University of Delaware Athletics
No. 9 Blue Hens to Host 2016 CAA Field Hockey Championships
10/31/2016 4:13:00 PM | Field Hockey
NEWARK, Del. – The Delaware field hockey team will vie for its fourth straight and sixth overall Colonial Athletic Association title with home field advantage as the No. 9 Blue Hens are set to host the 2016 CAA Championships at Fred P. Rullo Stadium this coming weekend.
UD, which finished the regular season by tying a school record with 17 wins, went undefeated in conference play for just the second time since 1991 to earn the top seed in the league standings. Delaware previously went 6-0 during the 2013 campaign, a season in which the Hens last hosted the CAA Tournament and captured their first of three consecutive titles.
The semifinal format begins on Friday, Nov. 4 with the top-seeded Blue Hens (17-2, 6-0 CAA) taking on fourth-seeded Drexel (8-10, 3-3 CAA) at 3 p.m. Following that contest, second-seeded William & Mary (9-9, 5-1 CAA) squares off against third-seeded James Madison (12-6, 4-2 CAA) at approximately 6 p.m.
The 2016 title game takes place at 1 p.m. Sunday, with the victors from Friday's semifinals contests competing for the conference crown and automatic bid to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
Tickets for each day of the tournament will be $7 for adults and $5 for youth (18 years of age and younger) and seniors (60 years of age and older). Students of participating CAA institutions will receive free admission by showing a valid student ID. Semifinals tickets are valid for both games on Friday, Nov. 4. Gates will open at Fred P. Rullo Stadium at approximately 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and at noon on Sunday, Nov. 6.
MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Hayon, Assistant Sports Information Director | mhayon@udel.edu | O: 302-831-6389 | C: 302-379-9182
