University of Connecticut Athletics
Huskies to Face Rutgers in NCAA First Round
11/4/2018 10:25:00 PM | Field Hockey
STORRS, Conn. – The BIG EAST Champion UConn field hockey team (18-3) will take on Rutgers (13-5) to open 2018 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship play in the first round Friday at 2:30 p.m. in College Park, Md.
The game will be hosted at No. 2 seed Maryland, which will take on Albany in the first round. The winners of the first round games will face off on Sunday at a time to be determined.
UConn won its seventh straight BIG EAST Tournament championship Sunday to earn an automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Head coach Nancy Stevens posted her 500th win as the UConn leader in the game.
The Huskies have qualified for 16 straight NCAA Tournaments. UConn has won three NCAA Championships in the last five years.
Under Stevens, Connecticut is making its 22nd NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Final Four will be hosted in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 16 and 18.
