For Immediate Release: October 30,
2003
Contact: Chris Gondek, SUNYAC Publicist
Plattsburgh Earns Top Seed In SUNYAC Men’s Soccer Tournament
FREDONIA, N.Y. – The State
University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Men’s Soccer Tournament
is set to kick off on Tuesday, November 4th. New Paltz will travel
to Cortland while Fredonia will host Brockport in the opening round. Both
games are set to begin at 1:00 p.m. The winners will advance to the National
Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, NY for the semifinals and finals on Friday
and Saturday, November 7th and 8th. Plattsburgh and
Geneseo, the top two seeds in the tournament, have earned byes into the semis.
The Plattsburgh State Cardinals
earned the top seed with a perfect 9-0 conference record. It is the first
time Chris Waterbury’s Cardinals have gone unbeaten and untied in the SUNYAC
since 1994. Plattsburgh will oppose the winner of Tuesday’s play-in between
Fredonia and Brockport in the semifinals November 7th at 1:30 p.m.
Fredonia clinched the fourth seed last Wednesday with a 3-0 win over Buffalo
State. Brockport surprised Geneseo with a tie in their season finale to clinch
the fifth seed. The Golden Eagles are tied with New Paltz at 4-4-1 in the
standings, but Brockport owns the tie-breaker with a 1-0 win over the Hawks
earlier in the season. Fredonia and Brockport’s only meeting in the regular
season was settled in overtime with the Blue Devils emerging with 2-1 victory.
Geneseo is the second seed
in this year’s tournament after finishing the regular season
7-1-1. The Blue Knights lead the league in goals against average (0.54) and
are tied with Fredonia for shutouts against league opposition this season
(5). Geneseo will face the winner of Tuesday’s play-in between Cortland and
New Paltz also on November 7th at 1:30 in Oneonta..
Cortland, the third seed, ended SUNYAC play with a 6-3 record. In the only
meeting between the Red Dragons and Hawks in mid-October, New Paltz used two
goals early in the second half to pull out a 2-1 win.
The championship game between
the semifinal winners will be played at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 8th.
2003
Final SUNYAC Standings
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GF
|
GA
|
Pts.
|
|
| #1 Plattsburgh |
9
|
0
|
0
|
40
|
6
|
27
|
| #2 Geneseo |
7
|
1
|
1
|
21
|
5
|
22
|
| #3 Cortland |
6
|
3
|
0
|
28
|
8
|
18
|
| #4 Fredonia |
5
|
3
|
1
|
23
|
8
|
16
|
| #5 Brockport |
4
|
4
|
1
|
15
|
12
|
13
|
| #6 New Paltz |
4
|
4
|
1
|
21
|
13
|
13
|
| Buffalo State |
4
|
5
|
0
|
22
|
25
|
12
|
| Oswego |
2
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
16
|
6
|
| Potsdam |
2
|
7
|
0
|
16
|
30
|
6
|
| SUNYIT |
0
|
9
|
0
|
5
|
74
|
0
|