Defending champions Maties will face the high-flying and unbeaten UFS-Kovsies in a Varsity Hockey semifinal encounter in Johannesburg on Monday.
Kovsies finished the round-robin phase with an unblemished record to finish on top of the standings while Maties could only manage four wins from their seven matches to end fourth on the overall standings.
In the other semifinal, UP-Tuks – who finished second on the log with five wins – will be up against third-placed UJ, who also picked up five wins from their seven matches.
The respective winners will advance to the final and will be one step closer to being crowned 2015 Varsity Hockey champions while the losers will have to settle for a third/fourth place playoff.
In the battle for positions five to eight, fifth-placed NWU-Pukke will be up against UCT – who finished bottom of the log – while Wits are set to face NMMU. The winners of the matches will play for fifth and sixth place while the losers will battle it out for seventh and eighth, respectively.
Fixtures:
5-8 Playoffs
13.30: NMMU v UCT
15.15: NWU-Pukke v Wits
Semifinals
17.00: UP-Tuks v UJ
18.45: UFS-Kovsies v Maties
