Plymouth State's season extended
Plymouth State University will play its first postseason game since 1999 Saturday, when it will face Bridgewater State College in the ECAC North Atlantic Bowl. The opening kickoff is scheduled for noon at Plymouth's Currier Field.
PSU (8-1) will be making its 12th appearance in the ECAC playoffs. Bridgewater State (6-3) qualified for the ECAC playoffs for the third consecutive season. The Bears are the defending ECAC North Atlantic champions. They defeated Coast Guard 41-22 in last year's title game.
Plymouth State and Bridgewater State are the only New England teams that earned ECAC postseason invitations this year.The teams did not meet during the regular season.
Bridgewater State has a 23-6 record over the past three seasons. The Bears lost to Coast Guard, Westfield State and Salve Regina this year.
Plymouth State has a 3-8 record in its 11 previous ECAC playoff games. The Panthers earned NCAA tournament bids in 1984, 1994 and 1995.
