FIELD HOCKEY READIES FOR NORPAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Thursday, November 3

Stanford, Calif.

9:30

Radford University

No. 16 California (2W)

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Radford begins the 2011 NorPac Championships with a tough test against No. 16 California on Thursday, Nov. 3 at 9:30 p.m.

EST. This year's conference tournament is being held from Nov. 3-5 at Stanford University's Varsity Turf Field.

Tournament Central

The NorPac champion will host the winner of the Atlantic 10 tournament on Tuesday, Nov. 8 in a NCAA Play-In game.

The Highlanders (7-11) are the third seed in the east, while the Golden Bears (13-3) come in the second seed in the West. It is a rematch of last year's first round contest which California came out on top, 3-2.

Radford has reached the semifinals in six tournaments and still hold the distinction of the only East squad to reach the Championship game, falling to California, 5-2 in 2003.

Radford is paced by senior Melissa Register (Culpeper, Va./Culpeper) with a team-high eight goals and 19 points, good for 10th in the NorPac. Classmate Courtney Poole (Gloucester, Va./Gloucester) has added six goals with Lynsey Daughtrey (Suffolk, Va./Lakeland) and Marlee Schramm (West Deptford, N.J./West Deptford) chipping in with five apiece. Daughtrey has also dished out four assists.

California leads the league in scoring average (3.68) and goals-per game (3.75) and is third in goals against average (1.72). Radford ranks first in the conference in penalty corners (9.72) and third in penalty corners allowed (6.39).

Tournament Schedule (All times PST)
Thursday, Nov. 3
Game 1: No. 2E Davidson vs. No. 3W UC Davis, 11:00 am
Game 2: No. 1W Stanford vs. No. 4E Appalachian State, 1:30 pm
Game 3: No. 1E Longwood vs. No. 4W Pacific, 4:00 pm
Game 4: No. 2W California vs. No. 3E Radford, 6:30 pm

Friday, Nov. 4
Game 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser (consolation), 11:00 am
Game 6: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner (semifinals), 1:30 pm
Game 7: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner (semifinals), 4:00 pm
Game 8: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation), 6:30 pm

Saturday, Nov. 5
Game 9: Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 loser (Third Place), 11:00 am
Game 10: Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 winner (Championship), 1:30 pm