Women's Soccer: BIG EAST Tourney Field Set

By Tim Goodenow for WVUsports.com
October 22, 2011 10:18 PM

BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The 17th-ranked West Virginia women’s soccer team has earned a first round bye in the 2011 BIG EAST Championship, holding the No. 1 seed position in the American Division. The Mountaineers will face the winner of St. John’s/Seton Hall on Sunday, Oct. 30, at 1 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

The conference tournament features a 10-team field with WVU and Louisville earning No. 1 seeds. Marquette is the No. 2 seed in the American Division, followed by Syracuse (No. 3), Providence (No. 4) and St. John’s (No. 5). Georgetown earned the National Division No. 2 seed, followed by Notre Dame (No. 3), Seton Hall (No. 4) and Rutgers (No. 5).

West Virginia finished the regular season with a 14-4-0 record, 10-1-0 mark in BIG EAST play. The Mountaineers have won 12 of their last 13 matches.

The Mountaineers have qualified for the BIG EAST tournament in 12 straight years, only Rutgers has equaled the feat. WVU is the defending BIG EAST champion, winning the 2010 title in a 1-0 victory over USF.

OCTOBER
27 - BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (First Round, Campus Sites)
American No. 5 (St. John’s) at National No. 4 (Seton Hall)
National No. 5 (Rutgers) at American No. 4 (Providence)

30 - BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Quarterfinals, Campus Sites)
Rutgers/Providence at National No. 1 (Louisville)
National 3 (Notre Dame) at American 2 (Marquette)
St. John’s/Seton Hall at American No. 1 (West Virginia)
No. 3 American (Syracuse) at No. 2 National (Georgetown)

NOVEMBER | TICKETS
4 - BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Semifinal 1, Morgantown, W.Va.) / CBS Sports Network
BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Semifinal 2, Morgantown, W.Va.) / CBS Sports Network

6 - BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP (Title Game, Morgantown, W.Va.) / BETV

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