STORRS, CT (November 4) – The University of Connecticut men’s
soccer team will face Rutgers University in a quarterfinal game of the 2002 BIG
EAST Tournament on Saturday, November 9 at 1:00 pm at Morrone Stadium.
Connecticut fell to the No. 3 seed after Boston College defeated Rutgers, 3-2,
on Monday afternoon capturing the BIG EAST Regular Season Title.
Connecticut, ranked sixth nationally, went 7-3 in conference
play and 13-4 overall. UConn, making its 18
championship appearance, will play host to No. 6 Rutgers. Senior
Damani Ralph leads the Huskies with 14 goals and four assists for 32 points this
season and rookie keeper Adam Schuerman has played and started in all 17 games
for UConn sporting a goals against average of 0.83.
The Scarlet Knights went 5-4-1 in league play and 8-7-3
overall. RU tied Georgetown for the fifth place in the regular season race, but
the Hoyas earned the No. 5 seed by virtue of a regular season win over the
Knights. RU has played in every BIG EAST Championship since joining the league
in 1995 and the title in 1997.
All four quarterfinal games of the conference tournament will
be played in Saturday, November 9 at the sites of the top four seeds, while
Rutgers will serve as host for the semifinals and championship final on November
15 & 17. Selection and seeding for the tournament is based on regular season
finish with the top eight teams qualifying.
Boston College, the top seed of the tournament, will play
host to No. 8 Providence; No. 2 St. John’s will face No. 7 Seton Hall; while No.
6 Georgetown will travel to No. 4 Notre Dame.
2002 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals - at sites of higher seeded team
Saturday, November 9
No. 8 Providence at No. 1 Boston College 1:00 pm
No. 6 Rutgers at No. 3 Connecticut 1:00 pm
No. 5 Georgetown at No. 4 Notre Dame 7:30 pm
No. 7 Seton Hall at No. 2 St. John’s 7:30 pm
Semifinals - at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Friday, November 15 - Semifinal doubleheader
#3/#6 winner vs. #2/#7 winner 5:00 pm
#1/#8 winner vs. #4/#5 winner 7:00 pm
Finals - at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ
Sunday, November 17
Semifinal winner 12 noon
Championship game to be televised
Live broadcast - Madison Square Garden, Fox Sports Net Florida, New England
Sports Network (NESN), Empire Sports (New York)
Delayed Broadcast - Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh (11/17 -12:30 pm EST), Comcast
Sports Net Philadelphia (11/17 - 1:00 m EST), Fox Sports Chicago (11/18 - 1:00
pm EST)
