NCAA Tournament First Round in the Books

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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Nov. 12, 2009) - The NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Tournament kicked off with eight first round matches yesterday. Eastern University, Lebanon Valley College, Middlebury College, Lynchburg College, the College of Wooster, Christopher Newport University, Amherst College and MIT each moved on to the second round by way of their victories. Messiah College, Rowan College, Trinity College, Ursinus College, Salisbury University, SUNY Cortland, Skidmore College and Tufts University each received first round byes.

Second and third round play is slated to take place on Saturday and Sunday on the campuses of Messiah, Ursinus, Salisbury and Tufts.

Both Semifinal matches, as well as the National Championship, will take place at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. Semifinal contests are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. The winners of those matches will face off in the National Championship on Sunday, November 22 at 1:00 p.m. Updated brackets and ticket information is available at the official championship website.

2009 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship

First Round (Wednesday, November 11)
Eastern def. Stevens, 1-0 (2OT)
Lebanon Valley def. Wittenberg, 9-0
Middlebury def. UMass Dartmouth, 5-1
Lynchburg def. Juniata, 5-3
Wooster def Hamilton, 2-1
Christopher Newport def. Cabrini, 1-0
Amherst def. Husson, 3-0
MIT def. Nichols, 2-1

Second Round (Saturday, November 14)
Eastern vs. Messiah, 11:00 a.m. (at Messiah)
Lebanon Valley vs. Rowan, 2:00 p.m. (at Messiah)
Lynchburg vs. Ursinus, 11:00 a.m. (at Ursinus)
Middlebury vs. Trinity, 2:00 p.m. (at Ursinus)
Wooster vs. Salisbury, 10:00 a.m. (at Salisbury)
Christopher Newport vs. SUNY Cortland, 1:00 p.m. (at Salisbury)
MIT vs. Tufts, 11:00 a.m. (at Tufts)
Amherst vs. Skidmore, 2:00 p.m. (at Tufts)

Third Round (Sunday, November 15)
Eastern/Messiah winner vs. Lebanon Valley/Rowan winner, 3:30 p.m. (at Messiah)
Lynchburg/Ursinus winner vs. Middlebury/Trinity winner, 1:00 p.m. (at Ursinus)
Wooster/Salisbury winner vs. Christopher Newport/SUNY Cortland winner, 1:00 p.m. (at Salisbury)
MIT/Tufts winner vs. Amherst/Skidmore winner, 1:00 p.m. (at Tufts)

National Semifinals (Saturday, November 21 – at Mount Holyoke)
Messiah Regional winner vs. Ursinus Regional winner, Time TBA
Salisbury Regional winner vs. Tufts Regional winner, Time TBA

National Championship (Sunday, November 22 – at Mount Holyoke)
Semifinal winners, 1:00 p.m.