Nov. 10, 2005
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NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST AND SECOND ROUNDS
Old Dominion (17-5, 8-0 CAA)
Saturday, November 12 - Sunday, November 13
North Turf Field * Ohio State * Columbus, Ohio
ABOUT THE LADY MONARCHS:
* The Lady Monarchs will travel to Columbus, Ohio this weekend to begin their journey in the 2005 NCAA Tournament. Old Dominion (17-5) will serve as the tournament's fourths seed taking on host Ohio State in the opening round. Should the Lady Monarchs advance, they will await the winners of the Michigan/Boston University match-up in the second round.
* The Lady Monarchs enter the NCAA Tournament having received the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) automatic bid last weekend. Old Dominion defeated William & Mary, 3-1, in the league's semifinals and blanked Northeastern, 3-0, in the tournament finale.
* Entering tournament action, the Lady Monarchs are winners of their last six outings and have won 14 of their last 15 games. The lone blemish during that stretch was a 2-3 setback to then #3 Duke. In their 17-5 record, all five losses are to NCAA Tournament participants ranked in the Top Seven of the final STX/NFHCA Poll and have been by one goal.
* The Old Dominion field hockey team has a long storied NCAA tradition. Winners of a record nine NCAA Championships, the Lady Monarchs are the only Division I field hockey team to advance to every tournament since its inception in 1981. In all, the Lady Monarchs hold a 44-15 NCAA Tournament record with their most recent national championship coming in 2000.
* Old Dominion holds a 5-5 record against team in the 2005 tournament field, including a 4-1 victory over the NCAA's top seed, Maryland. The Lady Monarchs also posted victories against third seeded Duke, North Carolina, Penn State, and Richmond. In fact, all five losses (Maryland, American, Michigan, Duke, and North Carolina) were only by one goal.
* In the final STX/NFHCA Coaches Poll released on Wednesday, the Lady Monarch field hockey team had their highest ranking of the year coming in at No. 3. Old Dominion lowest ranking was at No. 9 in the first poll of the year. The Lady Monarchs hold a 4-5 record against the Top 10 and a 7-5 record against the Top 20. Old Dominion spilt contests in home-and-home series against #1 Maryland, #4 Duke, and #5 North Carolina.
* The Lady Monarchs currently own seven shutout on the 2005 season which have included North Carolina, Virginia, and Miami (Ohio), along with CAA rivals Drexel, Virginia Commonwealth, Hofstra, and Northeastern in the CAA Tournament finale.
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS:
OHIO STATE:
Record: 15-6 overall, 3-3 BIG 10
At-Large Bid
All-Time Vs: 2-0 - ODU
First Meeting: 1984 - W, 10-0
Last Meeting: 1996 - W, 3-1
Common Opponents: Maryland, Richmond, Duke, Michigan, Miami (OH), Penn St.
MICHIGAN:
Record: 14-7overall, 3-3 BIG 10
BIG 10 Champions
All-Time Vs: 4-3 - ODU
First Meeting: 1982 - W, 1-0
Last Meeting: 2005 - L, 2-3
Common Opponents: North Carolina, Miami (OH), Penn State
BOSTON UNIVERSITY:
Record: 16-5 overall, 4-1 America East
America East Chamions, Play-In Winners
All-Time Vs: 10-0
First Meeting: 1986 - W, 3-1
Last Meeting: 2001 - W, 4-1
Common Opponents: Hofstra, Northeastern
DID YOU KNOW...?????????????????
* Old Dominion is the only school to have appeared in every NCAA Tournament since its inception in 1981.
* The Lady Monarchs have won an NCAA record nine national championships...1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2000
* Of the 24 other NCAA Tournament appearance the Lady Monarchs have made, Old Dominion has reached the Final Four 15 times.
* The last time the Lady Monarch reached the Final Four was in 2002 when the NCAA semifinals and finals were held at Louisville, the same site of the 2005 Final Four
* Six members of the 2005 Old Dominion field hockey team were members of the last Final Four Lady Monarch squad back in 2002. They included Mary Cate Gordon, Anna Rogers, Darcy Pinchbeck, Rosanna Delutis, Jennifer Angate, Janelle Engle. Angat and Engle both saw time on the turf in the 2002 semifinals as freshmen.
* In conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championships, the NCAA has announced the 25th Anniversary Division I Field Hockey Team, which includes former Lady Monarch field hockey legends Marina DiGiacomo, Christy Morgan, and Robin Smith along with veteran head coach Beth Anders.