UB Women's Soccer Set To Open CACC Championship Play Versus Dominican At Home On Monday At 1 PM

Bridgeport, Conn.-The top-seeded University of Bridgeport women's soccer team will open play in the 2022 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Championship Tournament with a home quarterfinals match on Monday afternoon, October 31 at 1:00 p.m. versus the number eight seed, Dominican University New York Chargers.  UB comes into Monday's action at 11-3-4 overall, and the Purple Knights finished the CACC regular season with a 10-0-2 record.  Dominican comes to Knights Field with a 7-7-2 overall mark, and the Chargers went 5-6-1 in conference play.  Bridgeport captured the regular season matchup between the two schools with a 4-3 win on Dominican's home field on September 21 getting goals from Olivia Pousette (So., Halmstad, Sweden), Kate Thill (So., Goetzingen, Luxembourg), Solune Moll (Fr., Bern, Switzerland) and Angelina LoFranco (So, Greenacres, Fla.).  Bridgeport goalkeeper Clara Karlsson (So., Örnsköldsvik, Sweden) made seven saves in the regular season win over the Chargers including stopping a penalty kick.

Monday's winner will move on the CACC Women's Soccer Semifinals which will take place on Friday in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The UB/Dominican victor will face the winner of the Goldey-Beacom vs. Holy Family contest that will also be played on Monday.

The 2022 CACC Women's Soccer Championship will be held on Sunday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m., and again the match will take place at Tiger Field on the campus of Holy Family University.  The CACC women's soccer champion will receive an automatic bid to this year's NCAA Division II Women's Soccer National Championship Tournament that will begin on November 13.

2022 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP INFORMATION

2022 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDS

1. University of Bridgeport

2. Thomas Jefferson University

3. Post University

4. Goldey-Beacom College

5. Holy Family University

6. Chestnut Hill College

7. Caldwell University

8. Dominican University

2022 CACC WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

Quarterfinals (Monday, Oct. 31, at Sites of Highest Seeds)

#8 Dominican at #1 Bridgeport (1 p.m.)

#5 Holy Family at #4 Goldey-Beacom (1 p.m.)

#7 Caldwell at #2 Jefferson (1 p.m.)

#6 Chestnut Hill at #3 Post (1 p.m.)

Semifinals (Friday, Nov. 4, at Holy Family University)

#1/8 Winner vs. #4/5 Winner (4/7 p.m.)

#2/7 Winner vs. #3/6 Winner (4/7 p.m.)

**Highest remaining seed in the tournament will play in the afternoon's first match

Championship Final (Sunday, Nov. 6, at Holy Family University)

Semifinal #1 Winner vs. Semifinal #2 Winner (2 p.m.

Admission will be charged for each round of the CACC Championship. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for children/senior citizens/college students w/ a valid school ID. Children under the age of 3 will be admitted for free.

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