(November 3, 2003) - After winning its seventh regular season title with an 8-2-1 record in Conference play, Dayton is the top seed at the 2003 Atlantic 10 Women??s Soccer Championship, to be held at First Market Stadium on the campus of the University of Richmond on Nov. 6-9.
Dayton (12-5-2) posted a 5-1-1 mark over its final seven A-10 matches to earn the No. 1 seed, while Fordham (11-5-2/7-2-2) enters the Championship as the second seed. The Rams will make their second-ever appearance in the A-10 tourney and first since 1996 after establishing program records in overall (11) and Conference (seven) wins. Fordham also entered Soccer Buzz Magazine's Regional Rankings this week, ranked 9th in the Northeast, after defeating George Washington and Richmond this past weekend.
The Championship commences on Thursday, Nov. 6 with No. 3 Richmond facing No. 6 Rhode Island at 5:30 p.m., followed by No. 4 Xavier versus No. 5 Saint Joseph??s at 7:30 p.m. The semifinal matches, scheduled for Friday, Nov. 7, feature top-seeded Dayton playing the lowest remaining seed at 5:30 p.m. Fordham, the No. 2 seed, will play the highest remaining seed at 7:30 p.m. The A-10 Championship match is set for Sunday, Nov. 9 at 1:00 p.m.
For complete coverage of the 2003 Atlantic 10 Championship, log on to www.atlantic10.org