VCU FIELD HOCKEY RELEASES 2009 SCHEDULE
2-23-09
Full Schedule (pdf)

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Commonwealth University released its 2009 field hockey schedule, Head Coach Kelly McQuade announced Monday.

The Rams’ 19-match slate features three NCAA Tournament teams from 2008, as well as contests with Colonial Athletic Association rivals Old Dominion, William & Mary and Delaware.

VCU kicks off the 2009 season on Saturday, Aug. 22 when it hosts Radford in a scrimmage at Cary Street Field at 1 p.m.

Regular-season play begins Aug. 29 when the Black and Gold meet Miami (OH) of the Mid-American Conference in Charlottesville, Va. at 1 p.m.

On Friday, Sept. 11, the Rams will travel to Iowa City, Iowa to take on the University of Iowa. Last season, the Hawkeyes reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament.

Monmouth will come calling on Sunday, Sept. 20 in VCU’s regular-season home opener at Cary Street Field.

The Rams will also take on two other NCAA teams, James Madison Oct. 9 in Harrisonburg, Va., and Princeton Nov. 1 in Princeton, N.J.

An Oct. 20 date with cross-town rival Richmond also awaits Oct. 20 at Cary Street Field.

Under the direction of the third-year McQuade, VCU will return 11 letterwinners in 2009, including 2008 All-CAA Second Team selection Marle van Dessel (Oisterwijk, Netherlands).

2009 VCU FIELD HOCKEY SCHEDULE

Date              Day                        Opponent                                 Site                                    Time
Aug. 22         Saturday                RADFORD (Scrimmage)           Cary Street Field               1 p.m.
Aug. 29         Saturday                 vs. Miami (OH)                           Charlottesville, Va.               1 p.m.
Sept. 4           Friday                     at Saint Joseph’s                       Philadelphia, Pa.                  4 p.m.
Sept. 6          Sunday                   at Penn                                     Philadelphia, Pa.                  12 p.m.
Sept. 11         Friday                     at Iowa                                      Iowa City, Iowa                    7 p.m.
Sept. 12         Saturday                 vs. Stanford                               Iowa City, Iowa                    7 p.m.
Sept. 20        Sunday                  MONMOUTH                             Cary Street Field               1 p.m.
Sept. 25         Friday                   DELAWARE                        Cary Street Field              6 p.m.
Sept. 27       Sunday                   TOWSON                           Cary Street Field            12 p.m.
Oct. 2            Friday                     at Drexel                                   Philadelphia, Pa.                  7 p.m.
Oct. 4            Sunday                   at Hofstra                                  Hempstead, N.Y.                 1 p.m.
Oct. 7            Wednesday             at Longwood                              Farmville, Va.                      6 p.m.
Oct. 9            Friday                     at James Madison                      Harrisonburg, Va.                 7 p.m.
Oct. 11         Sunday                  DAVIDSON                               Cary Street Field               1 p.m.
Oct. 16          Friday                    APPALACHIAN STATE             Cary Street Field               4 p.m.
Oct. 20         Tuesday                 RICHMOND                               Cary Street Field               7 p.m.
Oct. 23         Friday                    OLD DOMINION                        Cary Street Field               4 p.m.
Oct. 25          Saturday                WILLIAM & MARY                    Cary Street Field               1 p.m.
Oct. 30          Friday                     at Northeastern                          Boston, Mass.                     2 p.m.
Nov. 1            Sunday                   at Princeton                               Princeton, N.J.                     1 p.m.

Home Matches in BOLD and played at Cary Street Field
* - Colonial Athletic Association Match