FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2009
Contact: Steve Rossetti
Assistant Administrator for Officiating
Brandeis University Selected as Top Seed in 2009 ECAC Division III New England
Women’s Soccer Championship
CAPE COD, Mass. -- After finishing the regular-season with a 9-6-3 record, Brandeis
was selected as the number one seed in the 2009 ECAC DIVISION III New England
Women’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, Brandeis (9-6-3) will host
Castleton (11-6-2) at 6:00 p.m., while the second seed Keene State (14-6-2) will face No.
7 Lesley University (15-4-1) at 6:00 p.m. at Keene State. Third seed University of New
England (UNE) (14-3) plays University of Massachusetts-Boston (14-5-1) at 5:00 p.m., at
UNE. Lastly, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) (14-5) will take on
Emmanuel College (14-6-1) at 1:30 p.m. in the No. 4/No. 5 match-up at MCLA.
The first-round winners will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, November 14 hosted
by the highest remaining seed. The winner of Brandeis/Castleton will face the winner of
MCLA/Emmanuel at 1:00 p.m. in one semifinal, and the winner of Keene/Lesley will
play the winner of UNE/UMass Boston at 1:00 p.m. in the other semifinal. The semifinal
winners will meet Sunday, November 15 at 1:00 p.m. for the championship. Both
semifinal and final games will be at the same location.
2009 ECAC Division III New England Women’s Soccer Championship
First Round – Wednesday, November 11:
No. 8 Castleton (11-6-2) at No. 1 Brandeis (9-6-3), 6:00 p.m.
No. 7 Lesley University (15-4-1) at No. 2 Keene State (14-6-2), 6:00 p.m.
No. 6 UMass Boston (14-5-1) at No. 3 UNE (14-3), 5:00 p.m.
No. 5 Emmanuel College (14-6-1) at No. 4 MCLA (14-5), 1:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, November 14 at (Highest remaining seed)
No. 1/No. 8 winner vs. No. 4/No. 5 winner, 1:00 p.m.
No. 2/No. 7 winner vs. No. 3/No. 6 winner, 1:00 p.m.
Championship – Sunday, November 15 at (Highest remaining seed)
Two Semifinal Winners, 1:00 p.m.