HARRISONBURG, Virginia – The UNCW men's soccer team's quest for a second Colonial Athletic Association championship begins on Friday afternoon as the Seahawks face College of Charleston in a semifinal at James Madison's Sentara Park.
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The Seahawks, who are 10-6-0 on the season, begin the postseason as the second seed in the tournament after finishing league play with a 5-3-0 mark. Charleston, which edged UNCW by a 2-1 count on Oct. 11, is the third seed and defeated Elon, 2-1, in the quarterfinals to advance in the tournament.
The winner of Friday's semifinal will face either top-seeded James Madison or No. 5 seed William & Mary in the championship game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Five Things to Know
- UNCW will be aiming to earn its first CAA Championship victory since claiming the 2009 title on its home field.
- The Seahawks are making their first entry into the league's semifinals since 2014. UNCW has reached the semifinals of the CAA Championship six times.
- Led by CAA Rookie-of-the-Year Hjalmar Ekdal, the Seahawks had a program-record seven players receive All-CAA recognition earlier on Thursday.
- Of the previous 16 encounters between UNCW and College of Charleston, nine of them have been decided by one goal or less, including 8 of the last 10 meetings.
- The No. 2 seed has won the CAA title eight times, including twice in the last five years.
