Women’s Soccer Finishes First in Conference

The University of Hartford women’s soccer team has won the America East regular season title and will host the 2006 America East Championship tournament on Oct. 27 and 29.

The Hawks will play their first game of the tournament on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. at Al-Marzook Field.

You can get a preview of the upcoming tournament at a luncheon with women’s soccer Head Coach John Natale, on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at The 1877 Club. The cost is $10 per person. If you would like to attend the luncheon, please RSVP to Beth Kavaler at 768.4145 or kavaler@hartford.edu.

The Hartford women clinched first place in the America East Conference on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over 20th-ranked Boston University. The regular season title was the 10th in school history and the first since the 2002 season. The Hawks are now unbeaten in their last eight games.

As the No. 1 seed heading into the America East Championship, Hartford earns a first-round bye, and heads straight to the semifinal round on Sunday.

First-round action will take place on Friday, Oct. 27, at Al-Marzook Field. No. 5 New Hampshire will face No. 4 Binghamton at 3 p.m., and No. 6 Vermont will take on No. 3 Maine at approximately 6 p.m.

On Sunday, Oct. 29, No. 2 Boston University will face off against the winner of the Vermont/Maine game at 1 p.m. At approximately 4 p.m., top-seeded Hartford will play the winner of the New Hampshire/Binghamton game.

The winners of the two semifinal games will face off in the championship match on Nov. 4 or 5, on the home field of the highest remaining seed.