Championship Central
Conshohocken, Pa. – No. 1 seed Connecticut faces No. 3 seed Old Dominion in the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship presented by JEEP at noon on Saturday. The winner is the tournament champion and the BIG EAST’s automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. The championship is being hosted by Villanova at the Proving Grounds in Conshohocken, Pa.
This year’s NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships will feature a 12-team field (instead of the usual 16 teams), consisting of nine automatic qualifiers and three at-large selections. The complete bracket will be released also on Saturday at 10 p.m. ET on ncaa.com.
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The Huskies are making their 19th consecutive BIG EAST Championship game appearance and looking to win their ninth straight title. UConn has been in the BIG EAST title tilt 28 times. Old Dominion returns to the title game for the third time, as the Monarchs were runner-up in 2019 and 2013. Saturday's final will be the 44th meeting between the Monarchs and the Huskies. ODU is 24-19 all-time against UConn. The Monarchs have played the Huskies in both BIG EAST finals. The two sides are also familiar NCAA Tournament foes, meeting six times. The Monarchs are 4-2 against the Huskies in the NCAA Tournament, including wins in the 1982 and 1983 championship matches. UConn and ODU did not play each other during the regular season this spring. The scheduled series was canceled due to COVID protocols. Last year, UConn won 2-0 in the Championship game in Hamden, Conn. UConn’s Svea Boker scored back-to-back goals in the third period to win it all for the Huskies.
Currently, UConn is ranked sixth nationally. Old Dominion is ranked 16th.
Nick Mantegna and Team USA's Ali Campbell will be on the call from the Proving Grounds. Ashley Liotus will be on site as the BIG EAST Digital Network Correspondent.
BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship Presented by Jeep
All games will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network Presented by SoFi
Semifinals – Thursday, April 22
No. 1 UConn 4, No. 4 Temple 0
No. 3 Old Dominion 2, No. 2 Liberty 1
Finals – Saturday, April 24
No. 1 UConn vs. No. 3 Old Dominion, Noon
All Times are Eastern.