Posted: Aug 18, 2017

Top Five Flashback: Women's Soccer #1

NEWPORT, R.I. - Salve Regina University athletics resumes its summer series with a daily flashback to the top five moments of 2016-17 for each of its 19 varsity sports. Beginning with Memorial Day (Monday, May 29, 2017) and finishing with the final day of August, 95 moments (19 x 5) will be shared to relive the most exciting happenings of the most recent Seahawk season.

Salve Regina University women's soccer accepted a bid to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) 2016 Division III Women's Soccer Region 1 Championship. The Seahawks, seeded second out of four teams, played Maine Maritime Academy on Saturday, November 12 (2 p.m.) in Springfield, Mass., following the host school's game against Curry College.

"We are excited to continue our season," head coach Jane Walsh said. "Along with our men's soccer head coach (Craig O'Rourke II), we had broken down our game and practice fields for the season, and had not anticipated the bid. Pleasantly surprised."

Salve Regina (8-8-3) plays Maine Maritime (9-6-2) for the first time ever in women's soccer. It will be the second appearance in program history (2011) in ECAC postseason. Sophomore Abby McMackin (Walpole, Mass.) and senior Christine Pala (Milford, Conn.) were chosen by Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) head coaches for All-CCC honors after the Seahawks finished sixth in the regular season.

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Salve Regina athletics sponsors 20 NCAA Division III varsity sports for men and women. The Seahawks compete in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC - baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, softball, men's and women's tennis, women's track and field, women's volleyball), New England Hockey Conference (NEHC - women's ice hockey), New England Intercollegiate Sailing Association (NEISA - sailing). Beginning in 2017-18, Salve Regina will also sponsor equestrian as a varsity sport, and adds junior varsity programs for baseball and men's lacrosse.