Seahawk Women’s Soccer to Host Hood in CAC Semifinal

St. Mary's City, Md. - The St. Mary's College of Maryland women's soccer team will host Hood College in a Capital Athletic Conference semifinal contest on Tuesday, November 4 at 2:30 in Seahawk Stadium as the Seahawks are making their third semifinal appearance in four years.

St. Mary's (10-2-3) earned the No. 2 seed in this year's CAC playoffs and drew a first-round bye by virtue of its 6-1-1 conference mark.  The Seahawks went unbeaten in conference action until their final CAC regular-season contest at Salisbury, where SMCM dropped a heartbreaking 1-0 overtime decision.

Sixth-seeded Hood (10-7-2, 3-5 CAC) is advancing to their first-ever semifinal appearance after eliminating No. 3 seed Stevenson University on Saturday.  The decision was determined by penalty kicks as both squads played to a scoreless double overtime draw.  The Blazers posted a 3-1 advantage in PKs to advance to Tuesday's action.

During the regular-season, St. Mary's posted a 4-0 shutout at Hood on September 9 behind four goals from senior forward Lauren Carrier (Crownsville, Md./Old Mill).

In 2007, the Seahawks were knocked out of the CAC Tournament last season by Wesley College, 2-1, in the CAC Quarterfinals hosted by St. Mary's.

Two years ago in 2006, the Seahawks advanced to the program's first-ever CAC Championship game and finished that year at 12-6-2 overall.

The championship game will be played on Saturday, November 8 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

2008 CAC Women's Soccer Playoff Schedule
Saturday, Nov. 1 - Quarterfinal Round
Game 1: #6 Hood at #3 Stevenson - T, 0-0 (Hood advances on PKs, 3-1)
Game 2: #4 York (Pa.) d. #5 Mary Washington, 2-1

Tuesday, Nov. 4 - Semifinal Round
Game 3: #6 Hood at #2 St. Mary's (Md.), 2:30 p.m.
Game 4: #4 York (Pa.) at #1 Salisbury, 2:00 p.m. 

Saturday, Nov. 8 - Championship game (at site of highest remaining seed)
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, TBA