ST. MARY'S CITY, Md. - The Salisbury University
men's soccer team will kick-off the Capital Athletic Conference
tournament this weekend as the No. 1 seed. The maroon and gold will
host Hood College on Saturday, October 27, at 1 p.m.
Salisbury (12-4-1, 7-1 CAC) is hosting the CAC tournament as the
No. 1 seed for the first time since 2005. SU was knocked out of
last year's tournament in the semifinal round, 2-0, by eventual
champion York (Pa.) College. Salisbury last won the CAC
championship in 2004. SU has won five overall (1999, 2000, '02,
'03, '04) titles since it has been in the conference.
The Gulls defeated the Blazers earlier this season to the tune
of 6-0 at home. The Gulls finished the year unbeaten at home with
an 8-0-1 mark. SU has outscored it opponents by a margin of 53-11
for the entire year.
York (Pa.) College earned the No. 2 seed and will host No. 7
seed Marymount (Va.) University while No. 3 seed University of Mary
Washington will host No. 6 seed Villa Julie College. The winner of
the Salisbury-Hood game will take on the winner between No. 4 seed
Wesley College and No. 5 seed St. Mary's (Md.) College.
All quarterfinal games are scheduled to be played on Saturday,
October 27. The semifinals will take place on Tuesday, October 30
with the championship on Saturday, November 3.
