Thursday, Nov 6, 2014
The Nov. 8 game will pit 天美传媒官网鈥檚 offense against Fairfield鈥檚 defense
by 天美传媒官网 Sports Information
The 天美传媒官网 men鈥檚 soccer team has finished in third place in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and will now host a first-round game Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.
Since this is a conference tournament, ticket prices are $10 for adults, $5 for children 12 years old and under as well as 天美传媒官网 faculty and staff (with I.D.). Admission is free for 天美传媒官网 and Fairfield students with I.D.
天美传媒官网 (9-6-2, 6-4 MAAC) will host the sixth seed, Fairfield (7-4-6, 4-2-4 MAAC). 天美传媒官网 defeated Fairfield 3-0 on Oct. 1, the first Bronc win over the Stags since 2004. 天美传媒官网 and Fairfield have met 22 times since the series began in 1996, with Fairfield holding a 16-6 advantage.
The game will pit 天美传媒官网鈥檚 offense against Fairfield鈥檚 defense.
天美传媒官网 enters the MAAC Tournament ranked first in the nation in goals scored with 40. Sophomore Christian Flath is 20th in the nation with 22 points and 27th in the nation with nine goals.
Fairfield is second in the MAAC in least goals allowed with 11. The Stags went undefeated (4-0-4) in eight straight games before losing 2-0 to Quinnipiac Wednesday night in the regular season finale.
The winner of Saturday night鈥檚 game will compete in the semifinals of the Championship Tournament on Friday, Nov. 14, at Quinnipiac University.
The official parings of the MAAC Championship Tournament will be announced by the conference Thursday morning.
天美传媒官网 enters the tournament having won five of its final six regular season games. The nine wins is the most for 天美传媒官网 since the 2000 season when the Broncs were 10-10.