Men's Soccer to battle fourth seeded Framingham tomorrow at 4pm
The MCLA Men's Soccer has earned the fifth seed and will travel to Framingham tomorrow for a 4pm MASCAC quarterfinal tilt with the Rams
2014 MASCAC Men's Soccer tournament bracket
WESTFIELD, Mass. – The reigning Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champions Bridgewater State have a chance to repeat as the top seed in the tournament that begins with the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, November 4.
The quarterfinals kick off with Framingham State hosting MCLA at 4 pm while Fitchburg State plays host to Westfield State at 7 pm. The winner of Framingham State/MCLA will face off with Bridgewater State on Friday, November 7 at 7 pm. The other quarterfinal winner of Fitchburg State/Westfield State will travel to Massachusetts Maritime also on Friday for a 7 pm start.
MCLA and Framingham battled to a 2-2 draw in North Adams in early October.
The winners of the semifinal contests will hit the pitch on Sunday at the highest remaining seed to decide the MASCAC tournament champion and automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament.
Top-seeded Bridgewater State finished with a league-best 5-1-1 record to earn a bye into the semifinals of the tournament. Conor Murtagh currently leads the conference in both points at 20 and goals scored at nine on the season.
Earning the second seed in the tournament, Massachusetts Maritime finished the season 4-2-1 in conference play to nab the other bye into the semifinals. Goalie Joe Cohen is having a strong year for the Buccaneers with conference-bests in saves (92), save percentage (.885) and goals against average (0.76).
Fitchburg State lands the third seed after netting four conference wins this season. Simon Vikoler leads the Falcons with seven goals and an assist for 15 points. Following in the fourth seed is Framingham State who had three conference wins to end the regular season. Cory Carderio led the Rams with 19 points on eight goals and three assists.
Rounding out the tournament field is MCLA in fifth and Westfield State in sixth, respectively. The Trailblazers tallied two league wins this year. Anthony Basile is the leading scorer for the team with eight goals while adding two assists for 18 points. The Owls also finished with two conference wins this season. Dom Cavallini finished the regular season with five goals and five assists to lead Westfield State.
Last season Bridgewater State upset top-seeded Worcester State in the MASCAC Men's Soccer Tournament with a 1-0 victory to stamp their ticket to the NCAA tournament.