CAA Men's Soccer Championship Set to Kick Off Friday
Bill Potter
RICHMOND, Va. (November 7, 2019) – The 2019 CAA Men's Soccer Championship is set to begin on Friday, Nov. 8, with first round matches being played on the campuses of UNCW and James Madison University.
Both first round matches will begin at 1 p.m. ET, with No. 4 seed William & Mary meeting No. 5 Northeastern at the UNCW Soccer Stadium, with the winner advancing to take on top-seeded UNCW on Sunday, Nov. 10.
Also at 1 p.m. on Friday, No. 3 Hofstra will square off against No. 6 Delaware from Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Va. The victor will advance to a Sunday meeting with No. 2 James Madison.
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William & Mary (6-8-2, 4-3-1 CAA) and Northeastern (6-8-3, 3-3-2 CAA) met on Oct. 26, with the Huskies taking a 2-0 win in Boston. The Tribe jumped into the No. 4 seed for the championship with a 3-2 win at No. 21 James Madison to close the regular season.
The Huskies are in the championship for consecutive years for the first time since 2013-14, while William & Mary is looking for the program's fourth trip to the CAA championship match in the last five years.
Hofstra (9-6-2, 5-2-1 CAA) defeated Delaware (3-8-3, 2-4-2 CAA), 5-0, on Oct. 26, as Matthew Vowinkel tallied a hat trick for the Pride. Hofstra enters the championship having gone unbeaten over its last five matches with a 4-0-1 record. Vowinkel has scored eight of Hofstra's 13 goals in those last four matches, including two hat tricks.
Delaware jumped into the championship in its final game of the regular season, collecting a 2-1 win over Drexel on Nov. 2. The championship appearance is the second straight for the Blue Hens.
2019 CAA Men's Soccer Championship
Friday, November 8 - CAA Championship 1st Round
Match 1: (4) William & Mary vs. (5) Northeastern, 1 p.m. ET – at UNCW
Match 2: (3) Hofstra vs. (6) Delaware, 1 p.m. ET – at James Madison
Sunday, November 10 - CAA Championship Semifinals
Match 3: William & Mary/Northeastern winner at (1) UNCW, 1 p.m. ET
Match 4: Hofstra/Delaware winner at (2) James Madison, 3 p.m. ET
Saturday, November 16 – CAA Championship
Match 3 winner vs. Match 4 winner – Time TBD at highest remaining seed