Men's Soccer Earns Second Straight ECAC Berth, Hosts Virginia Wesleyan Saturday
DANBURY, Conn. - The Goucher College men's soccer team will compete in the postseason for the second straight season as it has earned a berth to the ECAC Division III Men's Soccer Championship. The sixth-seeded Gophers will host No. 3 seed Virginia Wesleyan University in a first round game on Saturday, November 11 at Beldon Field. Game time will be announced in the near future.
Goucher, 10-7-2 overall, qualified for its second straight ECAC appearance after reaching the semifinals of the Landmark Conference Championship. The Gophers have won 10 games for the second straight season and just the fourth time in program history. Last season, in the program's first ECAC trip, Goucher edged Neumann 1-0 before rallying for a 2-2 tie with Alvernia before being eliminated on penalty kicks.
Virginia Wesleyan finished 13-3-2 overall and reached the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) semifinals, falling to Lynchburg 3-2 in overtime. The Marlins finished with a 6-2-2 ODAC mark and are making their first postseason appearance since 2013 when they qualified for the NCAA field.
Saturday's winner will advance to next weekend's (Nov. 18-19) semifinals against either No. 2 seed Penn State Behrend, No. 7 seed Franciscan or No. 10 seed Pitt Greensburg. The semifinal and final site will be determined at the conclusion of this weekend's games.
Pod 1 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 11 & Sunday, Nov. 12 at Alvernia University
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 8 St. Elizabeth vs. No. 9 Lehman
Game 2 (Sun.): No. 1 Alvernia vs. Winner Game 1
Pod 4 First Round - Sunday, Nov. 12 at FDU Florham
Game 1: (Sun.): No. 4 FDU Florham vs. No. 5 NJCU
Pod 3 First Round -Sunday, Nov. 12 at Goucher College
Game 1: (Sun.): No. 3 Virginia Wesleyan vs. No. 6 Goucher
Pod 2 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 11 & Sunday, Nov. 12 at PSU Behrend
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 7 Franciscan vs. No. 10 Pitt Greensburg
Game 2 (Sun.): No. 2 PSU Behrend vs. Winner Game 1
Semifinals – Saturday Nov. 18 at TBD
SF 1: Winner Pod 1 vs Winner Pod 4
SF 2: Winner Pod 3 vs Winner Pod 2
Championship – Sunday, Nov. 19 at TBD
Winner SF 1 vs. Winner SF 2