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2020 Ccg Field Hockey Showcase – Participating Schools 2020 CCG FIELD HOCKEY SHOWCASE – PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS (UPDATED SEPTEMBER 3, 2020) DIII SHOWCASE - MARCH 7-8, 2020 ​ AMHERST COLLEGE AMHERST | MA NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BOWDOIN COLLEGE BRUNSWICK | ME NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BRYN MAWR COLLEGE BRYN MAWR | PA CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE COLBY COLLEGE WATERVILLE | ME NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CONNECTICUT COLLEGE NEW LONDON | CT NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE | OH NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE FRANKLIN & MARSHALL LANCASTER | PA CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE HAMILTON COLLEGE CLINTON | NY NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA | NY LIBERTY LEAGUE CONFERENCE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BALTIMORE | MD CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MIDDLEBURY | VT NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MIT CAMBRIDGE | MA NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE SOUTH HADLEY | MA NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SALISBURY UNIVERSITY SALISBURY | MD CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TRINITY COLLEGE HARTFORD | CT NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD | MA NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND BIDDEFORD | ME COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE VASSAR COLLEGE POUGHKEEPSIE | NY LIBERTY LEAGUE WASHINGTON AND LEE LEXINGTON | VA OLD DOMINION ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WELLESLEY COLLEGE WELLESLEY | MA NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MIDDLETOWN | CT NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WILLIAMS COLLEGE WILLIAMSTOWN | MA NEW ENGLAND SMALL COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE GENEVA, NY LIBERTY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY SPRINGFIELD | OH NORTH COAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DII & DII SHOWCASE - MARCH 21-22, 2020 ​ ASSUMPTION COLLEGE WORCESTER | MA DIVISION II NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE BABSON COLLEGE WELLESELY | MA DIVISION III NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE BENTLEY UNIVERSITY WALTHAM | MA DIVISION II NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CASTLETON UNIVERSITY CASTLETON | VT DIVISION III LITTLE EAST CONFERENCE DICKINSON COLLEGE CARLISLE | PA DIVISION III CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE ENDICOTT COLLEGE BEVERLY | MA DIVISION III COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE GETTYSBURG COLLEGE GETTYSBURG | PA DIVISION III CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE HAVERFORD COLLEGE HAVERFORD | PA DIVISION III CENTENNIAL CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER ROCHESTER | NY DIVISION III UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT JOSEPH WEST HARTFORD | CT DIVISION III GREAT NORTHEAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE MANCHESTER | NH DIVISION II NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE SAINT MICHAEL’S COLLEGE COLCHESTER | VT DIVISION II NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY NEWPORT | RI DIVISION III COMMONWEALTH COAST CONFERENCE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY MANCHESER | NH DIVISION III NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON | MA DIVISION III NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE SPRINGFIELD | MA DIVISION III NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY HOBOKEN | NY DIVISION III EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STONEHILL COLLEGE EASTON | MA DIVISION II NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TRANSLYVANIA UNIVERSITY LEXINGTON | KY DIVISION III SOUTHERN ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION UNION COLLEGE SCHENECTADY | NY DIVISION III LIBERTY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE WHEATON COLLEGE NORTON | MA DIVISION III NEW ENGLAND WOMEN’S AND MEN’S ATHLETIC CONFERE YORK COLLEGE OF PENNSYLVANIA YORK | PA DIVISION III CAPITAL ATHLETIC CONFERENCE .
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