NCAA Division III Field Hockey Elite Eight Set

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SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (Nov. 14, 2009) - The NCAA Division III Field Hockey National Tournament continued with eight second round matches today. Messiah College, Salisbury University, Tufts University, Ursinus College, Skidmore College, Lebanon Valley College, Trinity College and SUNY Cortland each advanced to the Elite Eight with their victories today.

In tomorrow’s quarterfinal round matches, Messiah will host Lebanon Valley (3:30 p.m.), Ursinus will host Trinity (1:00 p.m.), Tufts will host Skidmore (1:00 p.m.) and Salisbury will host SUNY Cortland (1:00 p.m.). The winners of those four contests will advance to the Final Four at Mount Holyoke College next weekend.

Both Semifinal matches, as well as the National Championship, will take place at Mount Holyoke 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)
Messiah def. Eastern, 3-0
Lebanon Valley def. Rowan, 3-0
Ursinus def. Lynchburg, 4-0
Trinity def. Middlebury, 2-1
Salisbury def. Wooster, 4-0
SUNY Cortland def. Christopher Newport, 4-2
Tufts def. MIT, 5-1
Skidmore def. Amherst, 4-3

Third Round (Sunday, November 15)
Messiah vs. Lebanon Valley, 3:30 p.m. (at Messiah)
Ursinus vs. Trinity, 1:00 p.m. (at Ursinus)
Salisbury vs. SUNY Cortland, 1:00 p.m. (at Salisbury)
Tufts vs. Skidmore, 1:00 p.m. (at Tufts)

National Semifinals (Saturday, November 21 – at Mount Holyoke)
Messiah/Lebanon Valley winner vs. Ursinus/Trinity winner, Time TBA
Salisbury/SUNY Cortland winner vs. Tufts/Skidmore winner, Time TBA

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