FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINTHROP, Mass. – Due to an impending nor'easter set to hit the region this weekend, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference has announced numerous changes to its upcoming 2018 GNAC Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer and Field Hockey Tournament schedules. The league was also forced to push back the 2018 GNAC Cross Country Championships back one day to Sunday, October 28.
It will still be hosted by Saint Joseph's College of Maine in Standish, Maine. For the complete tournament schedules headed into the weekend, please see below.
Fans should note that no predetermined semifinal or championship dates have been altered despite this weekend's flurry of changes. The GNAC Men's Soccer Semifinals are still slated for Tuesday, Oct. 30, while the GNAC Women's Soccer and GNAC Field Hockey Semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31. As for the GNAC Women's Volleyball Tournament, the regular-season will wrap up this weekend in advance of next week's tournament dates (Oct. 30, Nov. 1, Nov. 3).
The league office greatly appreciates the communication of its members and administrators collectively working together across the league to reschedule previously announced dates and times, as the GNAC continues to emphasize the student-athlete experience and promote student-athlete success.
Be sure to follow all playoff games on our LIVE SCOREBOARD and catch all of the tournament action live on thegnac.tv or watch on one of our four custom digital streaming apps (broadcasts are produced by host institutions).
Men's Soccer
Friday, October 26 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: #8 Emmanuel at #1 Saint Joseph's of Maine - 7:00 PM
Game 2: #5 Albertus Magnus at #4 Colby-Sawyer - 2:30 PM
Game 4: #7 Regis at #2 Johnson & Wales - 4:30 PM
Game 3: #6 Saint Joseph (CT) at #3 Norwich - 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 30 - Semifinals (at higher seeds)
Game 5: 4/5 winner vs. 1/8 winner
Game 6: 3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner
Women's Soccer
Friday, October 26 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: #8 Saint Joseph (CT) at #1 Lasell - 3:00 PM
Game 2: #5 Regis at #4 Emmanuel - 7:00 PM
Game 3: #6 Colby-Sawyer at #3 Johnson & Wales - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 28 - Quarterfinals
Game 4: #7 Simmons at #2 Saint Joseph's of Maine - 12:00 PM
Wednesday, October 31 - Semifinals (at higher seeds)
Game 5: 4/5 winner vs. 1/8 winner
Game 6: 3/6 winner vs. 2/7 winner
Field Hockey
Friday, October 26 - First Round
Game 1: #5 Johnson & Wales at #4 Simmons - 7:00 PM
Sunday, October 28 - First Round
Game 2: #6 Anna Maria at #3 Colby-Sawyer - 12:30 PM
Wednesday, October 31 - Semifinals (at #1 & #2 seeds)
Game 3: 4/5 winner vs. #1 Saint Joseph's of Maine - 7:00 PM
Game 4: 3/6 winner vs. #2 Lasell - 3:00 PM
Cross Country
Championships moved from Saturday, Oct. 27 to Sunday, October 28
Still hosted by Saint Joseph's of Maine in Standish, Maine
Women's Race - 1PM; Men's Race - 2PM
The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience.
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