Cape Henlopen’s Sydney Ostroski (right) and Polytech’s Alison McKay battle on Oct. 12. Cape is the No. 1 seed in the DIAA Field Hockey Tournament.
Four-time defending state champion Cape Henlopen earned the No. 1 seed on Friday when the pairings were released for the DIAA Field Hockey Tournament.
The Vikings (15-0) are riding an 82-game winning streak against in-state opponents, and are unbeaten in their last 69 games overall. Cape will open the tournament at home against No. 16 seed Brandywine (11-4) at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
First-round games will be played Tuesday and Wednesday at the home field of the higher-seeded team, or at a neutral site if the higher seed’s home field does not meet DIAA specifications. The semifinals will be played at a site or sites to be determined on Nov. 18, with the championship game scheduled for 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at the University of Delaware’s Rullo Stadium.
DIAA FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND
TUESDAY’S GAMES
No. 15 Milford (9-5-1) vs. No. 2 Wilmington Christian (14-1) at Hockessin Montessori School, 2:30
No. 14 Conrad (10-4-1) at No. 3 Delmar (12-1-1), 2:30
No. 10 Dover (10-4-1) at No. 7 Middletown (12-3) at Cavaliers Stadium, 3:30
No. 11 Wilmington Friends (10-5) vs. No. 6 Padua (13-1-1) at Caravel, 5
No. 9 Mount Pleasant (12-3) at No. 8 Caravel (12-3), 7
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
No. 16 Brandywine (11-4) at No. 1 Cape Henlopen (15-0), 2:30
No. 13 Ursuline (10-4-1) at No. 4 Polytech (12-2), 2:30
No. 12 Sanford (9-5-1) at No. 5 Tower Hill (13-2), 2:30
QUARTERFINALS
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
Times TBA, at home field of higher-seeded team
Brandywine-Cape Henlopen winner vs. Mount Pleasant-Caravel winner
Ursuline-Polytech winner vs. Sanford-Tower Hill winner
Milford-Wilmington Christian winner vs. Dover-Middletown winner
Conrad-Delmar winner vs. Wilmington Friends-Padua winner
SEMIFINALS
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Site or sites and times TBA
CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, Nov. 21
At Rullo Stadium (UD), 2
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