CENTERVILLE, Mass. - After finishing the regular-season with a 17-2-3 record, Roger Williams University was selected as the No. 1 seed in the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Soccer Championship. The tournament is an eight-team field, with a quarterfinal round followed by a semifinal and championship round.
In the first-round contests on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Roger Williams University (17-2-3) will host Elms College (11-9-1) at 1 p.m., while the second seed, Brandeis University (10-6-2), will face No. 7 Castleton State College (13-8-1) at 7 p.m. at Brandeis. No. 3 Wheaton College (14-6-2) plays Eastern Nazarene College (11-7-1) at 1:30 p.m. at Wheaton and Framingham State University (13-2-1) will take on Albertus Magnus College (12-4-3) at 1 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at Framingham State.
The first-round winners will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, Nov. 15 hosted by a site to be determined dependent upon Wednesday's results. The winner of Roger Williams/Elms will face the winner of Framingham State/Albertus Magnus in one semifinal and the winner of Brandeis/Castleton State and the winner of Wheaton College/Eastern Nazarene in the other semifinal. The semifinal winners will meet Sunday, Nov. 16 for the championship at the same site.
First Round – Wednesday, November 13th
No. 8 Elms College at No. 1 Roger Williams University, 1 p.m.
No. 7 Castleton State University at No. 2 Brandeis University, 1 p.m.
No. 6 Eastern Nazerene College at No. 3 Wheaton College, 1:30 p.m.
No. 5 Albertus Magnus College at No. 4 Framingham State University, 1 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, November 16 at Site To Be Determined
No. 1 Roger Williams/No. 8 Elms winner vs. No. 4 Framingham/No. 5 Albertus Magnus winner, TBD
No. 2 Brandeis/No. 7 Castleton State winner vs. No. 3 Wheaton/No. 6 Eastern Nazerene, TBD
Championship – Sunday, November 17 at Site To Be Determined
Two Semifinal Winners, TBD
- Release courtesy of the ECAC