Field hockey draw for the Messiah in the first round of the NCAA

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (November 7, 2021) – The Stevens Institute of Technology field hockey team will head to Grantham, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, November 10 to face ninth place in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship at Messiah University, the NCAA announced in a late release. Sunday.

The first-round match with the Falcons will appear in the national tournament for the first time since 2015 and is Fifth overall, and is the third-ever encounter between programs, but the first since 2014. The Ducks have won the first round. in three of his five NCAA matches.

“What a fun MAC match!” said the head coach Meredith Spencer-Blaetz. “We’re so excited about the opportunity to compete against such a historically strong program and get a chance to make a name for ourselves on the national stage. The Ducks are ready to dance!”

Stevens enters the NCAA tournament with a 15-4 record, marking the fourth most wins in a single season in the program’s history. The Ducks, who set a program record with an 11-match winning streak earlier this year, won the Misericordia 2-0 on November 6 to win their first MAC Freedom championship. Fifth year Allison Buffenbarger was chosen as the most valuable player in the tournament.

The Messiah is waiting for Stevens (16-2). Falcons, the winner of 14 consecutive MAC Commonwealth Championships, will make their 20th consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament. Winners nine in a row, the Falcons won 7-3 Widener in the MAC Commonwealth Championship. Makayla Malcolm was chosen as the most valuable player in the tournament.

Wednesday’s first-round winner heads to Massachusetts to face 3rd Babson College on Nov. 13. Babson will also host the second round match No. 5 Between Kean University and the winner. first round game 8 Between Trinity (Conn.) And St. John Fisher.

Twenty teams will compete in ten first-round matches on campus on Wednesday, November 10th. The ten winners of the first round and the six teams that said goodbye to the first round will compete on four campuses during the second / third round. round, Saturday and Sunday, November 13 and 14.

The playing time for the first round of the Ducks has not yet been decided. Links to live stats and videos will be posted on StevensDucks.com when available.

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