NEW YORK – With a 2-0 win over Xavier on Thursday, Georgetown was named the regular season champions and will be the No. 1 seed in the 2024 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship presented by JEEP.
The Hoyas tallied their third-consecutive regular season title as they improved to 12-2-4 and 8-1-1 in conference action. Xavier earned the No. 2 spot in the tournament as they finished the regular season 7-2-1 in conference play. The Musketeers and Hoyas earned a first-round bye and will advance to the semifinals at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Md.
Butler (10-4-4, 5-2-3 BE) clinched the No. 3 seed after defeating Villanova, while Creighton (8-6-2, 5-4-1 BE) locked up the No. 4 seed following the loss to St. John’s. UConn (10-4-4, 4-3-3 BE) defeated Seton Hall (1-0) last Sunday to secure the fifth seed while DePaul (5-7-6, 3-3-4 BE) took the last spot in the tournament.
First-round play kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 3 when No. 3 seed Butler hosts No. 6 seed DePaul at 1 p.m., while No. 4 seed Creighton will host No. 5 seed UConn at 2 p.m. eastern time. Both matches can be streamed on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports presented by Invesco QQQ.
The winners of Sunday's first-round matches will advance to the semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 7. No. 2 seed Xavier will host the winner of DePaul-Butler in the first semifinal match of the day at 5 p.m., while top-seeded Georgetown will play the winner of Creighton-UConn in the second match of the day at 7:30 p.m. The BIG EAST Championship semifinals will also stream on BEDN.
The semifinal winners will advance to the title match on Sunday, Nov. 10. Sunday's match will begin at 11 a.m. at the Maryland SoccerPlex and will air on FS1. The winner of the BIG EAST Championship will earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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2024 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship
Presented by Jeep
First Round – Sunday, Nov. 3 (Home Sites)
No. 6 DePaul at No. 3 Butler, 1 p.m., BEDN on FloSports
No. 5 UConn at No. 4 Creighton, 2 p.m., BEDN on FloSports
Semifinals – Thursday, Nov. 7 (Maryland SoccerPlex; Boyds, Md.)
Winner of No. 3/No. 6 vs. No. 2 Xavier, 5 p.m., BEDN on FloSports
Winner of No. 4/No. 5 vs. No. 1 Georgetown, 7:30 p.m., BEDN on FloSports
Championship Game – Sunday, Nov. 10 (Maryland SoccerPlex; Boyds, Md.)
Winner of semifinal game 1 vs. Winner of semifinal game 2, 11 a.m. (FS1)
* All times are eastern