ECAC Announces Field for 2019 DIII Women's Soccer Championship
DANBURY, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced McDaniel College will be the overall top-seed of the 2019 ECAC Division III Women's Soccer Championship. McDaniel College, Springfield College, DeSales University, and Albright College will be the sites of the first two rounds. First round play of the tournament will begin on Saturday, November 16.
In pod 1, the top overall seed McDaniel College will host No. 4 Penn State Behrend. McDaniel will also host the matchup between No. 2 seed Pfeiffer University and No. 3 Shenandoah University.
In pod 2, No. 1 Springfield College will play host to No. 4 Cabrini University. No. 2 Rutgers University - Newark will play No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham also at Springfield.
In pod 3, No. 1 DeSales will host No. 4 seed Alfred University as well as the second game between No. 2 Muhlenberg College and No. 3 Hood College.
In pod 4, No. 1 seed Albright College will take on No. 4 Penn State Harrisburg while No. 2 Wilkes University will play No. 3 William Paterson University, also hosted by Albright.
The winners of each pod will go on to compete in the semifinal rounds on Saturday, November 23.
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Pod 1 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 16 & Sunday, Nov. 17 at McDaniel College
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 McDaniel vs. No. 4 PSU Behrend at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2: (Sat.): No. 2 Pfeiffer University vs. No. 3 Shenandoah University at 2:00 p.m.
Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.
Pod 2 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 16 & Sunday, Nov. 17 at Springfield College
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 Springfield College vs. No. 4 Cabrini University at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2: (Sat.): No. 2 Rutgers Newark vs. No. 3 FDU - Florham at 2:00 p.m.
Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.
Pod 3 First Round - Saturday, Nov 16 & Sunday Nov. 17 at DeSales University
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 DeSales University vs. No. 4 Alfred University at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2: (Sat.): No. 2 Muhlenberg College vs. No. 3 Hood College at 2:00 p.m.
Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.
Pod 4 First Round - Saturday, Nov 16 & Sunday Nov. 17 at Albright College
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 Albright College vs. No. 4 PSU Harrisburg at 5:00 p.m.
Game 2: (Sat.): No. 2 Wilkes University vs. No. 3 William Paterson at 7:30 p.m.
Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 23 at TBD
Semifinal #1: Pod 1 Winner vs. Pod 4 Winner - 11:00 a.m.
Semifinal #2: Pod 2 Winner vs Pod 3 Winner - 2:00 p.m.
Championship - Sunday, Nov. 24 at TBD
Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2 - 12:00 p.m.
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