Swarthmore Host To NCAA Mens Soccer
SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Swarthmore men's soccer team received word Monday morning the College will host first and second-round action of the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship on November 15-16.
Three soccer matches will be held at Clothier Field, located on the south end of Swarthmore’s campus in suburban Philadelphia.
Click here for directions and a campus map.
The first match will feature the host Garnet (15-2-2), the Centennial Conference champion, against the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors (16-4-2), an at-large bid recipient from the New Jersey Athletic Conference. Kick-off is set for 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 15.
The other first-round match of the evening will have the Salisbury Sea Gulls (15-3-3), the Capital Athletic Conference champion, against Centennial-rival Dickinson Red Devils (12-3-3). The game time is set for 7:30 p.m.
The winners of the first-round matches will advance to second-round action on Sunday, November 16. Kick-off is slated for 6:00 p.m. on Clothier Field.
Swarthmore, currently ranked 11th in Division III, makes its fourth appearance in the national tournament and will host the first NCAA soccer game in school history. The Garnet previously appeared in 1974 (national finalist), 1990 and 1991. In 2008, Swarthmore set school records for wins, Conference wins and longest unbeaten streak while capturing the first Centennial title in program history.
The Scarlet Raptors will make the first NCAA Tournament appearance for men’s team from Rutgers-Camden after setting a program record for wins in 2008.
Salisbury, ranked 19th in the nation, makes its second consecutive appearance (eighth overall) in the national tournament. The Sea Gulls rebounded from slow start in 2008 to capture the second straight CAC championship.
The Red Devils, one of three Centennial schools in the tournament (Johns Hopkins is the other), earns its second consecutive bid. Dickinson earned a national ranking earlier in the season and enters the field on a six-game unbeaten streak (3-0-3).
Click here for the complete 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship bracket. (pdf)
Fans can follow all of the action in a variety of ways:
-- In person - admission to the Clothier Field complex is $6 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students, $2 for children (ages 3 to 12). Swarthmore students, faculty and staff will be admitted for free with College ID.
-- Live video stream - click here for more information
-- Live Statistics - click here to access
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Saturday, Nov. 15: Swarthmore 2, Rutgers-Camden 0 - BOX SCORE
Saturday, Nov. 15: Dickinson 1, Salisbury 0 BOX SCORE
Sunday, Nov. 16: Dickinson at Swarthmore, 6:00 p.m. LIVE STATS