North Adams, MA- The MCLA Men's Soccer program has earned the fourth seed in the upcoming MASCAC Championships and will host fifth seeded Bridgewater State on Tuesday at 6pm at Shewcraft Field. The quarterfinal matchup is a rematch from September 17th, a 1-0 for the Trailblazers in Bridgewater.
The Worcester State Lancers have earned the number one seed in the 2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
Framingham State is the third seed and will host sixth seeded Fitchburg State on Tuesday in the other quarterfinal matchup. Worcester State, the regular season champions, are the top seed and receive a first round bye along with Mass. Maritime who's seeded second. Those schools will host semifinal matchups on Friday.
The winner of MCLA/Bridgewater State will take on top seed Worcester State on Friday, November 4 at 4 pm then second seed Massachusetts Maritime will host the winner of Framingham State/Fitchburg State at 7 pm. The winner of the two semifinal contests will face off Sunday, November 6 for the MASCAC Tournament Title.
MCLA is the fourth seed with a 3-3-1 conference record. Anthony Basile leads the MASCAC in goals with 10, total points with 22, total shots with 65 while also finishing the regular season with the second most game-winning goals with three. The Trailblazers offense also features Edward Boateng and Jesse Moore. Boateng has 7 goals on the season, including the lone goal in the win over the Bears in September. Moore has three assists to go along with his five goals on the season.
The Bears finished with a 3-3-1 mark in league action. Filipe Gomes led the Bears with seven goals and two assists for 16 points while also netting a game-winning goal.
In the matchup from September, Boateng's marker held up even though the Trailblazers were outshot by the Bears. Junior keeper Kamron Anderson posted the shutout in what was the MASCAC opener for both schools.
Last season Bridgewater State claimed the 2015 MASCAC Tournament Title with a 3-2 win over Framingham State to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
