Swarthmore Soccer Selected for ECAC Party
CENTERVILLE, Mass. -- The Swarthmore men's and women's soccer teams will cap their successful 2007 seasons by participating in the 2007 Eastern Conference Athletics Conference (ECAC) Southern Region Soccer Championships. The Garnet soccer squads will host a first-round ECAC doubleheader this Wednesday, Nov. 7 beginning at 5:30 p.m.
The Swarthmore women (12-2-2) will host the first match, welcoming Misericordia (13-8-1) to Clothier Field. The Garnet are seeded third in the Southern Region, making their second consecutive post-season appearance. Swarthmore defeated Widener 2-1 in the first-round of the 2006 ECAC Championships before falling to FDU-Florham 3-0 at Westminster in semi-final action. Grove City is the top seed and should they win, will host the semifinals and finals on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11. If they fall, the highest remaining seed will host (Frostburg State is No. 2 and Widener is No.4).
The Garnet men (11-3-3 overall) are the top seed and will host No. 4 seed Cabrini (16-4) this Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m. Swarthmore won its last match-up with Cabrini, a 1-0 win in the opening season opener on Sept. 1, 2004. Swarthmore is making its fourth consecutive appearance in the ECAC Championship and earned its second straight top seed. The Garnet tied Grove City 1-1 in the first round of the 2006 ECACs, with the visiting Wolverines advanced after winning the penalty kick shootout. The best Garnet finish in the ECACs was a championship match appearance hosted at Clothier Field in 2004 (Wesley topped Swarthmore 3-1 to claim the title).
2007 WOMEN’S SOCCER ECAC SOUTHERN REGION TOURNAMENT
Printable Bracket (pdf)
First Round
Wednesday, November 7
Juniata (9-5-3) at Grove City (15-3-1), 2:00 p.m.
Catholic (10-3-4) at Widener (14-5-1), 4:00 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon (8-6-2) at Frostburg State (14-4-1), 5:00 p.m.
Misericordia (13-8-1) at Swarthmore, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, November 10
Juniata/Grove City winner versus Catholic/Widener winner, TBA
Misericordia/Swarthmore winner versus Carnegie Mellon/Frostburg State, TBA
Championship Game – Sunday, November 11
Semifinal Winners, TBA
2007 MEN’S SOCCER ECAC SOUTHERN REGION TOURNMENT
First Round
Wednesday, November 7
Cabrini (16-4-0) at Swarthmore (11-3-3) 8:00 p.m.
Penn State - Altoona (15-5-0) at Misericordia (13-5-1), 4:00 p.m.
Frostburg State (10-8-1) at Carnegie Mellon (9-5-2), 7:30 p.m.
Bethany (8-8-3) at Westminster (10-6-3), 7:30 p.m.
Semifinals – Saturday, November 10
Cabrini/ Swarthmore winner versus Bethany/Westminster winner, TBA
Frostburg State/Carnegie Mellon winner versus PSU - Altoona/Misericordia, TBA
Championship Game – Sunday, November 11
Semifinal Winners, TBA