Field Hockey to Meet Drexel in NCAA Tournament Opening Round on Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS – Fresh off this system’s fifth consecutive Atlantic 10 Championship and eighth in 9 seasons, the Saint Joseph’s subject hockey workforce will tackle native rival Drexel within the Opening Round of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship on Wednesday.
 
The sport is scheduled for two:00 p.m. at Karen Shelton Stadium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.  The winner will transfer on to face total high seed North Carolina on Friday.
 
Saint Joseph’s (11-9) punched its ticket through a 2-0 win over top-seeded Richmond within the A-10 title sport on Saturday afternoon at Richmond’s Crenshaw Field.  Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and the Championship’s Most Outstanding Player Milou Kluyt scored on a penalty nook lower than 5 minutes into the sport and a dominant defensive efficiency stifled the Spiders all day, limiting the hosts to a single shot on purpose.  Ava Smith tallied an empty-netter with 63 seconds to go to seal the deal and ship the Hawks again to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth yr in a row.
 
Drexel (13-9) secured its first berth since 20212 with a 3-2 win over Monmouth within the CAA championship sport on Sunday afternoon.  The Dragons and Hawks met earlier this season, with Drexel coming away with a 3-2 shootout victory at Ellen Ryan Field on October 12.
 
A complete of 4 groups on this yr’s bracket have been on the Hawks’ schedule this season; Saint Joseph’s opened the season with wins over UConn and New Hampshire whereas later falling to Drexel and Liberty.
 
Opening spherical video games will probably be held Wednesday earlier than the First and Second Rounds happen on Friday and Sunday, respectively, at campus websites.  The Final Four is ready for November 21 and 23 on the campus of Duke University in Durham, N.C.