New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to recaps, previews, features and exclusive coverage.
We
thought after yesterday’s women’ soccer action, we’d have a clearer picture of
the playoff scenarios. While the top three seeds are a lock, the bottom of the
bracket looks like a game of 52-pick-up: all sorts of messy.
Hartford
and Albany hooked up in a big match in the New York State capital. The Great
Danes looked to be on their way to a win clinging to a 1-0 lead heading into
the final ten minutes of regulation. But Hartford, riding a 15-game unbeaten
streak, would have nothing of it. Amelia Pereira scored in the 82nd
minute to tie the score. Neither team scored in overtime and the game ended in
a 1-1 tie. Hartford clinches home-field and the bye while Albany locks up the
No. 3 seed and will host a quarterfinal game next Thursday.
No.
16 Boston University and Hartford lock horns on Sunday to determine the America
East regular season champion. A win or a tie for the Terriers would give them
the crown while only a win would clinch it for the Hawks.
Vermont had a shot to
clinch its first conference tourney appearance since 2006 with a win or a tie
against Binghamton. The Bearcats came out fired up, though, and dropped UVM,
3-0. The Catamounts still qualified for a postseason berth, however, by virtue
of Stony Brook’s 6-0 loss to Maine in Orono. Binghamton, meanwhile, stays in
the hunt for the playoffs and to even host a game. New Hampshire and UMBC tied
yesterday, 1-1, eliminating UMBC from playoff contention and opening the door
for UNH to grab the four seed in the tourney.
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