University of Massachusets Athletics
UMass Earns Top Seed In A-10 FH Championships
November 01, 2010 | Field Hockey
Nov. 1, 2010
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - The Minutewomen (13-6/7-0) will take on fourth-seeded Temple (9-11/4-3), the host team, while No. 2 Lock Haven (14-6/5-2) squares off against third-seeded Richmond (10-9/5-2). Lock Haven defeated Richmond during regular season play to secure the second seed.
Massachusetts enters the Championship undefeated in conference competition having won its last nine matches including a victory over a Syracuse squad ranked No. 8 at the time. The Minutewomen are led by junior goalkeeper Alesha Widdall who leads the Conference in save percentage (.792) and goals against average (1.13).
Massachusetts, which was ranked as high as 20th this season by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA), defeated two nationally-ranked teams in Connecticut and Syracuse and is looking for its third tournament title in the last four years. Richmond won its last four games to earn its 10th-consecutive tournament berth since joining the Conference 10 years ago.
The Championship commences on Friday, Nov. 5, with Lock Haven taking on Richmond at 11:00am, while the Massachusetts-Temple semifinal will begin at 2:00pm. The finals of the 2010 A-10 Championship will take place on Saturday, Nov. 6, at 2:00pm. The A-10 winner will host the champion of the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) in a NCAA play-in game on Tuesday, November 9, at 1:00pm to advance to the 2010 NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
For complete coverage of the 2010 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship log on to www.atlantic10.com.
