CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
- Heading into the final day of the America East women's soccer regular season,
only Hartford has clinched a slot as the No. 1 seed. The field of six is set, as Albany, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Stony Brook all know they will be playing for the
America East Championship, but no seeds have been determined. A multitude of
scenarios are possible heading into the final teams, with most of the teams
having a chance to finish anywhere between the No. 4 through six seeds.
Some of the possible scenarios are outlined below, but this
does not cover everything.
Upcoming Games
UMBC (1-9-5, 0-3-3
AE) at Albany (5-10-2, 2-4-1 AE), 12 p.m.
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The Great Danes can finish as high as the No. 4
seed and as low as the No. 6 seed after Sunday.
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In order to grab the No. 4 seed, Albany would
have to win and hope for losses from Vermont, New Hampshire and Stony Brook to
create a four-way tie at 10 points that would give Albany the No. 4 seed.
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UMBC has been eliminated from America East
Championship contention.
New Hampshire
(5-10-2, 3-3-1 AE) at Boston University
(11-6-1, 7-0 AE), 1 p.m.
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Boston University clinched its sixth-straight
America East regular-season title and 10th overall after Hartford lost on
Thursday night.
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The Terriers have won 31-straight America East
games, and have a chance to complete their third-straight unbeaten conference
season with a win Sunday.
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New Hampshire is battling for the No. 2 seed,
and can finish anywhere between the No. 2 and No. 5 seeds after Sunday's
action.
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The Wildcats can clinch the No. 2 seed with a
win and a loss or tie by Stony Brook. The Wildcats own the tiebreak over
Vermont, but not over Maine or the Seawolves.
Binghamton (7-8-1, 1-5-1
AE) at Vermont (4-11-1, 3-3-1 AE), 1 pm
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Although they beat UMBC, 3-0, Thursday
and could tie Albany for sixth-place, the Bearcats have been eliminated from
America East Championship contention as the Great Danes own the tiebreak with a
head-to-head win.
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Vermont clinched a spot in the America East
Championship with a win over Hartford last time out.
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The Catamounts can finish anywhere between the
No. 2 through No. 5 seeds.
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Vermont clinches the No. 2 seed with a win and a loss or tie by New Hampshire to. The
Catamounts would win a head-to-head tiebreak with Stony Brook. New Hampshire owns the tiebreak
with Vermont with a head-to-head win.
Hartford (9-4-3, 5-2-0
AE) at Stony Brook (9-5-3, 3-3-1 AE), 2 pm
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Hartford has already locked-up the No. 1 seed in
the America East Championship for the first time since 2006, and will host a
semifinal game on October 28.
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Stony Brook can finish anywhere between the No.
2 and No. 5 seeds. The Seawolves can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win and a
loss or tie by Vermont.
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They can also grab the No. 2 seed if both New
Hampshire and Vermont tie, setting up a four-way tie between Vermont, Maine,
New Hampshire and Stony Brook. The Seawolves come out on top of that tiebreak.
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Stony Brook can also clinch with a tie and
losses by both New Hampshire and Vermont.
Previous Games
Thursday, October 18
Stony Brook (9-5-3, 3-3-1
AE) 1, at New Hampshire (5-10-2, 3-3-1 AE) 0 (2OT)
Recap
| Box Score
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Raven Edwards tallied a goal in the 105th minute
to give Stony Brook a, 1-0, double-overtime win at New Hampshire.
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The win locked-up a spot in the 2012 America
East Championship for the Seawolves and created a three-way tie for the No. 3
seed with the Wildcats and Vermont.
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Ashley Castanio made six saves in net to Stony
Brook to pick up the shutout.
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New Hampshire finished with a 21-17 edge in
shots.
Albany (5-10-2, 2-4-1
AE) 3, at Maine (7-6-3, 3-3-2) 3 (2OT)
Recap
| Box Score
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In one of the more exciting games of the
conference season, Albany and Maine finished in a, 3-3, draw.
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The Black Bears
jumped out to an early, 1-0, lead on a goal by Nikki Misener in the
sixth minute of play. Maine added on and claimed a, 2-0, advantage before
halftime when Charlene Achille struck in the 34th minute.
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The action really picked up early in the second
half, as the teams combined to score four goals in just 1:39.
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The Great Danes accounted for three of those,
beginning with Casey Marks and Shayla Bergeron scoring less than a minute apart
to tie the game at two.
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Just 33 seconds after that, Alex Abrahams gave
the Black Bears the lead once again in the 55th minute.
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Albany responded just 11 seconds later, when
Chelsea DeVerna tied the game at three on an assist by Shayla Bergeron.
at Vermont (4-11-1, 3-3-1
AE) 2, Hartford (9-4-3, 5-2-0 AE) 0
Recap
| Highlights | Box Score
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Vermont scored two goals in the second half to
beat Hartford, 2-0, Thursday afternoon.
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The win was the second-straight for the
Catamounts, and clinched the team a spot in the America East Championship.
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Hartford still clinched the No. 1 overall seed
with the loss by New Hampshire.
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Ally Ramos notched her second shutout in the
last three games for Vermont, making eight saves.
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Haley Marks broke open the scoring in the 66th
minute, firing a free kick from outside the penalty area into the upper 90. Bre
Pletnik added a penalty kick 10 minutes later to provide the insurance.
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It was Vermont's first win over the Hawks since
2005.
Binghamton (6-8-1,
0-5-1 AE) 3, at UMBC (1-9-5, 0-3-3 AE) 0
Box Score
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Emily Pape and Kaitlyn Martin scored in the first half, and Rebecca Raber added another in the second half to give Binghamton a, 3-0, win over UMBC.
- The win by the Bearcats clinched a playoff spot for Albany, as the Great Danes own the tiebreak over Binghamton.