Pack Advance to Regional Final

Update: Pack fall in regional final 5-2 to Indiana.
UPDATE: Pack knocks off #6 Ohio on home ice 4-2, advances to play Indiana University at 4:00 PM Sunday to punch a ticket to ACHA Nationals in St. Louis.
UPDATE: Pack wins round one over Rowan, 3-1.  Plays Ohio University at 8:45 pm on Saturday.
The Icepack is headed back to the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) post-season for the sixth consecutive year!    The Pack will enter Athens, Ohio, as the 8th seed of the 12 teams battling it out in Ohio for two tickets to the ACHA National Championships in St. Louis, MO. For complete details, click below.

Details

• Dates: February 23-25
• Location: Bird Arena on the Campos of Ohio University
• Streaming: Floo Hockey

Format

• 14 teams from each region make the ACHA Post-season.
• Two teams receive an auto-bid to nationals.
• Seeds 3-6 receive a bye to the second round of regional play.
• Seeds 7-14 play on day of one regional play,

The Field

• Three conference champion auto-bids (Rowan University, University of Miami (OH) and UPenn.
• 11 at-large bids based on rankings.
• Auto Bids: 1. Florida Gulf Coast University, 2. Liberty University
• First Round Byes: 3. Indiana University,  4. University of Miami (OH), 5. University of Kentucky and 6. Ohio University
• Day One Match ups, seeds and Schedule
  • 11:45am: #14 University of Pennsylvania (8) vs. #7 University of North Carolina (6)
  • 2:45pm: #13 Rowan University (1) vs. #8 North Carolina State University (3)
  • 5:45pm: #12 University of North Carolina-Wilmington (0) vs. #9 Penn State University (3)
  • 8:45pm: #11 University of Louisville (2) vs. #10 Rider University (3)
• Day #2 Match ups, seeds and Schedule
  • 11:45am: #2 Rider (2) vs. #4 Miami University (7)
  • 2:45pm: #14 University of Pennsylvania (5) vs. #3 Indiana University (14)
  • 5:45pm: #9 Penn State University (2) vs. #5 University of Kentucky (3) OT
  • 8:45pm: #8 North Carolina State University (4) vs. #6 Ohio University (2)
• Day #3 Match ups, seeds and Schedule
  • 1:00pm: #5 University of Kentucky vs. #4 Miami University
  • 4:00pm: #8 North Carolina State University vs. #3 Indiana University
    

For tournament updates and results, click here.