Stony Brook, Vermont Post Upset Road Wins, Will Play for #AEWSOC Title
For the first time in America East history, the women’s soccer title will be decided between the #5 and 6 seeds as #5 Stony Brook and #6 Vermont each scored second-half goals to post 1-0 victories on the road in the semifinals Sunday to advance to the conference's championship game.
Brooke Jenkins’ goal in the 83
rd minute propelled Vermont to a 1-0 win at #2 Binghamton while Manuela Corcho’s 76
th minute score gave Stony Brook a 1-0 win at #1 New Hampshire. The Catamounts’ Coco Speckmaier and Seawolves’ Sofia Manner each made five saves in net to earn shutouts.
Stony Brook (10-10-0) will host Vermont (9-8-2) in the championship game on Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. The Seawolves are in the title game for the first time since 2013 while the Catamounts will be playing for the league title for the first time ever. The title tilt will be broadcast on AmericaEast.TV.
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2017 America East Women’s Soccer Championship
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals – Thursday, October 26
#5 Stony Brook 2, at #4 Hartford 0
#6 Vermont 2, at #3 Albany 1
Semifinals – Sunday, October 29
Vermont 1, at #2 Binghamton 0 (AE.TV)
Stony Brook 1, at #1 New Hampshire 0 (AE.TV)
Final – Saturday, November 4 or Sunday, November, 5
Vermont at Stony Brook, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
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