GLENSIDE, Pa. – The fifth-seeded Arcadia University women's soccer team will open the 2013 MAC Commonwealth Conference Championship Tournament with a Play-In match at fourth-seeded Lebanon Valley College Tuesday at 2:30 p.m.
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets to all MAC Championship games will be $5 for adults, $4 for seniors, and $2 for students with proper ID.
LIVE COVERAGE: Fans unable to attend today's game at Lebanon Valley can follow the entire match through live stats provided by the host Dutchmen by
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TOURNAMENT FIELD: Messiah College wrapped up the top-seed in the tournament after going a perfect 9-0-0 in conference play during the regular season, and will host the winner of the Arcadia-Lebanon Valley match in the conference semifinals Thursday at 7 p.m. The other semifinal match will feature second-seeded Elizabethtown College hosting third-seeded Stevenson University at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. The two semifinal winners will battle for the conference title and an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament Saturday at the highest remaining seed.
ABOUT ARCADIA: The Knights posted an overall record of 11-3-5 during the regular season and accumulated 15 points with a conference mark of 4-2-3. Arcadia features two of the more prolific scorers in the conference in junior
Kim Canfield and freshman
Lennon Kramer. Canfield leads the team and is second in the conference in scoring with 14 goals and a conference best 11 assists for 39 points. Her 11 assists rank her ninth in the nation. Kramer ranks second in the league with a team-best 16 goals and ranks fourth in the Commonwealth Conference with 36 points. Senior
Fatima Elmedkhar rounds out the Knights' top-three scorers with six goals and five assists for 17 points, all career-highs. Senior keeper
Jackie Law posted a record of 9-3-5 with five shutouts, a 0.68 goals against average and a .857 save percentage.
ABOUT LEBANON VALLEY: The Dutchmen went 10-7-2 during the regular season and went 5-4-0 in conference play, giving them a total of 15 points. Freshman Sammy Bost (Eldersburg, Md.) leads the team in scoring with team-best totals of six goals, 10 assists and 22 points. Junior Amanda Douglass (Robbinsville, N.J.) is second on the team in all three categories with five goals and five assists for 15 points. Senior Sarah Dowhower (Harrisburg, Pa.) also has five goals this season, giving her 10 points. Senior Becca Sykes (Cape May Court House, N.J.) is 6-6-2 in goal this season with four shutouts, a 1.14 goals against average and a .761 save percentage.
LAST TIME THEY MET: Lebanon Valley clinched a playoff berth when these two teams met just three days ago as the Dutchmen defeated Arcadia 2-1 in overtime this past Saturday, which gave them the tie-breaker over the Knights to determine the fourth-seed and home field advantage in the opening round. Elmedkhar opened the scoring in the 21st-minute to give Arcadia a 1-0 lead, which lasted until senior Jess Kleeschulte (Vernon, N.J.) tied the match in the 57th-minute. Douglass then scored the game-winner just 40 seconds into overtime to give Lebanon Valley the win. Sykes had eight saves for the Dutchmen, while Law had five stops for the Knights.
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