It appears that the NVL girls tournament field is set, with St. Paul earning the No. 1 seed. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Saturday at Holy Cross High.
Also locked up heading into the final games of the regular season:
Holy Cross will be No. 2 seed and Wolcott will be the No. 8 seed. The rest of the seedings depend on the final games set for Tuesday night.
The field (NVL records as of Feb. 16)
- 1. St. Paul, 18-0
- 2. Holy Cross, 16-1
- Seymour, 13-4
- Ansonia, 13-4
- Sacred Heart, 14-4
- Naugatuck, 12-5
- Woodland, 11-6
- 8. Wolcott, 8-9
Remaining games (that will impact seedings)
All games Tuesday night
- Woodland at Wilby
- Naugatuck at Kennedy
- Seymour at WCA
- Ansonia at Wolcott
New this year
While six of this year’s tournament teams also played last year, Woodland and Wolcott will be returning to the big stage this season. The Eagles last qualified in 2018 while the Hawks last made a tourney appearance in 2016.
NVL finalists
Since 2009, here are the teams that have appeared in the tournament finals:
- St. Paul: 3 (won 2)
- Holy Cross: 8 (won 5)
- Torrington: 6 (won 2)
- Kennedy: 2 (won 1)
- Watertown: 1
- Naugatuck: 1
- Sacred Heart: 1 (won 1)