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Delaware Set to Host CAA Field Hockey Championship
10/29/2018 9:48:00 AM | Field Hockey
Release courtesy of the Colonial Athletic Association
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RICHMOND, Va. – Five-time defending champion Delaware will host the 2018 CAA Field Hockey Championship after earning the top seed with an unbeaten conference record for the third straight season. William & Mary, Northeastern and James Madison also clinched berths in the championship field following the conclusion of the regular season on Sunday.
Delaware (12-6, 6-0 CAA), currently ranked No. 16 in the NFHCA poll, completed league play with a perfect 6-0 record. The Blue Hens have won five consecutive CAA titles and are riding a 24-game win streak in CAA regular season and tournament contests. The Blue Hens clinched the top seed on Friday, Oct. 26, in their 4-3 victory over Northeastern. Sunday's win over Hofstra gave the Blue Hens sole possession of the regular season title.
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Second-seeded William & Mary (9-7, 5-1 CAA) clinched the No. 2 seed, finishing 5-1 in league play for the second time in three years after defeating James Madison, 5-4, in a thrilling overtime match on Sunday in Harrisonburg, Va. The Tribe reached the championship game last season, falling to Delaware 3-0.
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Northeastern (8-10, 4-2 CAA) secured the No. 3 seed with the Huskies' 3-1 win over Drexel on Sunday. The third-place finish is Northeastern's best since the 2014 season when the Huskies went 5-1 in league play to win the regular season title.
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James Madison (6-11, 2-4 CAA) clinched the No. 4 seed after emerging from a three-team tiebreak with Drexel and Hofstra. The Dukes finished the season even in goal differential in CAA games, while Drexel completed the season with a minus-5 differential and Hofstra was at minus-11. James Madison has now reached the postseason in five straight seasons and has reached the CAA Championship game in three of the last four seasons.
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The top-seeded Blue Hens open the championship with a semifinal match versus fourth-seeded James Madison on Friday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. ET. Delaware defeated the Dukes 6-3 on Oct. 5 in Harrisonburg, Va. At 6 p.m., second-seeded William & Mary takes on third-seeded Northeastern. The Tribe and the Huskies battled into overtime in their meeting on Sept. 28 with the Tribe coming out ahead 3-2.
On Sunday, Nov. 4, the 2018 CAA title game takes place at 1 p.m., with the winners from Friday's semifinal contests competing for the conference trophy and automatic bid into the NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
Complete coverage from Newark, Del., includes live streaming on CAA.tv, which is available for free online and through mobile devices as well as OTT platforms Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. For more information on the 2018 Field Hockey Championship, visit the official championship page.
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2018 CAA Field Hockey Championship – Fred P. Rullo Stadium, Newark, Del.
November 2 - CAA Championship Semifinals
3:00 PM: No. 1 Delaware vs. No. 4 James Madison
6:00 PM: No. 2 William & Mary vs. No. 3 Northeastern
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November 4 - CAA Championship Final
1:00 PM: Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2
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RICHMOND, Va. – Five-time defending champion Delaware will host the 2018 CAA Field Hockey Championship after earning the top seed with an unbeaten conference record for the third straight season. William & Mary, Northeastern and James Madison also clinched berths in the championship field following the conclusion of the regular season on Sunday.
Delaware (12-6, 6-0 CAA), currently ranked No. 16 in the NFHCA poll, completed league play with a perfect 6-0 record. The Blue Hens have won five consecutive CAA titles and are riding a 24-game win streak in CAA regular season and tournament contests. The Blue Hens clinched the top seed on Friday, Oct. 26, in their 4-3 victory over Northeastern. Sunday's win over Hofstra gave the Blue Hens sole possession of the regular season title.
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Second-seeded William & Mary (9-7, 5-1 CAA) clinched the No. 2 seed, finishing 5-1 in league play for the second time in three years after defeating James Madison, 5-4, in a thrilling overtime match on Sunday in Harrisonburg, Va. The Tribe reached the championship game last season, falling to Delaware 3-0.
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Northeastern (8-10, 4-2 CAA) secured the No. 3 seed with the Huskies' 3-1 win over Drexel on Sunday. The third-place finish is Northeastern's best since the 2014 season when the Huskies went 5-1 in league play to win the regular season title.
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James Madison (6-11, 2-4 CAA) clinched the No. 4 seed after emerging from a three-team tiebreak with Drexel and Hofstra. The Dukes finished the season even in goal differential in CAA games, while Drexel completed the season with a minus-5 differential and Hofstra was at minus-11. James Madison has now reached the postseason in five straight seasons and has reached the CAA Championship game in three of the last four seasons.
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The top-seeded Blue Hens open the championship with a semifinal match versus fourth-seeded James Madison on Friday, Nov. 2 at 3 p.m. ET. Delaware defeated the Dukes 6-3 on Oct. 5 in Harrisonburg, Va. At 6 p.m., second-seeded William & Mary takes on third-seeded Northeastern. The Tribe and the Huskies battled into overtime in their meeting on Sept. 28 with the Tribe coming out ahead 3-2.
On Sunday, Nov. 4, the 2018 CAA title game takes place at 1 p.m., with the winners from Friday's semifinal contests competing for the conference trophy and automatic bid into the NCAA Field Hockey Championship.
Complete coverage from Newark, Del., includes live streaming on CAA.tv, which is available for free online and through mobile devices as well as OTT platforms Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. For more information on the 2018 Field Hockey Championship, visit the official championship page.
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2018 CAA Field Hockey Championship – Fred P. Rullo Stadium, Newark, Del.
November 2 - CAA Championship Semifinals
3:00 PM: No. 1 Delaware vs. No. 4 James Madison
6:00 PM: No. 2 William & Mary vs. No. 3 Northeastern
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November 4 - CAA Championship Final
1:00 PM: Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2
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