UB Women's Soccer Earns Top Seed In This Week's Conference Championship Tournament

Central Islip, N.Y. – The bracket for the East Coast Conference Women's Soccer Championships have been finalized after the conclusion of regular season play on Sunday.

Each match of the championship will be played on campus sites. Tournament action begins on Wednesday, November 2 when the women's semifinals kick off and will conclude with the championship contest on Friday, November 4.

The University of Bridgeport women's team is the top seeds and will have home-field advantage throughout the tournament.

Bridgeport claimed the conference's Regular Season Championship with a second straight unbeaten run through the ECC. The Purple Knights, who are defending ECC Champions and ranked No. 13 in the latest NSCAA Division II poll, finished with a 14-3-0 (8-0-0 ECC) record. Bridgeport lit up the scoreboard during conference play, scoring at least five goals in six of eight ECC games to outscore their opponents 48-4.  

The Purple Knights will take on No. 4 seed Roberts Wesleyan in a rematch of last year's ECC Championship final. The Redhawks finished with a 10-4-2 (5-2-1) mark during regular season play.

Bridgeport dominated the two schools' regular season meeting, winning by a final score of 7-0.

The other semifinal will be hosted by No. 2 seed, LIU Post. The Pioneers are making their 12th straight ECC Championship appearance and are in search of their first conference title since 2010. LIU Post joins Bridgeport in the national rankings, coming in at No. 22 after wrapping up the regular season with a 13-2-2 (6-1-1 ECC) record.

Mercy will take on LIU Post after earning the No. 3 seed with a 12-4-1 (5-2-1 ECC) mark. The Mavericks, who are looking for the second ECC title in three seasons, are back in the tournament field for the fourth straight year.

In the regular season meeting between the two schools, a goal with under a minute left in regulation lifted the Pioneers to victory.

The winner of the 2016 East Coast Conference Women's Soccer Championship will receive an automatic bid to this season's NCAA Division II Championship Tournament that will begin on Friday, November 11.

2016 East Coast Conference Women's Soccer Championship
Semifinals – Wednesday, November 2
No. 3 Mercy at No. 2 LIU Post - 1:00 p.m.
No. 4 Roberts Wesleyan at No. 1 Bridgeport - 6:00 p.m.

Final – Friday, November 4
at highest remaining seed - time TBD