UAlbany, UMass Lowell Advance to #AEWSOC Semifinals 10/25/2018 10:29:50 PM For the first time since 2015, and the #3 and #4 seeds have moved on to the semifinals of the America East Women’s Soccer Championship. Third-seeded UAlbany beat sixth-seeded New Hampshire, 1-0, while fourth-seeded UMass Lowell advanced past Vermont in penalty kicks after the two teams played to a scoreless tie on Thursday evening. UAlbany 1, New Hampshire 0 UAlbany reached the semifinals for the fourth time in the last five years. America East Striker of the Year Mariah Williams scored her league-leading 16th goal of the season in the seventh minute to provide the only scoring of the game. Andrea Leitner made three saves in net to earn her sixth shutout of the season. The Great Danes, winners of four straight all by shutout, will play at #2 Hartford in the semifinals Sunday at 1 p.m. UMass Lowell 0, Vermont 0 (UMass Lowell advances on PKs, 4-3) UMass Lowell is in the semifinals for the first time in program history. The River Hawks dominated play, outshooting Vermont, 35-3. Lydia Kessel kept the Catamounts in the game, making a career-high 14 saves. The River Hawks converted their first kick and Vermont’s fourth attempt sailed high. UMass Lowell will head to Stony Brook, N.Y. for a matchup with #1 Stony Brook in the semifinals Sunday at 12 p.m. Stay up-to-date on the tournament by visiting Championship Central for streaming and live stats links as well as box scores, highlights and recaps following each round in addition to team information, tournament history and more. Follow @AmericaEast and @AEDigitalNet on Twitter to get the real-time championship updates. Use the #AEChamps and #AEWSOC hashtags to join the conversation. 2018 America East Women’s Soccer Championship All Games at Higher Seed Quarterfinals – Thursday, October 25 at #4 UMass Lowell 0, Vermont 0 (UMass Lowell advances on PKs, 4-3) at #3 UAlbany 1, #6 New Hampshire 0 Semifinals – Sunday, October 28 #4 UMass Lowell at #1 Stony Brook, 12 p.m. (AE.TV) #3 UAlbany at #2 Hartford, 1 p.m. (AE.TV) Final – Saturday, November 3 or Sunday, November, 4 Semifinal Winners, TBA (AE.TV) About America East: The America East provides its member schools and their athletic programs a platform upon which student-athletes can achieve both collegiate and life success through the promotion and nurturing of athletic excellence, academic achievement and leadership, on and off the field. - #3Pillars – Building the Complete Student-Athlete -