Wolverines Selected as No. 4 NCAA Seed, Will Host First and Second Rounds
11/6/2022 10:37:00 PM | Field Hockey
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The University of Michigan field hockey team will be the No. 4 overall seed for the 2022 NCAA Tournament and will be a first/second-round host site for the sixth time in program history, as announced by the NCAA on Sunday evening (Nov. 6).
U-M (14-5) is one of four schools selected to host four-team NCAA contests running next Friday and Sunday (Nov. 11-13).
Michigan will be joined at Phyllis Ocker Field by Albany, Penn State and Louisville. Michigan will open regional play against the Great Danes (15-4) on Friday (Nov. 11) at noon, with Penn State (15-3) and Louisville (13-7) to follow at 2:30 p.m. Sunday's NCAA quarterfinal matchup is slated for a 1 p.m. start.
The winner of each first/second-round site will advance to the national semifinals, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 18, at UConn's George J. Sherman Family Sports Complex in Storrs, Conn. The NCAA championship game at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20.
Single-day tickets for the first/second rounds are priced at $8 for the public, $5 for students, and $3 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. All tickets will be general admission.
Tickets go on sale at noon on Monday (Nov. 7), and may be purchased online at MGoBlue.com/tickets, by phone (734-764-0247 or 1-866-296-6849) or in person at the U-M Ticket Office (1000 S. State St.).
Michigan makes its 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and eighth in as many seasons. U-M owns a 21-16 record in NCAA Tournament play and has advanced to the semifinals in five of its 18 previous appearances, most recently reaching the NCAA championship game in spring 2021 -- its third trip to the final and first since capturing the national title in 2001.
The Wolverines earned the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after the capturing the program's record eighth tournament title with a 2-1 win over No 3 Northwestern earlier this afternoon in Columbus, Ohio. Michigan has won 10 of its last 11 games, outscoring its opponents, 33-6, and earning seven ranked wins over the stretch.
The Big Ten advanced five teams to the NCAA Tournament -- the most for any conference for the second straight year. Northwestern (No. 2) and Maryland (No. 3) also earned seeds and host sites, while Penn State and Iowa rounded out the conference selections.
Albany earned the America East automatic bid after beating Stanford, 2-1, in a shootout in the tournament final to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2018. Michigan leads the all-time series against Albany, 3-1, including a 4-1 decision against the Great Danes last season in a neutral-site meeting in Ithaca, N.Y.
