2009 NCAA Division II Softball Tournament

November 4, 2002
Lock Haven To Host NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championships
Lady Eagles One of Four Team Preparing To Battle For National Title

(Lock Haven, Pa.) - The 2002 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II National Field Hockey Championships will be hosted by Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.  The four-team field for the national tournament includes Bloomsburg University (19-0) and Lock Haven University (18-4) from the South Region and Bentley College (16-4) and Bryant College (13-4) from the North Region. Semifinal match-ups will be held on Friday, November 8, and start times are slated for 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.  The championship game will be on Sunday, November 10, at 1 p.m. All games will be played at Charlotte Smith Field.
            The semifinals will have the four teams paired on a regional basis.  The North Region’s Bentley and Bryant will play in the 5 p.m. semifinal while Bloomsburg and Lock Haven out of the South Region pair up in the second semifinal game.  
            Bentley College is the defending national champion, while Lock Haven has five Division II titles with the last coming in 2000.  Bloomsburg University owns six national titles, its most recent won in 1999.  Bryant College is the newcomer to the field, making its first appearance in the playoffs.  
         Tickets for all games are $7 for adults and $3 for students, and can be purchased at the gate on game day.

Link to official bracket

Fri., Nov. 8
5 p.m. - Semifinal #1 (North Region)
              Bentley College vs. Bryant College
7:30 p.m. - Semifinal #2 (South Region)
              Bloomsburg Univ. vs. Lock Haven Univ.

Sun., Nov. 10
1 p.m. - Championship Game
             Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2

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