Terps To Host UMass in First Round
11/11/2010 7:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Nov. 11, 2010
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland field hockey team will play host to UMass in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament this weekend in College Park. The Terps (19-1) and the Minutewomen (15-7) will take the field at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex.
Both American (18-3) and Connecticut (15-5) will come to College Park for the First Round and will play at 2 p.m. The two teams that win on Saturday will face off at 2 p.m. Sunday.
Tickets for this weekend are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Fans can purchase tickets by visiting the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or by calling 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
Fans will be able to watch the Maryland-UMass game live on-line for free at NCAA.com All-Access. The Terps' game will also be broadcast live on WMUCSports.com.
Maryland beat UMass 3-0 earlier this year in College Park. The Minutewomen won the Atlantic 10 conference this year, but fell to Stanford Tuesday in the NCAA play-in game.
This marks Maryland's 23rd appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Terps have an all-time record in the Tournament of 43-16 and have won six titles, five under Meharg. The Terrapins have won 11 straight first round games, dating back to 1998 when byes were awarded for first round games.
Maryland will also be hosting the NCAA Semifinals on Nov. 19 and the Finals on Nov. 21. The Semifinal games will be played at 2:00 and 4:30 p.m. The championship game will be played at noon. Tickets are on sale now at umterps.com.
