Utica Field Hockey to Host Endicott in NCAA First Round Game Wednesday
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Utica, NY (11/5/2012) - The Utica College field hockey team will host Endicott College (15-4) of the Commonwealth Coast Conference on Wednesday in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at Charles A. Gaetano Stadium. Game time is set for 4pm.
The Pioneers (14-5) advanced to their second NCAA Tournament in program-history after defeating Stevens Institute of Technology in the Empire 8 Conference Championship, 4-3, Sunday afternoon. Endicott (located in Mass.) is making its second consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament after defeating Nichols 2-1 (OT) in the Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship Sunday.
Sixteen teams will compete in eight first-round games on Wednesday. The eight first-round winners, along with the eight teams that received a first-round bye, will compete at four campus sites during second/third-round play, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and 11.
If Utica gets past Endicott it will travel to Middlebury College on Saturday to square off against DePauw University (19-1), which received a first round bye. Middlebury, the No. 1 team in the country according to the most recent NFHCA National Poll, will host second and third round play in the Pioneers portion of the bracket.
Did You Know? Utica topped both Rochester (N.Y.) and Skidmore earlier this year ... Rochester and Skidmore both earned at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament.
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CONFERENCES & SCHOOLS RECEIVING AUTOMATIC QUALIFICATION |
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Capital Athletic Conference |
Mary Washington |
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Centennial Conference |
Franklin & Marshall |
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Colonial States Athletic Conference |
Gwynedd-Mercy |
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Commonwealth Conference |
Messiah |
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Commonwealth Coast Conference |
Endicott |
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Empire 8 |
Utica |
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Freedom Conference |
Eastern |
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Landmark |
Catholic |
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Liberty League |
William Smith |
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Little East Conference |
Massachusetts-Dartmouth |
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New England Small College Athletic Conference |
Middlebury |
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New England Women’s and Men’s Athletics Conference |
MIT |
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New Jersey Athletic Conference |
Montclair State |
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North Atlantic Conference |
Castleton |
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North Coast Athletic Conference |
DePauw |
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Old Dominion Athletic Conference |
Lynchburg |
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State University of New York Athletic Conference |
New Paltz State |
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POOL B TEAMS |
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Christopher Newport |
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POOL C TEAMS |
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Bowdoin |
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Rochester (N.Y.) |
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Rowan |
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Salisbury |
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Skidmore |
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Tufts |
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