Field is Set for 2007 MAAC Women's Soccer Championship
MAAC Sports
EDISON, N.J. ? The field is set for the 2007 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship, which will be held this weekend at Tenney Stadium on the campus of Marist College.
The semifinals begin on Friday, November 9. Second-seeded Fairfield University (11-6-3, 6-1-2 MAAC) will take on third-seeded Loyola College (8-5-5, 5-0-4 MAAC) in the first game at 4:00 p.m. Top-seeded Marist (10-4-3, 7-1-1 MAAC) will then host Niagara University (10-6-2, 5-2-2 MAAC), the number four seed for a 7:00 p.m. contest.
On Sunday, November 11, the women’s championship game will take place at 12:00 p.m., and will air live on ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network.
The winner of the 2007 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship will earn the league’s automatic berth into the 2007 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.
Last year, Niagara defeated Siena, 2-1, to capture its second MAAC Championship in school history. The Purple Eagles defeated Fairfield, 2-0, in the semifinals, while the Saints earned a 1-0 victory over Loyola. Niagara’s Brittany Bisnott was named the Most Valuable Player of the championship.