UAlbany, UMass Lowell Win on Road to Reach #AEWSOC Championship Game

UAlbany, UMass Lowell Win on Road to Reach #AEWSOC Championship Game

Bookmark and Share

For just the second time in league history and first time since 1996, the #3 and #4 seeds will meet for the #AEWSOC title as #3 UAlbany and #4 UMass Lowell both won semifinal contests on the road Sunday. The Great Danes beat #2 Hartford, 1-0, and the River Hawks knocked off #1 Stony Brook, 2-0.
 
UAlbany and UMass Lowell will play for the crown on Sunday, Nov. 4 at UAlbany’s Casey Stadium at 1 p.m. The game will air on AmericaEast.TV.

UMass Lowell 2, Stony Brook 0
  • UMass Lowell will make its first-ever championship game appearance.
  • After a scoreless first half, Lily Fabian put UMass Lowell up 1-0 in the 70th minute.
  • Katelyn Vieira iced the game with her score in the 88th minute to put the River Hawks up 2-0.
  • Stony Brook, which was seeking its second-straight America East title, outshot UMass Lowell, 17-12, but River Hawk goalkeeper Julia Schneider stopped all eight shots she saw.
UAlbany 1, Hartford 0
  • UAlbany is in the championship game for the third time in the last four years.
  • Mariah Williams proved to be the difference once again, breaking a scoreless tie by sending home a rebound in the 79th minute.  
  • Williams’ goal was her league-leading 17th of the year.
  • Andrea Leitner made three saves in net for the Great Danes, who have won five in a row and not allowed a goal in any of those games.
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 2, at #1 Stony Brook 0
#3 UAlbany 1, at #2 Hartford 0
Final – Sunday, November, 4
#4 UMass Lowell at #3 UAlbany, 1 p.m. (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 -