Nashua - Fresh off their first ever New England Collegiate
Conference regular season and tournament title, the Daniel Webster
College men's soccer team learned its season isn't over just
yet.
The Eagles learned late Monday afternoon that they have been
invited to the eight-team ECAC New England Championship tournament,
a first ever selection for the program.
The Eagles earned the sixth-seed overall and will travel to
third-seeded Plymouth State University on Wednesday, November 11th.
The game kicks off at 4:00 p.m.
The selection is just the third all time for the entire College
athletics program. The men's lacrosse team earned a bid in 2007
while the men's basketball team earned an invitation last
season.
The Eagles stand 12-5 overall, continuing the best season in
program history and will face a three-time ECAC champion Panthers
program that posted a 9-8 overall record this season, finishing
fifth in the Little East Conference.
Wednesday's matchup will also be the first ever between the two
Granite State programs.
Live stats will also be provided by the Plymouth State office of
sports information. A link can be found here: http://livestats.prestosports.com/plymouth/
Under the tutelage of third year head coach Bill Lawler, the Eagles
come off a 2-1 victory over Lesley (which earned the eighth seed in
the tourney) in the NECC title game this past Sunday.
The winner of the Eagles-Panthers tilt will advance to the
semifinal round to face the winner of an all-Vermont quarterfinal
between seventh-seeded Norwich University and second-seeded
Castleton State on Saturday, November 14th. The championship game
is scheduled for Sunday, November 14th.
2009 ECAC Division III New England Men's Soccer Championship
First Round - Wednesday, November 11
No. 8 Lesley (15-4-2) at No. 1 Wentworth (12-8-0), 6:00 p.m.
No. 7 Norwich (10-7-2) at No. 2 Castleton (10-7-3), 4:00 p.m.
No. 6 Daniel Webster (12-5-0) at No. 3 Plymouth State (9-8-0), 4:00
p.m.
No. 5 Anna Maria (10-8-0) at No. 4 Westfield State (9-8-2), 2:00
p.m.
Semifinals - Saturday, November 14 at (highest remaining seed)
No. 1/No. 8 winner vs. No. 4/No. 5 winner, TBA
No. 2/No. 7 winner vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner, TBA
Championship - Saturday, November 14 at (highest remaining
seed)
Two Semifinal Winners, TBA
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