Danbury, Conn. (Nov. 8, 2021) - Alvernia University Men's Soccer was selected to the 2021 DIII Men's Soccer Championship, as announced by the Eastern College Athletic Conference on Monday evening.
Alvernia was selected as the top seed of Pod 2, and will travel to Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Alvernia will face #4 Muhlenberg College in an 11 AM matchup.Â
Also competing in Pod 2 is the host #2 Springfield College who will take on #3 Rutgers Camden.
The winners of both Pod 2 games will face each other in the Pod 2 Final on Sunday at noon, with that winner set to face the Pod 1 winner at the higher remaining seed the following weekend.
Pod 1 consists of top overall seed Rutgers Newark, who is hosting Pod 1 games, #2 PSU Behrend, #3 Misericordia, and #4 Westminster.Â
The Golden Wolves finished the regular season 14-4. They were the #3 seed in the MAC Commonwealth Championship, but Alvernia was eliminated by #2 Lebanon Valley in the semifinal game, 2-1.
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ABOUT THE ECAC
The ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) is an eighty-two-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions - I, II and III. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes participating in intercollegiate athletics and provides great value for universities and colleges by sponsoring championships, leagues, bowl games, tournaments and other competitions throughout the Northeast. The ECAC's esports platform is growing and now totals more than sixty colleges and universities and is expanding the geographic footprint for the conference nationally. The ECAC is also sponsoring competitions and leagues involving other varsity and club sports that do not fall under the umbrella of the NCAA.
