Field Hockey Season Continues With ECAC Championship Selection
November 13, 2002 | Field Hockey
BOSTON - The ECAC Division I Field Hockey Selection Committee announced the field of four teams that will compete for the ECAC Championship. Boston University, which earned the second seed, will play third-seeded Drexel University in New Haven, Conn. on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m.
| Seed | Team | Record |
| 1 | Dartmouth | 11-6 |
| 2 | Boston Univ. | 11-9 |
| 3 | Drexel | 10-8 |
| 4 | Yale | 10-7 |
The Championship will be hosted by Yale University, which is the fourth seed. The Bulldogs will play top-seeded Dartmouth College in the other semifinal game.
The Terriers were 1-1 against the three teams in the Championship. Dartmouth defeated B. U., 3-2, on Sept. 24, while the Terriers downed Yale, 1-0, on Oct. 5.
Dartmouth (11-6) finished third in the Ivy League with a 5-2 conference record. Drexel (10-8) was fifth in the Colonial Athletic Conference with a 2-5 league mark. Yale (10-7) was tied for fourth in the Ivy League with a 3-4 record.
B. U., which finished the 2002 regular season with an 11-9 overall record, is making its third ECAC Championship appearance, having won the title in 1987. The Terriers defeated Lock Haven, 1-0, in double overtime to claim their first championship. The program also participated in the ECACs in 1984, dropping a 1-0 decision to Canisius on penalty strokes.
The championship game will be held on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 1 p.m.
