The East Coast Conference announced the addition of Lincoln University as an associate member in the sports of baseball and women’s soccer on Thursday afternoon. The Lions will begin conference play in the two sports beginning in the 2018-19 season.
Despite nine saves from freshman goalkeeper Melissa Torres (La Mirada, Calif./La Mirada), the No. 17 Mercy College women's soccer team dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 1 University of Central Missouri in an NCAA Tournament National Semifinal matchup on Thursday afternoon at Swope Soccer Village.
The All-East Region lists for the United Soccer Coaches (USC) and Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) for women's soccer included 12 standouts from the East Coast Conference.
Powered by two penalty kick saves from senior Ashley Price (Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium) and the game-winning penalty kick from senior Heidi Serna (West Covina, Calif./South Hills), the Mercy College women's soccer team advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the first time in school history on Sunday after defeating West Chester University in penalty kicks by a margin of 4-3 at Mercy Field.
Powered by goals from junior Haley Noble (Torrance, Calif. / Torrance) and senior Heidi Serna (West Covina, Calif. / South Hills), the No. 2 seeded Mercy College women's soccer team defeated No. 4 seeded LIU Post, 2-0, to earn the East Region Championship in the Third Round of the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship on Friday afternoon at Mercy Field.
Powered by a goal and an assist from senior Heidi Serna (West Covina, Calif./South Hills), the No. 2 seeded Mercy College women's soccer team earned a 3-1 victory over No. 3 seeded Southern New Hampshire University in the Second Round of the 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championship on Sunday afternoon at Mercy Field.
The fourth-seeded LIU Post women's soccer team defeated fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce University, 2-0, in an NCAA Division II Tournament first-round match-up on Friday at Adelphi University's Motamed Field.
The East Coast Conference will send two women's soccer teams to the NCAA Division II Championship for the second straight season. Mercy and LIU Post were included in the field of 48 vying for a National Championship when the bracket was revealed Monday evening.
Powered by a hat-trick in the first half from senior Heidi Serna, the No. 2 seeded Mercy College women's soccer team won their second ECC Women's Soccer Championship with a 3-0 victory over No. 1 seeded LIU Post on Saturday afternoon at Pioneer Soccer Field.
The East Coast Conference announced its Women's Soccer All-Conference teams on Thursday afternoon with Ally Boots (Yorba Linda, Calif.) of Mercy, Kristen Breihof (Levittown, N.Y.) and Hillevi Eklow (Väröbacka, Sweden) of LIU Post, and Dana Poetzsch (Hicksville, N.Y.) of Molloy earning the league's top awards.
Before Wednesday afternoon's East Coast Conference Women's Soccer Championship semifinal, Jennifer Wendelius of the University of Bridgeport was honored as the East Coast Conference Elite 18 Award winner for her respective sport.
Junior Andrea Huntzinger scored the game's only goal as the top-seeded LIU Post women's soccer team defeated fourth-seeded University of Bridgeport 1-0 at Pioneer Soccer Field on Wednesday afternoon.
Powered by the game-winning goal in the 50th minute of action from senior Heidi Serna, the No. 2 seeded Mercy College women's soccer team defeated No. 3 seeded Molloy College, 1-0, in an ECC Women's Soccer Championship Semifinal on Wednesday afternoon at Mercy Field.
coaches of the East Coast Conference predict a third straight conference title for the University of Bridgeport women's soccer team, selecting them first in the league's preseason poll.