Nov. 1, 2010

2010 Atlantic 10 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket in PDF Format

NEWPORT NEWS, VA - The Atlantic 10 Conference announced on Monday, November 1, the six-team field for the Women’s Soccer Championship to be held at the University of Rhode Island, November 4, 5 and 7. Charlotte and Dayton finished atop the league standings with 24 points to be named A-10 regular season co-champs.

The six-team field that will be competing in Rhode Island consists of #1 seeded Charlotte (15-4-0, 8-1-0), #2 seeded Dayton (16-3-0, 8-1-0), #3 seeded Duquesne (9-8-1, 6-3-0), #4 seeded St. Bonaventure (11-8-0, 5-4-0), #5 seeded Massachusetts (8-10-0, 5-4-0) and #6 seeded La Salle (10-8-2, 4-4-1).

Charlotte received the #1 seed in the upcoming Championship earning the tiebreaker over Dayton, who will enter the tournament as the #2 seed. The league title is the fourth for the 49ers in the last five years, while the Flyers have won at least a share of the A-10 regular season title 10 times in their 16 seasons of competing in the league.

The conference championship will kick-off on Thursday, November 4 at 5:00 PM with #3 Duquesne vs. #6 La Salle, followed by game two at 7:30 PM with #4 St. Bonaventure vs. #5 Massachusetts.

By receiving the #1 and #2 seeds in this year’s championship, both Charlotte and Dayton received a first round bye and will open the A-10 Tournament on Friday, November 5. The 49ers will play the lowest remaining seeded team at 5:00 PM, followed at 7:30 PM with the Flyers facing the highest remaining seeded team to advance out of Thursday’s quarterfinal action.

The league championship will be played on Sunday, November 7 at 1:00 PM

All five matches (pending weather) are scheduled to be webcast free of charge on the Atlantic10.com. Fans are reminded to check back with the Atlantic10.com throughout the week for all updated information regarding the A-10 Women’s Soccer Championship as well as to check out the Championship Central page on the website.