Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Earns At-Large Bid to NCAA Tournament
11/5/2017 9:43:00β―PM | Field Hockey
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern earned an at-large berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship Sunday evening and will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saturday for a round-of-16 matchup against Louisville. The contest is slated to get underway at 1 p.m. Central time.
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The NCAA tournament bid is the 14th in school history for the Wildcats and the program's first since 2014.
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The winner of Saturday's matchup between Northwestern and Louisville advances to Sunday's quarterfinal round where it will take on the winner of the contest between Michigan and Syracuse at 1 p.m. CT.
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Northwestern has a 14-6 record and tied for second place in the Big Ten Conference during the regular season with a 6-2 mark. The Wildcats advanced to the semifinal round of the Big Ten tournament before falling to eventual champion Michigan.
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The tournament berth is the second for NU under the direction of ninth-year head coach Tracey Fuchs.
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Northwestern and Louisville are quite familiar with one another having squared off against one another four of the last five seasons, including Sept. 19 when the Wildcats posted a 2-0 victory in Evanston.
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Louisville is 14-7 this season and advanced to the championship match of the ACC tournament where it dropped a 1-0 decision to North Carolina.
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EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern earned an at-large berth to the 2017 NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship Sunday evening and will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan, Saturday for a round-of-16 matchup against Louisville. The contest is slated to get underway at 1 p.m. Central time.
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The NCAA tournament bid is the 14th in school history for the Wildcats and the program's first since 2014.
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The winner of Saturday's matchup between Northwestern and Louisville advances to Sunday's quarterfinal round where it will take on the winner of the contest between Michigan and Syracuse at 1 p.m. CT.
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Northwestern has a 14-6 record and tied for second place in the Big Ten Conference during the regular season with a 6-2 mark. The Wildcats advanced to the semifinal round of the Big Ten tournament before falling to eventual champion Michigan.
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The tournament berth is the second for NU under the direction of ninth-year head coach Tracey Fuchs.
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Northwestern and Louisville are quite familiar with one another having squared off against one another four of the last five seasons, including Sept. 19 when the Wildcats posted a 2-0 victory in Evanston.
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Louisville is 14-7 this season and advanced to the championship match of the ACC tournament where it dropped a 1-0 decision to North Carolina.
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