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Navy Set to Host 2008 Eastern Championship on November 21-23
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The
CWPA Eastern Championship is set to be played in Annapolis on
November 21-23, with the winner earning the league’s
automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament on December 6-7 at
Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Eight teams will
converge on Annapolis, beginning with the quarterfinal round on
Friday in Lejeune Hall, starting at 11:00 am when Princeton battles
MIT.
Due to security restrictions in place, only vehicles with a
Department of Defense sticker on them will be allowed to drive onto
the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy. All visitors are required to
either park downtown and walk-in through the Visitors Center and
its security checkpoint at gate one, or else park at Navy-Marine
Corps Memorial Stadium’s west-side parking lot ($5 per
vehicle) and ride the free shuttle bus to and from Lejeune Hall,
the site of the championship. On Friday, Nov. 21, the shuttle will
run from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm. Saturday’s shuttle will run
from 1:30 to 9:00 pm. Sunday’s shuttle will run from 8:00 am
to 3:30 pm.
Tickets can be purchased at Lejeune Hall during the tournament. A
tournament pass, which is valid for all three days of action and 12
games, costs $25, while a one-day pass (four games) is $13.
Children under the age of 12 can attend the games for free. Naval
Academy faculty and staff and all senior citizens can purchase the
tournament pass for $13 and a one-day pass for $5. Current
Midshipmen can attend the games free of charge.
Action will get underway at 11:00 am on Friday as top-seeded
Princeton will take on eighth-seeded MIT. Navy’s first game
will be played at 3:30 pm on Friday against Iona.
The championship game will be on Sunday at 1:30 pm. Navy has won
the last two Eastern titles and will be looking for its ninth
Eastern title in school history.
Friday’s Schedule
Game 1 (1) Princeton vs. (8) MIT - 11:00 am
Game 2 (4) Brown vs. (5) Johns Hopkins - 12:30 pm
Game 3 (2) St. Francis vs. (7) Bucknell - 2:00 pm
Game 4 (3) Navy vs. (6) Iona - 3:30 pm
Saturday’s Schedule
Game 5 Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 2:30 pm
Game 6 Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 4:00 pm
Game 7 Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 5:30 pm
Game 8 Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 - 7:00 pm
Sunday’s Schedule
Game 9 Loser Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 (7th place) - 9:00
am
Game 10 Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 (5th place) - 10:30 am
Game 11 Loser Game 7 vs. Loser Game 8 (3rd place) - 12:00 pm
Game 12 Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 (1st place) - 1:30 pm
