November 4, 2015
Mid-Atlantic Review: Conference Championships
By Phil Naegely
It's the most wonderful time of the year. No, not the holiday season. It's conference playoff time for Division III soccer teams. Some team's conference championship dreams are already over, while others kick off their conference tournaments this week. For clarification and ease of reading, numbers in front of teams below is their seed within their respective conference tournament.
Capital Athletic Conference (CAC)
Standings | Conference Schedule | Composite Schedule
The CAC conference tournament is in full swing with the first round of games already taking place. Each game will be played at the higher seed in each matchup. Semifinal games will be played on Wednesday, while the final is slated for Saturday.
No. 4 Mary Washington (12-5-2 / 5-3-2) advanced past No. 5 Christopher Newport (11-2-6 / 4-2-4) in penalty kicks after playing to scoreless draw through two overtime periods. Mary Washington will now face No. 1 Salisbury who went 7-0-2 in regular season conference action and 11-3-3 overall.
No. 6 St. Mary’s (Md.) (8-8-2 / 4-4-1) defeated No. 3 Wesley (9-9-1 / 6-3-0) 3-2 to advance to the semifinal round. They will face No. 2 York (Pa.) who is 9-7-2 overall and 6-2-1 in CAC play.
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