MASCAC Regular Season Champion Women's Soccer Earns Top Seed in MASCAC Championship
Westfield, Mass. - The Framingham State University women's soccer team has earned the top seed in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women's Soccer Championship this week after capturing the 2013 MASCAC Regular Season Title on Saturday with their shutout victory over Westfield State University.
The MASCAC Women's Soccer Championship begins with the quarterfinal round on Tuesday, November 5th as the third seed hosts the sixth seed and the fourth seed hosting the fifth seed. The Tournament continues with the semifinals on Friday, November 8th with the top seed hosting the winner of the 4/5 match up and the second seed hosting the winner of 3/6 quarterfinal. The Tournament concludes with the winners of the two semifinals meeting in the championship game on Sunday, November 10th at the highest remaining seed.
Earning a first round bye in this week's tournament, Framingham State and Westfield State await the winners of the quarterfinal round on Tuesday. Third-seeded Bridgewater State hosts sixth-seeded MCLA at 3 p.m., while fourth-seeded Worcester State entertains fifth-seeded Salem State at 7 p.m. Framingham State will play the winner of Worcester State/Salem State at 2 p.m. on Friday in Framingham, Mass. Westfield State will take on the victor of Bridgewater State/MCLA at 7 p.m. Friday night in Westfield, Mass.
Framingham State finished the regular season with 13 wins and a 6-0-1 mark in the MASCAC capturing their first MASCAC Regular Season Title since 2003 when the Rams won five straight dating back to 1999. The duo of senior Kayla Austin (Winchester, Mass.) and junior Marisa Parent (Revere, Mass.) were a dominant force for the Rams this season. Parent finished the regular season with 18 goals and four assists for 40 points, while Austin recorded 13 goals and 13 assists for 39 points. Sophomore goalkeeper Sara Sullivan (Quincy, Mass.) posted 10 wins, including five shutouts and a 0.80 goals against average.
Last season's regular and conference tournament champion Westfield State concluded the season with 10 wins and a 5-2 conference record. Junior Sarah Sypek, a member of the 2012 All-Conference team, netted 12 goals and two assists for 26 points. Amanda Grant had six goals and assists for 18 points.
Bridgewater State concluded the season with nine wins and a 3-2-2 mark in the MASCAC. Junior forward Erica Jonasson leads the Bears with 29 points on 14 goals and an assist. Teammate Mackenzie Hatfield added seven goals and seven assists of her own for 21 points. Worcester State locked down the four seed with six wins and a 3-2-2 conference record. Alicia Macomber was a driving force offensively for the Lancers with eight goals and two assists on the year. Shelby Archer finished with four goals and seven assists for 15 points.
Earning the final two spots in the conference tournament are Salem State and MCLA. Salem State finished with seven victories and a 3-3-1 mark in the MASCAC. Sophomore Leah Wood tallied seven goals and an assist for 15 points while teammate Amy Griffith netted four goals and three assists for 11. MCLA rounds out the tournament field with eight wins and a 3-4 conference slate. Freshman Natalie Caney led the Trailblazers with 17 goals and two assists for 36 points.
Portions of Release courtesy of MASCAC Media Relations.