Oct. 29, 2006

Philadelphia, PA - Richmond, Saint Joseph's, Temple and Rhode Island have all qualified for the 2006 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Championship which begins on Friday, Nov. 3 at Crenshaw Field on the campus of the University of Richmond.

Seventeenth-ranked Richmond enters the A-10 Championship having posted a perfect record in league play (7-0) for the fifth straight year. The host Spiders, who also own a 14-4 overall record and a 40-game win streak versus Conference opponents, are the Championship's top seed and will square off against fourth-seeded Temple (13-6/4-3) at 11:00 am on Nov. 3. Temple received the fourth seed as a result of its 0-2 ledger versus Saint Joseph's and Rhode Island, each of which also enters the Championship at 4-3 in league play.

The other semifinal match-up features Saint Joseph's versus Rhode Island. Saint Joseph's garnered the second seed in the Championship after compiling a 4-3 league mark, including a 2-0 record against TU and URI, to go along with a 10-9 overall mark. Rhode Island, seeded third, is also 4-3 in the A-10 and finished 8-9 overall. The Rams went 1-1 versus the tied teams and are entering their first A-10 Championship since 2000.

The Hawks and Rams will face-off at 2:00 pm on Nov. 3. The title game of the Atlantic 10 Championship will begin at 2:00 pm on Saturday, Nov. 4.

Admission to the Championship is free.