QUEENS, N.Y. – The CUNY Athletic Conference has announced the seeding and pairings for the upcoming 2013 CUNYAC Men's Soccer Championships, and Lehman College will be the #7 seed, and will travel to Randall's Island to face #2 CCNY. The game will start at 2:00 p.m., on Field Number 82.
"We are excited to be a position to make a run at the championship," said Head Coach Joseph Réal André. "All we needed was a chance, and our journey begins on Wednesday."
Lehman finished in a tie with York College, with identical 3-5 records in conference play. However, York took the tiebreaker, due to a head-to-head win.
On the other side, CCNY finished in a tie for second place, with Brooklyn College, with identical 5-2-1 records. Head-to-head, the teams tied each other. CCNY won the tiebreaker, and advanced to the second seed, to host Lehman.
During the regular season, Lehman fell to CCNY, 3-2, in a well-played match. On two different occasions, Lehman rallied from behind to tie the game.
The entire CUNYAC field is here:
#1 Baruch vs. #8 Hunter (4:30pm @ Met Oval)
#2 CCNY vs. #7 Lehman (2pm @ Randall's Island #82)
#3 Brooklyn vs. #6 York (4pm @ Brooklyn)
#4 Staten Island vs. #5 John Jay (3pm @ College of Staten Island)
Semifinals are scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 2
nd, at Brooklyn College. The first semi will feature
the #1/#8 winner vs. #4/#5 winner at 2:00 p.m., with the second semi, between the winners of #2/#7 and #3/#6, at 4:30 p.m.
The championship match is scheduled to be held on Saturday, November 9
th, at Brooklyn College, at 4:30 p.m.