Field Hockey
 

last updated 10/29/2009 03:37 PM

KUTZTOWN, PA. (October 29, 2009) -- The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference has announced a new semifinal pairing for the 2009 Field Hockey Championships set to take place Friday, October 30 at Shippensburg University. Kutztown University, which finished third in the Eastern Division standings, will replace East Stroudsburg University, which finished in second place. 

The announcement comes in the wake of a decision by East Stroudsburg to withdraw its team due to allegations, currently under investigation by the university, regarding team member participation in hazing activities. 

East Stroudsburg was scheduled to play host Shippensburg on Friday at 2:30 p.m., the second of two semifinal contests at the site. Kutztown will now replace East Stroudsburg, taking on Shippensburg at the originally scheduled time. 

The first semifinal contest, pitting Bloomsburg University (No. 1 Eastern Division) and Mercyhurst College (No. 2 Western Division) will proceed as scheduled with a noon start. The winners of the two semifinal games will play for the PSAC title Saturday at the same location. That contest is slated to start at 1 p.m. 

Kutztown lost both meetings to Shippensburg this season, 2-1 at home on Sept. 15 and 2-0 on the road on Oct. 5. 

--KU--