2016 CAC Women's Soccer Bracket

Third-seeded St. Mary's and fourth-seeded Mary Washington each defended their home fields in Saturday's CAC women's soccer first round action to advance to Wednesday's semifinals. 

St. Mary's defeated sixth-seeded Salisbury (5-8-4) 2-1 behind two scores from senior Gillian Sawyer, including the game-winner in the 89th minute of play. The Seahawks (10-6-1) will travel to second-seeded Frostburg State (10-8) in Wednesday's semifinals at 6 p.m. 

In a rematch of last year's CAC title game, Mary Washington (11-5-2) downed fifth-seeded York (7-10-1) 2-0 at the Battleground. The Eagles received a first-half goal from Lizzie Brooks and a second-half tally from Katie Rauch en route to the win. UMW will travel to top-seeded Christopher Newport (14-2-1) for a 6 p.m. semifinal tilt on Wednesday. 

2016 Capital Athletic Conference Playoff Schedule

First Round - Saturday, Oct. 29
Game 1: at #4 Mary Washington 2, #5 York 0
Game 2: at #3 St. Mary's 2, #6 Salisbury 1
Note - #1 Christopher Newport & #2 Frostburg State earn first-round byes

Semifinal Round - Wednesday, Nov. 2
Game 3:  #4 Mary Washington at #1 Christopher Newport
Game 4:  #3 St. Mary's at #2 Frostburg State

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 5
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 (at highest remaining seed)