Generals are Top Seed After Unbeaten Season
FOREST, Va. --- The first ODAC spring women's soccer tournament features a second straight unbeaten team as the field's top seed. Washington and Lee University marched thru its conference slate with an unblemished 7-0 record as part of an 8-0 overall campaign. The Generals enter as the #1 seed in the eight-team field as they go in search of a fifth league crown.
Bridgewater College sits second in the bracket following Saturday's result against W&L. Roanoke College locked up third position with its win over the University of Lynchburg also on Saturday. Virginia Wesleyan University rounds out the top-four seeds in fourth position.
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Lynchburg will play as the fifth seed and travel to Virginia Wesleyan in the quarterfinals. Randolph-Macon College, last year's ODAC champion, occupies the sixth position and will play its quarterfinal at Roanoke against the Maroons.
Conference tiebreakers determined the seventh and eighth teams in the field. The deadlock between Shenandoah University and Guilford College went six steps deep in the ODAC's women's soccer procedures with goals allowed against common opponents awarding seventh position to the Hornets and the eighth seed to the Quakers. SU will take a quick job down I-81 to Bridgewater in the quarterfinals, while GC will travel north to Lexington to face the Generals.
In addition to teams that had previously opted out of the spring season or saw their campaigns close prior to the end of the schedule, Ferrum College also will not be able to compete in the tournament due to its COVID-19 pandemic protocols within the program.
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Tournament play begins with the quarterfinals on Tuesday, April 6. The semifinals are set for Friday, April 9, at the two highest remaining seeds on their respective sides of the bracket. The championship will be hosted by the highest remaining seed on Sunday, April 11. Game times will be determined by the competing teams and announced at a later date.
For those looking to attend any of the tournament games, be sure to review the host schools' spectator policies. You can find each of those by clicking HERE. There will be no charge for admission to ODAC postseason events this spring.
For more information on the 2021 ODAC Spring Women’s Soccer Tournament, see the pairings below, go to any of the participating schools' websites, and visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Game times will be added to the ODAC Women’s Soccer Championship website and the live bracket.
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ODAC WOMEN’S SOCCER TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, April 6
Game 1: #8 Guilford at #1 Washington and Lee | TBA
Game 2: #5 Lynchburg at #4 Virginia Wesleyan | TBA
Game 3: #7 Shenandoah at #2 Bridgewater | TBA
Game 4: #6 Randolph-Macon at #3 Roanoke | TBA
Semifinals | Friday, April 9
Game 5: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 | TBA
Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 | TBA
Championship | Sunday, April 11
Game 7: Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 | TBA