BALTIMORE - The Loyola University Maryland women's soccer team will play at No. 3 seed Duke in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, N.C. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
"We're thrilled to be in the NCAA Tournament and we're looking forward to heading south," head coach Katherine Vettori said. "It's a special situation for me to be able to go back and play at my alma mater. We look forward to playing a great team that was in the national championship game last year and at such a beautiful facility."
The match-up with the Blue Devils (12-5-2) will be the first time the two programs have faced in women's soccer.
The Greyhounds (12-5-4, 6-2-1 MAAC) won the MAAC Championship on November 4 with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Marist to earn their eighth bid to the College Cup and first since 2009.
The winner of the match-up will advance to the second round and face the winner of the Miami (OH) at Tennessee contest.
"We're thrilled to be in the NCAA Tournament and we're looking forward to heading south," head coach Katherine Vettori said. "It's a special situation for me to be able to go back and play at my alma mater. We look forward to playing a great team that was in the national championship game last year and at such a beautiful facility."
The match-up with the Blue Devils (12-5-2) will be the first time the two programs have faced in women's soccer.
The Greyhounds (12-5-4, 6-2-1 MAAC) won the MAAC Championship on November 4 with a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Marist to earn their eighth bid to the College Cup and first since 2009.
The winner of the match-up will advance to the second round and face the winner of the Miami (OH) at Tennessee contest.
