Bracket Set For 2017 ECC Women's Soccer Championship

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

Women's Soccer

On the women's side, LIU Post earned the top-seed and a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship with a  14-2-1 (7-0-1 ECC) record. Like their men's team, the Pioneers were ranked No. 5 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top-25 poll.

The Pioneers, who are in their 13th straight ECC Championship, will have two-tim defending champion and No. 4 seed, Bridgeport, as their semifinal opponent. The Purple Knights (8-7-2, 4-3-1 ECC) clinched the final spot in the tournament with a 1-0 win over LIU Post in both school's regular season finale on Saturday evening.

Mercy is the No. 2 seed and will host the other semifinal. The Mavericks (14-3-0, 7-1-0 ECC), who earned a share of the ECC Regular Season Championship for the first time in program history, are making their fifth straight ECC Championship appearance.  

No. 3 seed Molloy will be Mercy's semifinal opponent. The Lions (8-7-2, 5-3 ECC) end a five year playoff drought by earning their first ECC Championship berth since the 2011 season.

Mercy topped Molloy by a final score of 2-0 in the regular season meeting between the two schools