Lynchburg Will Face Catholic on Wednesday

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LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The 2012 NCAA Division III Field Hockey Championship Tournament bracket was released early Monday morning, and Lynchburg College will face a familiar opponent on a familiar surface.

The Hornets will host a home game on Wednesday, November 7 on Shellenberger Field, just days after LC claimed its seventh-straight Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) title with a 3-0 win over Randolph-Macon College. Lynchburg plays Catholic University in a re-match from the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, which resulted in a 2-0 Hornet victory. Game time and ticket information will be released Monday afternoon.

The Cardinals earned the Landmark Conference's automatic bid after winning the league's championship game this weekend 3-2 over Drew University. Catholic enters Wednesday's matchup with a 12-7 record and was unranked in the latest National Field Hockey Coaches' Association top 20 poll. The Hornets (17-3) currently sit 17th in Division III.

The winner of the LC/CUA contest advances to compete this weekend at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. Either Lynchburg or Catholic will play #9 Messiah College on Saturday, with #5 UMW hosting the #4 Franklin & Marshall College/#18 Eastern University first-round winner. The two survivors will face-off Sunday, with the victor earning a spot in the semifinals and finals Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17 and 18, on the campus of William Smith in Geneva, N.Y. 

This release is courtesy of the Lynchburg College sports information department.
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