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DEDHAM, Mass. – In a "win and you're in" game between the Northeastern field hockey team and No. 14 Delaware, the Huskies fell in a close 4-3 clash at Dedham Field Sunday on Senior Day.
 
Led by redshirt senior Kate Carlson who, in her final game as a Husky, recorded her first multi-goal game of her career, Northeastern (5-13, 2-4 CAA) jumped out to a 2-1 lead at halftime.
 
Three second-half goals by the Blue Hens put Delaware (14-5, 4-2 CAA) on top and gave them the No. 4 seed in the CAA and a spot in the CAA Tournament.
 
Carlson netted both of her shot attempts on the day in her 76^th game as a Husky. She alongside seniors Zoe Kale and Vanessa Pryor, were honored prior to the game in their last home contest in the red and black.
 
Carlson put the Huskies on top with a quick, point blank shot just under four minutes into the game. Delaware fired back less than two minutes later with a goal of their own to even things at one-all.
 
Carlson put her second goal into the back of the net on a brilliant penalty corner goal. The Huskies, who shifted just slightly before June Curry-Lindahl's insert, were led by Natalie Stewart's stop and Carlson's shot that skirted just to the left of the Blue Hen goalie for a 2-1 lead where it would remain until the end of the first half.
 
Delaware jumped out in the second half, netting the equalizer just seconds into the second half. They went on top using a loping shot that was just out of the reach of Becky Garner's stick trickling into the goal forcing head coach Cheryl Murtagh to call a timeout.
 
Abbey MacLellan evened things up once again at the 40-minute mark. Stewart took a free hit and dribbled it down the field and into the circle, falling forward just before the goal with her initial shot attempt. Finally, from her stomach, Stewart flicked a pass to MacLellan who slammed it into the net for the score.
 
But Delaware earned the final, and game-winning goal as Taylor Lister took the ball from the 50-yard line and dribbled down beating Garner to the right for the game-winner.
 
The Huskies finish their campaign with a 5-13 record, 2-4 in CAA. Northeastern played seven ranked teams on the year, three of which were ranked in the top-10 and suffered eight one-goal losses in 2015.
 
Garner finished the year with 119 saves, setting a new season best for the junior, facing 278 shots on the year.