Field Hockey Team Heads to St. Louis for ACC-BIG TEN Challenge
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
September 4, 1998
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The sixth-ranked University of Maryland field hockey team (1-0), fresh off an 8-0 opening day victory over Richmond, headed off to St. Louis today to take part this weekend's first-ever ACC-Big Challenge. The Terps take on No. 11 Michigan (1-0) on Saturday at 3 p.m. and Michigan State (1-0) on Monday at 2 p.m.
Michigan defeated No. 10 Ball State 2-0 in their season-opener on Tuesday. Senior forward Amy Philbrook and sophomore forward Kelli Gannon both scored for the Wolverines. Michigan State squeaked by Central Michigan 2-1 in their season-opener on Tuesday. Freshmen Jessica Wheeler and Sanne van Nouhuys scored for the Spartans.
Eight of the 10 teams at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge are currently ranked in the NFHCA/STX poll. Since St. Louis (which is hosting the competition) has two playing fields, two games will be going on at the same time. The complete schedule is as follows:
Saturday, September 5
No. 4 North Carolina (ACC) vs. No. 5 Penn State (Big Ten) 1 p.m.
No. 18 Duke (ACC) vs. No. 20 Iowa (Big Ten) 1 p.m.
No. 6 MARYLAND (ACC) vs. No. 11 Michigan (Big Ten) 3 p.m.
Wake Forest (ACC) vs. Northwestern (Big Ten) 3 p.m.
No. 1 Virginia (ACC) vs. No. 13 Ohio State (Big Ten) 5 p.m.
Monday, September 7
No. 4 North Carolina (ACC) vs. No. 20 Iowa (Big Ten) 10 a.m.
No. 18 Duke (ACC) vs. No. 5 Penn State (Big Ten) 12 p.m.
No. 1 Virginia (ACC) vs. Northwestern (Big Ten) 12 p.m.
No. 6 MARYLAND (ACC) vs. Michigan State (Big Ten) 2 p.m.
Wake Forest (ACC) vs. Michigan (Big Ten) 2 p.m.
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