NO TAILGATING ALLOWED ON SATURDAY
TICKET PRICES (cash-only): $8.00 adults, $5.00 students/senior citizens, ages 2 and under free
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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott football team (8-2) is set to host No. 18/24 nationally ranked Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) (9-1) in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday afternoon (12 PM) at Hempstead Stadium. Tickets will be available through cash-only purchase on game day starting at 10:30 AM. Ticket prices are as follows: $8.00 for adults, $5.00 for students/senior citizens. Here's a preview of the NCAA playoff matchup.
FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
- This is Endicott's third playoff appearance in program history, while Saturday's game serves as RPI's seventh.
- The Gulls were one of 27 teams in this year's bracket to earn its championship berth as their league's automatic qualifier (8-2, Commonwealth Coast Football Champion).
- RPI's nine wins this season are tied for the most victories in a single season in program history (lone loss (10/16 at Hobart, 10-9).
- The Engineers are ranked No. 18 overall in the latest D3football.com Top-25 Poll and No. 24 overall in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division III Coaches Poll.
- The Gulls have not lost a game at The Nest during their 2021-22 campaign (5-0).
PERSONNEL PREVIEW
WEEK TEN BOX SCORES: Endicott | RPI
ENDICOTT ROSTERS/SCHEDULE: Roster | Schedule
RPI ROSTER/SCHEDULE: Roster | Schedule
WHAT'S NEXT
The winner of Saturday's matchup will advance to the second round of the NCAA Division III Tournament and will face the victor of SUNY Cortland (10-0) and Springfield (7-3) on Saturday, November 27 (time TBD).
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(Photo Credit - Tammy McManaway)
