Women's Soccer Lands 4th Seed in MASCAC Championship; Host Salem on Tuesday
Framingham, Mass. – The Framingham State women's soccer team has earned the 4th seed in the 2015 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament which launches on Tuesday, November 3 with the quarterfinal match-ups.
Beginning on Tuesday, the first quarterfinal will feature fourth-seeded Framingham State hosting fifth-seeded Salem State at 6 pm while third-seeded Bridgewater State entertains sixth-seeded MCLA at 7 pm. Second-seeded Westfield State will host the winner of Bridgewater State/MCLA at 4 pm on Friday, November 6. Worcester State will play the winner of Framingham State/Salem State at 7 pm.
The winners of the semifinal contests will hit the field on Sunday at the highest remaining seed to decide the MASCAC tournament champion and automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament.
Framingham State closed the conference season with a 4-1-2 record. Marissa Miele(Hudson, Mass.) netted the second most points in the league (19) and third most goals (8). During her freshman campaign, Megan White (Charlton, Mass.) was second to Miele on the team with 14 points on five goals and four assists.
During the 2014 MASCAC Tournament, top seed Worcester State outlasted second seed Westfield State for the 1-0 win to advance to the NCAA Tournament.