Field Hockey Earns ECAC Bid

CAPE COD, Mass (11/8/10) – The Kean University field hockey team has been selected as the fifth seed in the upcoming Eastern College Athletic Conference Division III Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Championships, and will face fourth-seeded SUNY Oneonta in the opening round.

The Cougars (10-6) travel to the host Red Dragons on Wednesday, November 10, for the afternoon game beginning at 4 p.m. 

The semifinals and championship will be played on Saturday-Sunday, November 13-14, on the campus of the highest remaining seed. 

Kean, who won the 2008 ECAC Mid-Atlantic Region Championship, is making its third straight appearance in the ECAC tournament and has won at least 10 games for the 10^th time in the last 11 seasons.

2010 ECAC Division III Mid-Atlantic Field Hockey Championships
#1 Catholic University (14-4)
#2 Wesley College (13-9)
#3 Drew University (13-6)
#4 SUNY Oneonta (11-7)
#5 Kean University (10-6)
#6 Alvernia University (11-9)
#7 FDU-Florham (10-10)
#8 Gwynedd-Mercy College (13-8)