UAlbany Field Hockey Seeded Second For America East Conference Championship

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information

Cambridge, Mass. – The 16th-ranked University at Albany field hockey team earned the No. 2 seed for the America East Conference Field Hockey Championship after posting a 14-4 record and a 4-1 mark in conference play. Boston University earned the No. 1 seed with a 2-0 win over Vermont on Saturday and will host the postseason tournament Friday, Nov. 2 and Sunday, Nov. 4 at MIT’s Jack Barry Field.

The Terriers finished the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record in conference play. Boston U. (15-5) is ranked 14th in the most recent NFHCA/STX national poll. The Terriers will host No. 4 seed New Hampshire (9-10, AE 2-3) in the first semifinal. UAlbany will play No. 3 seed Vermont (12-6, AE 3-2) in the other semifinal. The Great Danes defeated the Catamounts, 1-0, in their regular-season matchup.

Semifinal game times are 12 noon and 2:30 on Friday. The championship game will be played at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Boston U. enters the championship as the two-time defending champions. New Hampshire looks for its second America East Championship crown, while both the Great Danes and the Catamounts are on the hunt for their first conference titles.


2007 America East Field Hockey Championship (Cambridge, Mass.)

Semifinal Round (Friday, Nov. 2)

No. 1 Boston U. (15-5, AE 5-0) vs. No. 4 New Hampshire (9-10, AE 2-3), 12 p.m.

No. 2 UAlbany (14-4, AE 4-1) vs. No. 3 Vermont (12-6, AE 3-2), 2:30 p.m.

Championship (Sunday, Nov. 4)

Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 1:30 p.m.