First-time ECAC bid awarded to Salve Regina

DANBURY, Conn. -- After finishing the regular-season with a 12-5 record, Plymouth State University was selected as the No. 1 seed in the 2014 ECAC Division III New England Field Hockey Championship. The tournament is a five-team field with a quarterfinal round followed by a semifinal and championship round. 

In the first-round contest on Wednesday, November 12, Salve Regina University (13-7) will host Anna Maria College (13-9) at Gaudet Field at 6 p.m.

The Seahawks make their first-ever ECAC postseason appearance in field hockey while facing a familiar opponent. Both Salve Regina and Anna Maria were charter members of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) in 1984; the AMCATS left the league for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) in 2011. Before its departure, Anna Maria had lost five straight field hockey meetings to Salve Regina; the Seahawks own a 10-4 mark in the all-time series which meets for the first time at Gaudet Field on Wednesday.

The first-round winner will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, November 15, hosted by Plymouth State. The winner of Salve Regina University/Anna Maria College will face Plymouth State in one semifinal and Johnson & Wales University and Gordon College will meet in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners will meet Sunday, November 16, for the championship, also to be held at Plymouth State.

First Round – Wednesday, November 12

No. 5 Anna Maria College (13-9) at No. 4 Salve Regina University (13-7), 6 p.m.

Semifinals – Saturday, November 15 at Plymouth State

No. 5 Anna Maria College/ No. 4 Salve Regina University winner vs. No.1 Plymouth State, 11 a.m.

No. 2 Gordon College vs. No. 3 Johnson & Wales University, 2 p.m.

Championship – Sunday, November 16 at Plymouth State

Two Semifinal Winners, 12 p.m.