Top-seeded Hartford and No. 3 New Hampshire will battle for the 2014 America East women's soccer title on Saturday at 3 p.m. in West Hartford, Conn. The game will be broadcast live for free on AmericaEast.TV which is available on all PCs, laptops and mobile devices. Jon Vorsteeg & Shawn Mecchi will have the call.
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Tournament Notes
- This is the 6th meeting between the No. 3 & No. 1 seed in the America East title game with the No. 1 seeds 5-0-1 in those contests with one shootout win.
- The last time the No. 1 and No. 3 seeds met was in 2011 when No. 1 Boston U. beat No. 3 Albany, 1-0.
- The No. 3 seed has never won the America East title, going 0-6-1 in the America East final with one shootout loss.
- The No. 1 seed has reached the America East final for the 18th-straight year and 20th time in 21 AE championships.
- The No. 1 seed is 16-2-1 all-time in the final with 17 titles, with one final going to PKs.
- The only America East title game to be decided by penalty kicks was in 2003 when No. 1 Boston U. beat No. 3 Maine, 3-2, on PKs after a scoreless regulation and OT.
- Three finals have gone to overtime (1995, 2003 and 2005).
The Matchup
- Hartford beat New Hampshire, 1-0, in overtime in the regular-season meeting.
- Hartford and New Hampshire are meeting for the 4th time in the America East championship and second time in the final:
- 2006 semifinals - Hartford 2, New Hampshire 1
- 2004 quarterfinals - New Hampshire 4, Hartford 0
- 1998 finals - Hartford 4, New Hampshire 0
No. 1 Hartford
- Hartford is 18-7-3 in the America East tournament with seven titles.
- The Hawks beat Albany, 1-0, in the semifinals with Sidney Spremullo scoring the lone goal 40 seconds into the game.
- This is the 11th appearance in the America East final for the Hawks, posting a 7-3-0 record with the last title coming in 2006.
No. 3 New Hampshire
- New Hampshire is the first team to advance to the final by winning two games in penalty shootouts.
- UNH is making its third appearance in the title game, looking for its first America East Championship. The Wildcats lost in 2007 and 1998.