SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Roger Williams University Women's Soccer team has clinched the #2 seed for the Commonwealth Coast Conference Tournament.
Roger Williams, which had its streak of three-straight top seeds snapped this year, will be the No. 2 seed in this year's bracket. The Hawks went 7-1-1 in CCC play (11-7-2 overall) and will host No. 7 seed Salve Regina in the quarterfinals on Saturday. That match is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Endicott finished the CCC regular season unbeaten to earn the No. 1 seed in the CCC Women's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 2013.
As the No. 1 seed, Endicott will host No. 8 seed Curry in the CCC Quarterfinals on Saturday, Oct. 28. That match is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Curry gained entry to the tournament with a 1-6-2 CCC record (8-8-3 overall).
The other two quarterfinals will feature No. 3 seed Western New England (7-2 CCC, 9-7-2 overall) hosting No. 6 seed University New England (3-5-1 CCC, 8-8-2 overall) and No. 4 seed Gordon (6-2-1 CCC, 9-4-2 overall) hosting No. 5 seed Wentworth (4-4-1 CCC, 6-10-1 overall). The match at WNE will kick off at 1:30 p.m. and the Gordon match will begin at noon.
The quarterfinal winners will meet in the CCC Semifinal round on Wednesday, Nov. 1. The winner of the Endicott-Curry match will play the winner of the Gordon-Wentworth game and the Roger Williams-Salve winner will face the WNE-UNE winner.
The two semifinal winners will advance to compete in the CCC Women's Soccer Championship match on Saturday, Nov. 4. The winner of the title contest will be named the 2017 CCC Women's Soccer Tournament Champion and earn the conference's automatic qualifier into the 2017 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship.
CCC WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 28
#8 Curry at #1 Endicott, 4:30 p.m.
#7 Salve Regina at #2 Roger Williams, 11 a.m.
#6 University of New England at #3 Western New England, 1:30 p.m.
#5 Wentworth at #4 Gordon, Noon
Semifinals – Wednesday, Nov. 1
#4/5 winner vs. #1/8 winner, TBA
#3/6 winner vs. #2/7 winner, TBA
Finals – Saturday, Nov. 4
Semifinal winners, TBA
- Release courtesy of the Commonwealth Coast Conference
