The SECRHL teams are preparing for their chance to stake a claim to
a prize only few have been able to grasp. In the first ever
SECRHL Regional Championships the past ACRHA and SCRHA Champs will
battle it out for the DI and DII crowns. NC State leads the way
in Division I with Florida and others close on their tail. In DII
the Emory Eagles hope to continue their dominance but Elon and Miami
have other plans. Here is a brief preview of the 1st Round
games. Game times will be announced later this week.
Division I
1 ? NC State Wolfpack (
17-7-1) vs 8 ? Florida State Seminoles (
5-15-1)
Season Series: 0-0-0, this marks the first meeting of the
State
Universities of the SECRHL Northern
and Southern most states. The Seminoles
will try to pull the upset over the heavily favored Wolfpack. Game time Sat Mar 4 at 3PM.
2 ? Florida Gators (
16-7-0)
vs 7 ? North Carolina Tarheels (
7-11-3)
Season Series: 1-0-0, (Gators) Not since the SECRHL Opening
event, have the Tarheels and the Gators clashed. The 2nd place Gators have drawn
the line in the sand against the Heels with a decisive e 15-0 blanking in
Snellville,
GA on
10/1/05. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 5PM.
3 ? South Florida Bulls (
14-5-1) vs 6 ? South Carolina Gamecocks (
10-10-1)
Season Series: 1-0-0 (Bulls). After an opening weekend 10-4
win the Bulls of South Florida have not played the upstart Gamecocks who have
finished the season strong again with points in 4 of their last 5 games. Look to the goaltending to favor USF in what
should be a lower scoring affair. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 6PM.
4 ? North Carolina Charlotte 49ers (
14-7-0) vs 5 ? Central Florida Golden Knights (
12-6-2)
Season Series: 1-0-0 (Knights). The matchup of 4 vs 5 always
leaves people guessing. Behind strong
defense and an emerging goaltender the 49ers of
Charlotte
hope to catch the Knights napping in this first round matchup. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 4PM.
Division II
1 ? Emory Eagles (
18-7-0)
vs 8 ? Western Carolina Catamounts (
4-15-2)
Season Series: 2-0-0 (Eagles). Two high scoring affairs both
won by the Emory Eagles were all the WCU team has to build on for this first
round challenge. The WCU team does have
some positives to build on following a final weekend event that vaulted them
into the Regional Championships. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 4PM.
2 ? Elon Pheonix (
12-7-2)
vs 7 ? Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (
5-10-2)
Season Series: 2-0-0, (Pheonix). The Elon team has a 2-0-0
advantage over the Yellow Jackets of Tech this season but only game experience
from the first semester. The injury
plagued Tech team is hoping that 4 weeks of rest coming into this game can help
them surprise the Elon squad. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 6PM.
3 ? Miami Hurricanes (
11-8-2) vs 6 ? Eckerd College Tritons (
6-14-1)
Season Series: 2-0-0 (Hurricanes) The smallest school in the
Region this season hopes to upset the Hurricanes and make steps towards their
best season on record. After a 1 win
season in 04-05 the Tritons from Eckerd hope to gain at least their 7
th
win in this first round game.
Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 7PM.
4 ? Georgia State Panthers vs 5 ? Embry Riddle Eagles (
7-13-1)
Season Series: 1-0-0 (Eagles) The suspension of two key
players has the GSU team with a big set of shoes to fill. Look for the high scoring game typical of
this matchup to be a bit lower. The
Eagles hope to secure a birth in the 2nd round of the winners
bracket by pulling this upset. Game Time Sat Mar 4 at 5PM
Teams
who stay at the Super 8 Snellville can receive a special promotional
rate by mentioning the SECRHL Event at the SGAA Sportsplex. Book
now as rooms are filling up fast!
