Quick Facts on 2017 E8 Men's Soccer Tournament

Quick Facts on 2017 E8 Men's Soccer Tournament

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The 2017 Empire 8 Athletic Conference (E8) Men's Soccer Tournament will feature four teams battling for a chance to win the postseason conference championship and earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The playoffs begin Friday, Nov. 3 with two semifinal matches and the Championship will take place on Saturday, Nov. 6 on the campus of Stevens Institute of Technology.

Championship Schedule
Friday, Nov. 3 - 4:00 p.m.  -  No. 2 Nazareth vs. No. 3 Sage   LIVE STATS  |  LIVE VIDEO
Friday, Nov. 3 - 7:00 p.m.  -  No. 1 Stevens vs. No. 4 St. John Fisher  LIVE STATS  |  LIVE VIDEO
Saturday, Nov. 4 - 6:00 p.m.  -  Championship Game  LIVE STATS  |  LIVE VIDEO
 
TICKETS:
General Admission - $5
Students/Seniors/Children - $3
Children Under 2 - FREE
Stevens Students, Faculty & Staff With ID - FREE

Participating Teams Twitter Coverage:
Nazareth @nazathletics
Sage @sagegators
St. John Fisher @fisherathletics
Stevens @stevensducks
Empire 8 @empire8

About (#1) Stevens:
  • Overall Record: 9-6-2
  • Conference Record: 5-1-1
  • Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2016
  • Last Conference Championship: 2015
About (#2) Nazareth:
  • Overall Record: 10-5-1
  • Conference Record: 5-2
  • Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2016
  • Last Conference Championship: 2006
 
About (#3) Sage:
  • Overall Record: 9-5-2
  • Conference Record: 4-2-1
  • Last E8 Tournament Appearance: None
  • Last Conference Championship: None

About (#4) St. John Fisher:
  • Overall Record: 8-5-4
  • Conference Record: 3-3-1
  • Last E8 Tournament Appearance: 2016
  • Last Conference Championship: 2016
Before the action begins, here are some quick facts you should know about the conference tournament. (*Quick facts will be based on the current tournament format years 2002-2017). Tournament History 
 
  • The Empire 8 will employ a four team tournament format for the 16th straight year. Prior to the 2002 tournament, the E8 champion was determined based on the regular season finish.
  • Stevens has qualified for every tournament since joining the conference in 2007-08. 
  • Nazareth is making is tenth tournament appareance and first since 2013. 
  • Sage is participating in its first E8 postseason tournament.
  • St. John Fisher is making its second straight tournament appearance and ninth overall.  
  • There have been co-champions three times (2003, 2005, 2012) which resulted in a PK shootout to determine the NCAA automatic qualifier.
  • There have been 17 overtime games throughout the history of the tournament.
  • The tournament has played out according to seeding three times - in 2010, 2013 and 2014.
  • The #1 seed is 11-4 in the semifinal game of the tournament. #2 seed (8-7), #3 seed (7-8), #4 seed (4-11).
  •  The #1 seed has won or tied the conference championship seven times (2002, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014).
  • The #2 seed has won or tied the title four times (2005, 2008, 2009, 2015)
  •  The #3 seed has won or tied the conference title three times (2004, 2006, 2012).
  • The #4 seed has won or tied the title fourt times (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2016).
  • 2017 marks the eighth time Stevens will serve as the number one seed. 
  • Stevens is 16-0-2 in E8 tournament games, including a 8-0-1 mark in the title game.
  • Nazareth owns a 5-5-5 E8 tournament record and has played in the championship game six times and a has a 1-3-2 record. Nazareth won the title 2006 and were co-champions in 2003 and 2005.
  • Sage is in its first year of E8 membership and hasn't played an E8 tournament game yet.
  • The Cardinals are 3-5-3 in the E8 tournament all-time and won its first ever championship in 2016.