UMASS LOWELL EARN’S TOP SEED IN NORTHEAST-10 CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

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South Easton, Mass. – The River Hawks of the University of Massachusetts Lowell claimed the top seed in the Northeast-10 Field Hockey Championship.

UMass Lowell finished the season 16-2 overall and 15-1 in NE-10 action, resulting in the team’s second regular season title in the last three years.

Bentley College (13-5, 13-3, NE-10) received the second seed in the tournament after finishing with a 13-3 conference record. Both the River Hawks and Falcons will receive first-round byes in the tournament.

Bryant University (12-7, 12-4, NE-10) claimed the third seed over Stonehill College (15-5, 12-4, NE-10) due to their regular season victories over the Skyhawks. Stonehill will be the fourth seed in the tournament. Both teams will host quarterfinal contests.

Rounding out the rest of the field is Saint Michael’s College (8-10, 8-8, NE-10) as the fifth seed and Saint Anselm College (8-9, 8-8, NE-10) as the sixth seed. The Purple Knights won the tie-break over the Hawks due to their regular season victory.

Quarterfinal matches include #5 Saint Michael’s at #4 Stonehill for a 3:30 p.m. match up, while #6 Saint Anselm travels to #3 Bryant for a 7 p.m. contest.

The semifinal round will take place at UMass Lowell on Saturday, October 27 with the winner of the Saint Michael’s/Stonehill taking on #1 UMass Lowell at 12 p.m. followed by the winner of Saint Anselm/Bryant facing off against #2 Bentley at 3 p.m.

The championship game is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday, October 28 at UMass Lowell

Sponsoring 23 championship sports and 15 full-time members, the Northeast-10 is the second largest NCAA Division II athletic conference in the nation and sponsors the most championships of any Division II conference.