Stony Brook, UAlbany Share #AEWSOC Regular-Season Crown; Tourney Set to Start
Three days before the start of the 2019 America East Women’s Soccer Championship, the seeds and matchups for the tournament were finalized this evening. Stony Brook and UAlbany each earned a share of the #AEWSOC regular-season title while the Seawolves will be the tournament’s top seed as a result of their win over Great Danes earlier this season.
The final seeds for the 2019 America East Women’s Soccer Championship are:
1. Stony Brook
2. UAlbany
3. Hartford
4. New Hampshire
5. Binghamton
6. UMass Lowell
The Seawolves earned their second-straight regular-season title by earning a point after a scoreless tie with Hartford on Thursday. The Seawolves will host the winner of #4 New Hampshire and #5 Binghamton in a semifinal contest Thursday, Nov. 7 at 6 p.m.
UAlbany beat Vermont, 2-1, Thursday with a pair of goals in the last six minutes to earn a share of the regular-season title, its first since 2016 and just its second in school history. The Great Danes will host the winner of #3 Hartford and #6 UMass Lowell in a semifinal contest Thursday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m.
Hartford earned the #3 seed beat Binghamton, 1-0, to earn the #3 seed, the 10th-straight year it has earned a top four seed. The Hawks host #6 UMass Lowell, last year’s runners up, in quarterfinal action on Sunday, Nov. 3 at 1 p.m.
New Hampshire earned the #4 seed and will host #5 Binghamton in a quarterfinal contest Sunday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
The semifinal winners will face off for the 2019 conference title at the higher remaining seed on Sunday, Nov. 10. All tournament games will air on AmericaEast.TV.
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.
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2019 America East Women’s Soccer Championship
All Games at Higher Seed
Quarterfinals – Sunday, November 3
#6 UMass Lowell at #3 Hartford, 1 p.m. (AE.TV)
#5 Binghamton at #4 New Hampshire, 2 p.m. (AE.TV)
Semifinals – Thursday, November 7
#4/5 Winner at #1 Stony Brook, 6 p.m. (AE.TV)
#3/6 Winner at #2 UAlbany, 7 p.m. (AE.TV)
Final – Sunday, November 10
Semifinal Winners, TBD (AE.TV)
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