The field hockey regular season concluded Sunday and now six teams will compete for the league championship next week. The 2021 America East Field Hockey Championship starts Thursday with elimination games in the quarterfinals. All games will be played at the University of Maine.
The final seeds for the championship are:
- *Maine - Secured fifth regular-season title
- *Monmouth - Top-two seed for third consecutive season
- UAlbany - 16th championship berth in 17 seasons
- California - 6th appearance in 7 seasons
- New Hampshire - 14th appearance in 15 years
- Stanford - Have never missed the championship
Maine and Monmouth earned byes to the semifinals*
Four of the six seeds were determined Sunday including reigning champion Stanford clinching the final championship spot with a decisive win over UMass Lowell in a win-or-go-home affair.
The Golden Bears and Wildcats will open championship play in the quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 4 at 12 p.m. ET followed by the Great Danes and Cardinal at 3 p.m. on AmericaEast.tv.
The winner of Cal/UNH will take on regular-season champion Maine Friday, Nov. 5 at 12 p.m. and the UAlbany/Stanford victor will play Monmouth that afternoon at 3 p.m.
The conference championship will be decided between the two semifinals winners Friday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. on the ESPN app.
Stay up-to-date on the tournament by visiting #AEFH Championship Central for streaming and live stats links as well as box scores, highlights and recaps following each round in addition to team information, tournament history and more.
Follow @AmericaEast and @AEDigitalNet on Twitter to get the real-time championship updates. Use the #AEChamps and #AEFH hashtags to join the conversation.
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