FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Monday, November 9, 2009                 

Contact: Pat Colbert 

Coordinator of Operations and Officiating 

Wentworth Institute of Technology Selected as Top Seed in 2009 ECAC Division III 

New England Men’s Soccer Championship 

CAPE COD, Mass. -- After finishing the regular-season with a 12-8-0 record, Wentworth 

Institute of Technology was selected as the number one seed in the 2009 ECAC Division 

III New England Men’s Soccer Championship presented by FieldTurf®. The tournament 

is an eight-team field with quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds.  

In the first round contests on Wednesday, November 11, Wentworth (12-8-0) will host 

Lesley University (15-4-2) at 6:00 p.m. while the second seed Castleton State College  

(10-7-3) will face No. 7 Norwich University (10-7-2) at 4:00 p.m., at Castleton State. The 

number three seed, Plymouth State University (9-8-0), plays Daniel Webster College (12- 

5-0) at 4:00 p.m. at Plymouth State and Westfield State College (9-8-2) will take on Anna 

Maria College (10-8-0) at 2:00 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at Westfield State.  

The first-round winners will advance to play in the semifinal matches that will take place 

on Saturday, November 14. The winner of Wentworth/Lesley will face the winner of 

Westfield State/Anna Maria in one semifinal, and the winner of Castleton State/Norwich 

will play the winner of Plymouth State/Daniel Webster.  The semifinal winners will meet 

Sunday, November 15. The times of the semifinal and final games will be released once 

the quarterfinal games have concluded. All semifinal and final games will take place at 

the site of the highest remaining seed after Wednesday’s quarterfinal games. 

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 State (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 after quarterfinal games 

No. 1 Wentworth/No. 8 Lesley vs. No. 4 Westfield State/No. 5 Anna Maria, TBA 

No. 2 Castleton State/No. 7 Norwich vs. No. 3 Plymouth State/No. 6 Daniel Webster, 

TBA 

Championship – Sunday, November 15 at highest remaining seed after quarterfinal games 

Two Semifinal Winners, TBA