Boston College Athletics
Field Hockey Wins Mercian Cup
March 06, 2003 | Field Hockey
May 6, 2003
CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. - The Mercian Cup Collegiate Spring League began its second year with the return of the Midwest Series and the addition of a new Northeast Series. Boston College served as one of the northeast area hosts and won the tournament on April 26.
The Mercian Cup Collegiate Spring League was designed to allow college teams to train in a truly competitive off-season environment. The teams benefit from real-game coaching and real-game play, developing the desire and spirit to win and compete as a team.
The Midwest competition saw the return of all six teams from the 2002 league and was played March 9 at Kent State. The inaugural Northeast Series began on April 6 and will run through April 26, when the action will be hosted by Boston College.
After three weekends of play, the Eagles won the event with a 4-1-1 record. BC beat Boston University (4-0), New Hampshire (5-1), and Providence (5-1) while tying Northeastern (4-4). The lone Eagle loss (a 3-1 decision to Connecticut) was avenged in the championship game with a 2-1 victory.
For more information regarding the league, including complete schedule and results, please visit www.mercian-cup.com.
2003 SCHEDULE Sunday, March 9, 2003 Site: Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) 3:30 p.m. Ohio vs. Ohio State 5:00 p.m. Ohio vs. Kent State 6:30 p.m. Kent State vs. Ohio StateSunday, April 6, 2003 Site 1A: University of New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.) 4:00 p.m. New Hampshire vs. Boston University 5:20 p.m. Boston College 4, Boston University 0 6:40 p.m. Boston College 5, New Hampshire 1
Site 1B: University of Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) 11:00 a.m. Connecticut vs. Providence 12:20 p.m. Providence vs. Northeastern 1:40 p.m. Northeastern vs. Connecticut
Saturday, April 12, 2003 Site: University of Connecticut (Storrs, Conn.) 9:00 a.m. Connecticut vs. Boston University 10:20 a.m. Boston College 5, Providence 1 11:40 a.m. Boston University vs. Northeastern 1:00 p.m. Connecticut 3, Boston College 1 2:20 p.m. Providence vs. New Hampshire 3:40 p.m. New Hampshire vs. Northeastern
Saturday, April 26, 2003 Site A: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Mass.) 9:00 a.m. Boston University vs. Providence 11:00 a.m. Connecticut vs. New Hampshire
Site B: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, Mass.) 1:00 p.m. Boston College 4, Northeastern 4 2:20 p.m. 5th place vs. 6th place 3:40 p.m. 3rd place vs. 4th place 5:00 p.m. Boston College 2, Connecticut 1
