OPPONENTS SET
FOR FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
HOUGHTON,
N.Y. –
Early-season cancellations by all three opposing teams set to take part in
the Houghton College field hockey postseason tournament had the Houghton
coaching staff scrambling to find replacements.
Now, three new
opponents are in the place, and the tournament is set to take place as
scheduled, November 4-5.
St. Vincent
College, Nazareth College, and Oswego State University have agreed to take
part in the two-day event. The Highlanders defeated Nazareth, 3-0, earlier
in the season and were scheduled to play Oswego in September, but a
scheduling conflict forced the cancellation of that game. St. Vincent is in
its first season of intercollegiate competition in field hockey.
Since Houghton
field hockey is not eligible for postseason play (field hockey is not an
NAIA sport), the Highlanders created this end-of-the-year tournament in 2001
in hopes of it being an annual event. Houghton won the tournament in 2001
and 2003 and was runner-up in 2002. The 2004 tournament was cancelled due to
postseason scheduling conflicts for the participating teams.
Here is the
complete 2005 tournament schedule:
Friday, Nov.
4
Noon: Oswego vs.
Nazareth
2 p.m.: Houghton
vs. St Vincent
Saturday, Nov.
5
Noon: Consolation
Game
2:00:
Championship Game
Find out more about
Houghton
field hockey.
Houghton College
has deep
and
solid
roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our
teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play
and
in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and
unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a
difference
for the Kingdom
on campus, in
Allegany
County,
in the Northeast and
around
the world.
Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected
by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the
door
for Houghton to be a leader,
both in the Northeast and
nationally, in character education.
Through hands-on,
innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and
student-athletes
are working together to change the culture of sport and
to change our culture through sport.
