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Post by rgs318 on Jun 24, 2016 9:24:22 GMT -5
It looks as though the HC women's soccer team will get a jump for 2016-2017 on all other Crusader teams. According to the site schedule, they play on August 19 (Iona), 22 (UMass) and 25 (Maine) before anyone else at HC gets started.
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Post by bison137 on Jun 24, 2016 13:24:47 GMT -5
Yes, they will start at least a week earlier than any other sport. The others are not allowed to start until the following weekend under NCAA rules. This is one of the earliest opening dates ever for women's soccer. Players will need to report in late July.
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Post by rgs318 on Jun 24, 2016 13:52:54 GMT -5
How did women's soccer earn this "early" start?
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Post by CHC8485 on Jun 24, 2016 14:23:12 GMT -5
August 19 is about a week before Freshmen arrive on campus. I think that's been the approximate schedule for women's soccer for a few years now.
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Post by bison137 on Jun 24, 2016 15:09:37 GMT -5
August 19 is about a week before Freshmen arrive on campus. I think that's been the approximate schedule for women's soccer for a few years now. It's all based on counting back from the NCAA tournament dates. Official start date is defined as the Friday before the 12th weekend before the start of the Division I tournament. The women's tournament is a week earlier than the men's tournament, hence they start a week earlier than the men. They also start earlier than other fall sports due to a combination of having a huge number of teams in the tournament (i.e. 64) plus having weather concerns as late November approaches. Since the rules on start dates was change, start dates have ranged from 8/23 to 8/17, depending on the calendar. In 2012 they started on 8/17, which I believe was the earliest start date ever. Teams are allowed 21 practice days before their first game, and there must be one off day per week, so teams need to begin practice at least 24 days prior to the first game if they are to have the maximum allowable practice time. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jun 25, 2016 8:42:03 GMT -5
Thanks for getting me up to speed, bison!  |
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 1, 2016 8:52:04 GMT -5
Looks like field hockey will now start off the HC 2016-17 sports year. The ladies open with a game on August 16th at New Hampshire.
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Post by timholycross on Jul 1, 2016 9:55:06 GMT -5
Artificial surfaces are the field of choice for FH....hope that game's at night for the safety of all involved. Beyond hot on that stuff in the summer.
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Post by bison137 on Jul 1, 2016 10:10:43 GMT -5
Looks like field hockey will now start off the HC 2016-17 sports year. The ladies open with a game on August 16th at New Hampshire. Womens soccer still has has the earliest official game. That UNH FH game is a scrimmage. First date for official FH games is at least a week later. |
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Post by rgs318 on Jul 1, 2016 11:49:53 GMT -5
Once again, thanks bison.
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