NEW HAVEN, Conn. (November 5, 2018) -- Caldwell University earned the No. 8 seed for the 2018 NCAA Division II East Region Women's Soccer Tournament, as announced on Monday night by the national organization's selection show. The Cougars will face No. 1 seed Franklin Pierce University in Rindge, N.H., this Friday at 2 p.m., on Sodexo Field in the first round.

Caldwell earned the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's (CACC) automatic bid to the NCAA Regional after defeating Holy Family University, 2-0, in Sunday's championship final in Waterbury, Conn. It marked the program's second conference title in the last three seasons. Franklin Pierce captured the Northeast-10 Conference Championship this weekend with a 3-0 victory over Assumption.

If the Cougars were to pull off the upset win on Friday, they would advance to the second round on Sunday at 2 p.m., and face the winner of the 4-5 match between Southern New Hampshire and LIU-Post.

ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.