WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley field hockey visits Newberry in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday at 1:00 pm with a trip to the final four up for grabs.
The game takes place at Newberry's Setzler Field and will be streamed on
NCAA.com
The Falcons (13-8) are the #8 seed in the tournament and are ranked 10
th nationally by the NFHCA this week. Newberry (18-0) is the #1 overall seed in the tournament and ranked second in the NFHCA poll.
Bentley's postseason run so far saw them defeat Southern New Hampshire 4-2 in the NE10 quarterfinals and Assumption 3-1 in the semifinals, before they suffered a tough 3-2 defeat to Saint Anselm in double overtime in the NE10 finals.
Graice Moore and
Sheila Mullins were named to the NE10 All-Championship Team.
The Falcons are making their 15
th appearance in the national tournament and first since 2021.
At the other end, Newberry is making its first ever NCAA appearance. They swept through the regular season at 16-0, then won the first ever South Atlantic Conference playoff championship by beating Wingate and Lander.
Saturday's winner advances to the final four against either #4 East Stroudsburg or #5 West Chester.
At the bottom half of the bracket, the other first round games on Saturday are #3 Shippensburg against #6 Saint Anselm and #2 Kutztown against #7 Assumption.
The final four and national championship game are on November 21 and 23 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.
