INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Fresh off its third straight Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship, Rhodes College earned an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship. Interactive Bracket | Printable Bracket
Rhodes (11-6) will travel to Montclair, N.J. to take on Montclair State (18-2) on Wednesday, November 9. The Lynx will be making their second consecutive trip to the NCAA playoffs. Last year, Rhodes lost a 7-0 decision to Salisbury University in the second round.
Rhodes becomes the SCAC's fourth team in the last five years to advance to NCAA postseason competition in a league that has only sponsored field hockey since 2004.
Yesterday, the Lynx earned the program's third straight SCAC championship and fifth overall with a 4-0 win over Centre College. With the win, Rhodes became the first school in league history to win three consecutive SCAC championships.
Montclair State, which is currently ranked sixth in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association poll, earned an at-large bid after falling to fourth-ranked The College of New Jersey, 2-0 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference championship game on Saturday. It is the third NCAA appearance for the Red Hawks and first since 2005.
The winner of Wednesday's Rhodes vs. MSU game will travel to and take on No. 1 ranked Salisbury on Saturday, November 12.
