Elmira Men's Soccer Earns No. 4 Seed with Win over Utica; E8 Tournament Field Set
The Elmira College Men’s Soccer team shut out visiting Utica College 1-0 Saturday afternoon on its home turf to earn the fourth and final berth in the Empire 8 conference playoffs. The win improves the Soaring Eagles to 12-5 overall and 3-3 in conference play, while the loss drops the Pioneers to 8-8-1 overall and 2-4-0 in the Empire 8.
With the win EC earns the four seed in the Empire 8 tournament and will travel to play the one seed and No. 6 team in the nation Stevens Institute of Technology. The two teams will square off in the conference semifinals Friday, November 2nd in Hoboken, NJ at 4:00 p.m. The winner will play the winner of two seeded St. John Fisher and three seeded Ithaca on Sunday at the highest remaining seed’s venue.
Friday, November 2
No. 4 Elmira at No. 1 Stevens, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Ithaca at No. 2 Fisher, 2 p.m.
Sunday, November 4
Finals at Highest Remaining Seed, Start Times as follows:
If at Stevens, 11:30 a.m. as Stevens is hosting the E8 Field Hockey Final at 2:30 in this Scenario
If at Fisher, Noon
If at Ithaca, 2 p.m. as they host the women’s final @ 11 a.m. in this scenario