecticut game at Martone-Mejail Field.