Colby-Sawyer Crowned Women's Soccer Champs
Colby-Sawyer Crowned Women's Soccer Champs
The Colby-Sawyer College women's soccer team earned its first conference championship in program history with a 1-0 win over three-time defending champion, Castleton in Saturday's North Atlantic Conference (NAC) title match.
The Chargers will make a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history and will find out Monday at 1:30 p.m. where they will travel and who they will play. The Division III Women's Soccer selection show can be seen at NCAA.com or by clicking here.
Colby-Sawyer recorded its 17th shutout of the season and improved to 19-3. Castleton drops to 13-8-1.
The lone goal of the contest came at 24:40 when Colby-Sawyer senior Stephanie Huntley (Woodbury, Conn.) sent a cross into the six-yard box that struck a defender and went past the Castleton keeper.
The Chargers controlled possession in the first half and outshot Castleton 10-3. Colby-Sawyer's best chance of the stanza came seven minutes in when senior Adrienne Bender (Wakefield, R.I.) found space and ripped a shot over the keeper that deflected off the crossbar.
The second half was evenly played with each side having multiple scoring chances. Early in the frame, Castleton had an opportunity to find the equalizer. NAC Rookie of the YearDominique Valancius (Massena, N.Y.) dribbled into the scoring area and fired a shot but was denied by a heady save from sophomore keeper Karley Hamilton (Bradford, Vt.). Hamilton had to make one more save late in the half, but was up to the task to preserve the title.
Hamilton made three saves for the Chargers en route to her 16th clean sheet of the season. Castleton keeper Jessica Binkowski (Goshen, Conn.) had six stops in the loss.
All-Tournament Team
Maine-Farmington – Kayla Tuttle
Maine-Farmington – Ava Amador
Husson – Becca Jones
Husson – Rachel Moroney
Castleton – Mallory Costello
Castleton – Kelsey Lenney
Castleton – Halie Roberge
Colby-Sawyer – Lauren Bernard
Colby-Sawyer – Adrienne Bender
Colby-Sawyer – Sarah Little
Colby-Sawyer – Karley Hamilton
Colby-Sawyer – Stephanie Huntley - MVP
Championship Bracket
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Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 2 at Higher Seed
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(8) Thomas
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0
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(1) Colby-Sawyer
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5 - RECAP |
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(7) Maine Maritime
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0
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(2) Castleton
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4 - RECAP |
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(6) Johnson St.
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2
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(3) UMaine-Farmington
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7 - RECAP |
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(5) Husson
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0
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(4) New England College
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0 - PK Away - RECAP |
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Semifinals – Tuesday, November 5 at Higher Seed
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Husson
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0
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Colby-Sawyer
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1 - RECAP |
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UMaine-Farmington
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2
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Castleton
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3 - RECAP |
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Finals – Saturday, November 9 at Higher Seed
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Castleton
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0
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Colby-Sawyer
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1 |
November 5, 2013
Castleton and Colby-Sawyer each won semifinal round match-ups by the slimmest of margins to advance to the North Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer Final. The Spartans downed UMaine-Farmington 3-2, while the top-seeded Chargers dispatched of Husson 1-0. The meeting is a rematch of last year's final in which Castleton won 2-1. The teams have split their last four meetings.
Championship Bracket
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Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 2 at Higher Seed
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(8) Thomas
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0
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(1) Colby-Sawyer
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5 - RECAP |
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(7) Maine Maritime
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0
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(2) Castleton
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4 - RECAP |
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(6) Johnson St.
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2
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(3) UMaine-Farmington
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7 - RECAP |
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(5) Husson
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0
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(4) New England College
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0 - PK Away - RECAP |
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Semifinals – Tuesday, November 5 at Higher Seed
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Husson
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0
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Colby-Sawyer
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1 - RECAP |
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UMaine-Farmington
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2
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Castleton
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3 - RECAP |
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Finals – Saturday, November 9 at Higher Seed
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Castleton
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0
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Colby-Sawyer
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1 |
November 2, 2013
Three out of four top seeds held, as Husson provided the lone upset at the number-five seed in the North Atlantic Conference Women's Soccer Tournament.
Championship Bracket
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Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 2 at Higher Seed
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(8) Thomas
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0
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(1) Colby-Sawyer
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5 - RECAP |
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(7) Maine Maritime
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0
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(2) Castleton
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4 - RECAP |
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(6) Johnson St.
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2
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(3) UMaine-Farmington
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7 - RECAP |
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(5) Husson
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0
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(4) New England College
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0 - PK Away - RECAP |
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Semifinals – Tuesday, November 5 at Higher Seed
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Husson
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at
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Colby-Sawyer
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UMaine-Farmington
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at
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Castleton
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Finals – Saturday, November 9 at Higher Seed
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Semifinal Winners
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October 27, 2013
Colby-Sawyer College finished the regular season unbeaten in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play, and has secured the first seed in the upcoming NAC Women's Soccer Tournament.
The Chargers (16-3, 9-0) are unbeaten in their last 18 regular season conferenc contests, and for the second-straight season will take the top seed into the tournament, where they will host eighth-seeded Thomas in Saturday's quarterfinal.
Three-time defending champion, Castleton earned the second seed at 7-1-1 in conference play and will host number-seven Maine Maritime. Third-seeded UMaine-Farmington also finished 7-1-1 in conference play and will host the six seed, Johnson State while New England College (6-3) will host Husson (4-4-1) in the final quarterfinal round match up.
The top eight teams qualify for the NAC Championship. Predetermined tiebreaking procedures were used to seed teams with identical conference point totals.
Quarterfinal round games will be played on Saturday, November 2 at the higher seed. Winners will advance to the semifinal round held at the higher seed on Tuesday, November 5. Semifinal winners will meet Saturday, November 9 at the highest remaining seed.
Game times and dates are subject to change. The NAC Champion receives an automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Championship.
Championship Bracket
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Quarterfinals – Saturday, November 2 at Higher Seed
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(8) Thomas
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at
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(1) Colby-Sawyer
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(7) Maine Maritime
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at
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(2) Castleton
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(6) Johnson St.
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at
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(3) UMaine-Farmington
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(5) Husson
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at
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(4) New England College
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Semifinals – Tuesday, November 5 at Higher Seed
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New England Coll./Husson
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vs
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Thomas/Colby-Sawyer
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Johnson St./Me.-Farmington
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vs
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Maine Maritime/Castleton
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Finals – Saturday, November 9 at Higher Seed
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Semifinal Winners
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