2019 #BEfútbol Championship Starts Saturday
Men's Soccer Notes - 11.9 (PDF)
NEW YORK – BIG EAST men’s soccer championship action kicks off on Saturday with the first round. At noon, No. 3 seed Providence hosts No. 6 seed Marquette at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium in Providence, R.I. At 8 p.m., No. 4 seed Creighton hosts No. 5 seed Butler at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Neb.
The winners will travel to the semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 13. No. 1 seed Georgetown will host the winner of Creighton-Butler, while No. 2 seed St. John’s will host the winner of Providence-Marquette.
All First Round action will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network presented by SoFi. Live links are below:
Providence hosts Marquette in the first BIG EAST first round game starting at noon on Saturday. No. 3 seed Providence is making its seventh-straight appearance in the BIG EAST Championship field, 20th overall. The Friars are the hottest team in the standings, having won their last four games, including a 2-0 shutout of 8th ranked St. John’s on Wednesday to close out the season. Marquette is appearing in the tournament for the ninth time overall. The Golden Eagles, the sixth seed, secured a tournament bid with a 1-0 road win at DePaul. During the regular season, Providence shut out Marquette, 2-0. The Friars lead the all-time series, 8-4-2. The two teams met just once in the BIG EAST Championship. Marquette won the meeting 3-2 in first round of the 2013 championship. The Friars are 12-5 this season and finished BIG EAST play 6-3-0. Marquette is 8-8-1 on the season, 4-5-0 in the league.
Creighton and Butler enter the BIG EAST Championship with 4-4-1 records in BIG EAST action. The Bluejays earned the No. 4 seed and home field advantage with a 2-1 double overtime win over the Bulldogs last Saturday. Creighton is making its 7th overall trip to the postseason tournament, having made the championship in all of the years the Bluejays have been part of the BIG EAST. Butler returns to the tournament field after missing out in 2018. It is the Bulldogs’ fifth appearance. Butler did not make the field in 2014 or 2018. Butler won it all in 2016. Creighton has been runner up twice, in 2015 and 2016. Creighton leads the all-time series 7-2-0. Butler won the only meeting in tournament action - the 2016 championship game. The Bulldogs won 2-1 at the Butler Bowl to win it all.
2019 BIG EAST Men’s Soccer Championship
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First Round – Nov. 9 - BEDN
No. 6 seed Marquette at No. 3 seed Providence, Noon
No. 5 seed Butler at No. 4 seed Creighton, 8 p.m.
Semifinals - Nov. 13 - BEDN
No. 4/5 winner at No. 1 seed Georgetown, 1 p.m.
No. 3/6 winner at No. 2 seed St. John’s, 6 p.m.
Final - Nov. 17 – FS2
Semifinal Winners, 12 p.m.
All times Eastern - All games played at the higher seed