Stony Brook Earns #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title; Championship Details Set

Stony Brook Earns #AEMSOC Regular-Season Title; Championship Details Set

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The top seed and the final bid for the 2018 America East Men’s Soccer Championship were decided on Wednesday evening, the final day of the regular season, along with the seeds and matchups for the tournament. Stony Brook captured its first regular-season title in 13 seasons and UAlbany secured the final bid to highlight the final day of action.
 
The final seeds for the 2018 America East Men’s Soccer Championship are:
  1. Stony Brook
  2. New Hampshire
  3. UMass Lowell
  4. Vermont
  5. UMBC
  6. UAlbany
The Seawolves earned their first regular-season title since 2005 and just their second in program history with a 1-1 double overtime tie vs. UMBC. The Seawolves will host the winner of #4 Vermont and #5 UMBC in a semifinal contest Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
 
New Hampshire upended Vermont, 1-0, to earn the #2 seed. The Wildcats will host the winner of #3 UMass Lowell and #6 UAlbany in a semifinal contest Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.

UAlbany beat Binghamton, 3-0, to earn the #6 seed, the eighth-straight year it has reached the tournament. The Great Danes will visit #3 UMass Lowell for a quarterfinal contest on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m. The River Hawks beat Hartford, 1-0, on Wednesday to earn the #3 seed.
 
Vermont will be the #4 seed after falling to UNH and hosts #5 UMBC in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m.
 
The semifinal winners will face off for the 2018 conference title at the higher remaining seed on Sunday, Nov. 5, a game which will air on ESPN3/+. Tournament games will air on AmericaEast.TV or ESPN/ESPN+.
 
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 #AEMSOC hashtags to join the conversation.
 
2018 America East Men’s Soccer Championship
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 3
#5 UMBC at #4 Vermont, 12 p.m. (AE.TV)
#6 UAlbany at #3 UMass Lowell, 4 p.m. (AE.TV)
Semifinals – Wednesday, November 7
#4/5 Winner at #1 Stony Brook, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
#3/6 Winner at #2 New Hampshire, 7 p.m. (ESPN+/3)
Final – Sunday, November, 11
Semifinal Winners, TBD (ESPN+/3)

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