WALTHAM, Mass. – A 6^th minute goal by sophomore Olivia Gotobed was enough to lift No. 6 seed Saint Anselm past No. 3 seed Bentley University 1-0 on Sunday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Women's Soccer Championship.

This was the second meeting in five days between these two teams, after Bentley won the first meeting on Wednesday 2-1 in the regular season finale.

Gotobed scored from about 15 yards away, from the left corner of the penalty area, with a shot that was tucked into the upper left-hand corner of the net. The play began with a throw-in for Saint Anselm in its offensive half and a quick touch by sophomore Lily LaGrassa over to Gotobed.

Bentley nearly equalized just seconds later though. A shot by senior midfielder Rebecca Nguyen (Dudley, Mass./Shepherd Hill) from about 25 yards away had Saint Anselm keeper Kate Macaluso beat, only for the ball to bang off the crossbar.

Freshman Sydney O'Connor (New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield) had an effort from the edge of the penalty area saved by Macaluso in the 25^th minute.

Gotobed had a shot that hit the crossbar just over a minute later, and Falcons keeper Kat Hassapis (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) denied a shot by Gotobed from 18 yards away in the 29^th minute.

Bentley ended the first half with a 9-7 edge in total shots and Hassapis made three saves in the opening 45 minutes.

The Falcons had a scoring chance early in the second half in the 49^th minute. A shot by senior Emily McGrath (Brewster, Mass./Nauset) appeared goal bound, only for a Saint Anselm player to clear it off the line at the last second before it was a goal.

In the 78^th minute freshman center back Jillian Hendriksen (Pembroke, Mass./Pembroke) used a highlight reel spin move to shake away from the Saint Anselm defense and get off a shot from about 22 yards, only for Macaluso to come up with the save.

The Hawks, ranked 4^th in the East Region this week, were then able to see out the remaining 12-plus minutes to secure the win and advance to the semifinals, where they will meet the No. 2 seed Saint Rose.

Bentley, ranked 7^th in the East Region this week, saw its record fall to 8-6-3.