Salisbury Selected to Host NCAA Field Hockey Second & Third Rounds
The Salisbury University field hockey team knew Saturday afternoon it would be playing this week, thanks to winning its 22nd Capital Athletic Conference championship and earning the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, but late on Sunday night, the Sea Gulls learned their postseason run would begin at Sea Gull Stadium.
The NCAA released the tournament bracket on Sunday night, giving Salisbury a first round bye and the right to host second and third round competition on November 16 and 17.
Salisbury (18-1) received a first-round bye into the tournament and will play the winner of Wednesday's first-round matchup between Marywood and FDU-Florham. Rowan picked up the other bye in Salisbury's region and will play the winner of the Centre and Lynchburg opening round contest.
The winners of the four sites will advance to the semifinals and final, Saturday and Sunday, November 23 and 24, at Spooky Nook Sports Complex in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Semifinals will be played at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern time, Saturday, November 23, with the championship game being played at 1 p.m. Eastern time, Sunday, November 24.