Field Hockey To Host Clark In First Round of NEWMAC Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. October 28, 2005 - The Springfield College field hockey team, which finished its 2005 regular season with an impressive 17-2 overall record and 7-1 mark in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), has earned the two-seed in the conference's tournament, and will host the seventh-seeded team, Clark University, on Saturday afternoon, October 29, in a 4:30 p.m. match in Springfield.
Babson College, which finished its NEWMAC regular season with an identical 7-1 record, has earned the top-seed in the tournament through a tiebreaker procedure and will host No. 8 Smith College on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Other first round match-ups include No. 3 Wellesley College hosting sixth-seeded Wheaton College at 2:00 p.m., and No. 4 Mount Holyoke College at home against No. 5 MIT, in a 1:00 p.m. start.
In the Pride's only meeting with Clark this season, SC defeated the Cougars, 4-1, at SC's Benedum Field. In that match, senior tri-captain Meghan Bascetta (Granby, Conn.) tallied the game-winner and added an assist. Senior Erin Bosch (Shoreham, N.Y.) scored twice in the victory, and sophomore forward Brittany Veazie (Dexter, Maine) added a goal.
SC enters the NEWMAC Tournament with a national Division III ranking of tenth, as the Pride has won six-in-a-row and 14 of its past 15 contests. SC is a perfect 7-0 in overtime games this season, and in one-goal contests, the Pride boasts an 8-2 mark.
2005 NEWMAC Field Hockey TournamentFirst Round - Saturday, October 29:
#8 Smith (1-7) at #1 Babson (7-1), 1:00 p.m.
#5 MIT (3-5) at #4 Mount Holyoke (6-2), 1:00 p.m.
#6 Wheaton (3-5) at #3 Wellesley (6-2), 2:00 p.m.
#7 Clark (2-6) at #2 SC (7-1), 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, November 5:
at highest remaining seed (one site)
First Semifinal (host school will play), tba
Second Semifinal, tba
Championship - Sunday, November 6:
at Semifinal site
Semifinal Winners, tba
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Head Coach Melissa Rogers
After only four years as head coach of the Pride, Melissa Rogers, has continued the SC tradition of winning on the field hockey turf, posting an impressive 78-17 record, good for a winning percentage of .821 at the helm of her alma mater. Read more.