Stevenson Women's Soccer Gains ECAC Playoff Bid
After finishing the season with an 11-5-4 record, the Stevenson
University women's soccer team was selected to its third ECAC
Division III South Women's Soccer Championship on Monday as the
fifth-seed and will travel to fourth-seeded Dickinson on Wednesday
(3 p.m.).
The Red Devils (12-3-4), who finished second in the Centennial
Conference this season, will be making their first-ever appearance
in the ECAC tournament.
Frostburg State (14-3-2) was selected as the top seed in the
eight-team ECAC Division III South Women's Soccer
Championship. The winner of the Stevenson/Dickinson contest
will face the winner of Wednesday's Frostburg State vs. No. 8 seed
Widener (11-5-2) first-round clash.
In the other half of the bracket on Wednesday, second-seeded
Westminster (14-4-2) will host No. 7-seed Catholic (10-7-2), while
third-seed Delaware Valley (14-4-1) plays sixth-seeded Swarthmore
(9-4-4) at home.
The quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals on
Saturday, November 15 at the highest remaining seed. The Frostburg
State/Widener winner will face the winner between Stevenson and
Dickinson with the winner of the Westminster/Catholic contest
playing the winner of Delaware Valley/Swarthmore.
The semifinal winners will then meet for the championship on
Sunday, November 16. Game times for the semifinal and championship
games will be determined by the host school following Wednesday's
quarterfinals.
Stevenson has played just one of the other seven teams in this
year's championship, earning a 1-1 tie at Frostburg State on
September 13.
2008 ECAC Division III South Women's Soccer Championship
First Round - Wednesday, November 12
#6 Swarthmore at #3 Delaware Valley - 2 PM
#5 Stevenson at #4 Dickinson - 3 PM
#8 Widener at #1 Frostburg State - 4 PM
#7 Catholic at #2 Westminster - 5 PM
Semifinals - Saturday, November 15 at highest remaining seed
#1/#8 winner vs. #4/#5 winner - TBD
#2/#7 winner vs. #3/#6 winner - TBD
Championship - Sunday, November 16 at highest remaining seed
Semifinal winners - TBD
For more information about the ECAC, including championship
details,
please visit the organization's web site at www.ecacsports.com.






