Teams: Field Hockey: Press Releases

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

FIELD HOCKEY SELECTED AS ONE OF FOUR NCAA SECOND/THIRD ROUND HOST SITES

Senior Michelle Kelly and the rest of the Jumbos earned the program's third straight NCAA berth

►NCAA Division III Championship Tufts Regional Website

MEDFORD -- For the second straight season, Tufts University will host second and third round games in the NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. Bello Field will be the site of three tournament games next weekend (Nov. 14-15).

Tufts (16-1), which won its first New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title with a 3-2 victory at Trinity College on Sunday, receives a first-round bye. Liberty League champions Skidmore College (16-3) also earned a first-round bye into the Tufts Regioinal.

On Wednesday (Nov. 11), first-round play began in the 2009 NCAA's. Amherst (12-4), an NCAA at-large selection from the NESCAC, defeated North Atlantic Conference champion Husson (9-8) by a 3-0 score. New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference winner MIT (18-4) won 2-1 overa The Commonwealth Coast Conference champion and host Nichols (18-4). The winners move on to the Tufts Regional. On Saturday, the Jumbos will face either MIT at 11:00 am. Skidmore will play Amherst at 2:00 pm.

Saturday's winners will advance to the national quarterfinals on Sunday at Bello with a 1:00 starting time. Tickets for all three games will be available at the gate. Adults $5, Students $4, and children (under 12)/senior citizens $3.

 The winner of the Tufts Regional will play in the NCAA semi-finals, which will be held at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts on Saturday, November 21. The NCAA Championship Game is scheduled for Sunday, November 22 at Mount Holyoke.

Tufts, which earned its fifth NCAA Tournament berth, defeated Springfield College and The College of New Jersey at home last season to gain an NCAA "final four" appearance. Coach Tina McDavitt's team won 5-2 against Messiah in the national semi-finals before losing 3-2 in overtime against Bowdoin in the NCAA title game.

►NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship Bracket

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