Norwich Athletics Release:
"NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Norwich University men's ice hockey team will host Salem State University in a NCAA Tournament First Round game on Wednesday, March 12 at 7 p.m. at Kreitzberg Arena.
The Cadets received one of four at-large bids into the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year after falling to Babson College 2-1 in the ECAC East Tournament Championship on Saturday.
Norwich (19-6-3) makes its fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 15th overall appearance with this year's selection. NU has lost in the national semifinals the last three seasons.
Salem State (16-9-2) won its first MASCAC Tournament title with a 5-1 victory over Plymouth State on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings are a former ECAC East rival of Norwich's before they left the league after the 2008-09 season for the newly-formed Massachusetts state school league. Salem State is making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1995.
Norwich leads the all-time series with Salem State 31-15-1. The Cadets won the last meeting between the two schools 6-3 on Nov. 22, 2008 at Kreitzberg Arena.
The winner of Wednesday's First Round game will face the winner of Geneseo/Nichols on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals."