WEST CHESTER, Pa. - West Chester University's third-ranked field hockey program opens up the postseason Tuesday afternoon at home against C.W. Post at 4 p.m. at Vonnie Gros Field on South Campus.
Tickets to the PSAC Quarterfinal round field hockey match at Vonnie Gros Field are $7 for adults and $2 for students and children. Students from the competing institutions with a valid school ID will be admitted free. Only PSAC passes will be honored at the gate.
No complimentary tickets are available. Tickets can be purchased at the event. No advance sale is available.
The Golden Rams (14-3) finished second in the PSAC Eastern Division standings and earned the second seed out of the East in the postseason tournament. C.W. Post (9-7) finished third in the East and received the third seed. Regular-season champion and the nation's top-ranked program Bloomsburg (17-0) received a bye to the conference semifinals as a result of its regular-season title.
The tournament expands to six teams this year from its previous four-team format. The Pioneers wrapped up the final spot out of the East based on the third tiebreaker when East Stroudsburg defeated Millersville, 2-1, in overtime Saturday afternoon.
Out West, Indiana (Pa.) (11-6) will be the No. 2 seed and will host Slippery Rock (6-12) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Rock wrapped up the No. 3 seed Saturday with a win over IUP. Shippensburg (16-2) won the Western Division and received a bye to the conference semifinals. The Raiders will play the West Chester-C.W. Post winner in one semifinal with Bloomsburg taking on the IUP-Slippery Rock winner in the other semifinal.
For the first time in league history, the PSAC field hockey championship game will be televised live to a statewide audience. The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) will air the PSAC field hockey tournament championship game live at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 29. The game will also be available through a live webstream on pcntv.com.
West Chester swept the regular-season series, defeating C.W. Post by a 4-1 score on Long Island and taking a 6-4 decision at home earlier this month.
