NEWTON, Mass. – The Dean College field hockey team pulled off an impressive upset on Saturday afternoon. The seven-seeded Bulldogs defeated the two-seeded Lasell University Lasers on the road by a final score of 5-2. With the win, the Bulldogs advance to the semi-final round, scheduled for Wednesday evening.
Notables:
-The Bulldogs get their revenge on Lasell after the Lasers defeated Dean 2-1 in the regular season.
-It's just the second time in program history that the Bulldogs have won a GNAC quarterfinal game, and the first time they've won a postseason game on the road. Their other quarterfinal victory, last season, helped them go all the way to the GNAC championship.
-Dean's five goal total is the second highest they've ever scored in a postseason game, coming one short of their record from last year (6-3 W v. Rivier, 11/1/25).
-The Bulldogs will now travel to six-seeded Simmons University on Wednesday evening, with the semi-final round game scheduled for 6:00PM.
How it Happened:
-Dean wasted little time getting on the scoreboard.
Jaidyn Seitzer (Nottingham, N.H.) opened the scoring just 1:17 into the contest, grabbing her first career goal off a pass from
Emily Yazzetti (Mahopac, N.Y.).
-One minute later,
Emma Gragen (Brattleboro, Vt.) doubled the Bulldogs' advantage with a goal at 2:17, assisted by
Emily Kilpatrick (Marion, Mass.), giving Dean an early 2-0 lead.
-Lasell responded in the second quarter behind two goals from Brooklyn Northcutt. Northcutt scored at 16:43 off an assist from Mara Boldy before finding the back of the cage again at 21:52, with Megan Crabtree providing the setup.
-With the game tied at 2-2, Dean continued to pressure the Lasell defense.
Hailey Lamping (Stanfordville, N.Y.) broke the deadlock at 28:41, scoring an unassisted goal to send the Bulldogs into halftime with a 3-2 advantage.
-The Bulldogs carried that momentum into the third quarter. Yazzetti extended the lead to 4-2 at 33:00, converting a penalty-corner opportunity off an assist from
Kelsey Blair (Carmel, N.Y.). Yazzetti struck again at 44:02, this time finishing a feed from
Katrina Lee (Brookline, N.H.) to give Dean a three-goal cushion.
-Dean's defense held Lasell scoreless throughout the second half, preserving the 5-2 victory. Goalkeeper
Sara Gardner (Hampstead, Md.) turned aside 10 shots, while the Bulldogs finished with 17 shots, including 14 on goal.
Standouts:
-Yazzetti (2 Goals, Assist, 4 SOG, 5 Total Shots)
-Gragen (Goal, 2 SOG)
-Lamping (Goal, 4 SOG)
-Seitzer (1
st Career Goal, SOG)
-Gardner (10 Saves, 2 GA, 60:00 Minutes Played)
Next Up:
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GNAC SEMI-FINALS: Wednesday, November 4th, 6:00PM at #6 seed Simmons University (Boston, Mass. - Fenway)
For Media Inquiries:
Brett Chaves
Sports Information Director, Dean College Athletics
(508) 541-1826
BChaves@dean.edu
