Sophomore Sadie Grozier
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Buffs Advance To Third Straight NCAA Tournament, Will Face Dartmouth In The First Round
May 05, 2019 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — For the third straight season, the University of Colorado Buffaloes (10-7) are heading to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament as they will face Dartmouth College (11-5) in the first round on Friday, May 10, in Boston.
The winner of the first round match-up will play the host, No. 2 seeded Boston College (19-1), on Sunday, May 12. Times for the games have not been set.
The NCAA field consists of 28 teams. The first and second rounds will be played May 10 and 12, while the quarterfinals are set for either May 18 or 19 at campus sites. The final four will be played May 24-26 at Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Md.
QUOTES:
HEAD COACH ANN ELLIOTT WHIDDEN
We are really excited. We knew down the stretch, particularly in April, that we had to win some games to give ourselves a shot and to get into the tournament is really exciting for us and we are looking forward to it.
We are not going to look past Dartmouth; they are a good team that has been playing really well. They play in the Ivy League, which is a really tough conference with a lot of great opponents. They are strong, they are physical, they are great at the draw. They are very well coached. We know it's going to be a tough battle and we are really excited to have this opportunity.
SENIOR ATTACKER MIRANDA STINSON
Obviously, I'm really proud of this team. I think we are all really excited.
I think it says a lot about perseverance; I think we could have gotten down on ourselves at the beginning of the season, but we took that and we are stronger than we have ever been.
The winner of the first round match-up will play the host, No. 2 seeded Boston College (19-1), on Sunday, May 12. Times for the games have not been set.
The NCAA field consists of 28 teams. The first and second rounds will be played May 10 and 12, while the quarterfinals are set for either May 18 or 19 at campus sites. The final four will be played May 24-26 at Homewood Field at Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Md.
QUOTES:
HEAD COACH ANN ELLIOTT WHIDDEN
We are really excited. We knew down the stretch, particularly in April, that we had to win some games to give ourselves a shot and to get into the tournament is really exciting for us and we are looking forward to it.
We are not going to look past Dartmouth; they are a good team that has been playing really well. They play in the Ivy League, which is a really tough conference with a lot of great opponents. They are strong, they are physical, they are great at the draw. They are very well coached. We know it's going to be a tough battle and we are really excited to have this opportunity.
SENIOR ATTACKER MIRANDA STINSON
Obviously, I'm really proud of this team. I think we are all really excited.
I think it says a lot about perseverance; I think we could have gotten down on ourselves at the beginning of the season, but we took that and we are stronger than we have ever been.