2010 CAC Tournament

So, we tied St Mary's last Saturday, 1-1. Not a bad game, but it really would have helped our standings to have won. Anyway, all of the regular season games are finished, and we are ranked 6th. Here are all of the standings:
1- Stevenson (6-1-1)
2- Frostburg (6-2-0)
3- St. Mary's (5-2-1)
4- York (5-3-0)
5- Salisbury (5-3-0)
6- Mary Washington (3-3-2)
7- Marymount (2-6-0)
8- Hood (1-7-0)
9- Wesley (1-7-0)

As you can see, the top 5 teams are all really close. I'd also like to point out that yesterday we played Hood. We lost 1-0. They packed five defenders in the back! Essentially, the game didn't matter for standings at all. Win or lose we would be 6th, and they still don't make the tournament (top 6 make it). Sooo I'm not going to say we didn't really try that hard, but we were kinda nonchalant going into the game. And there goal was pure luck. Jus sayin. However, from here on out, it's do or die. If we win, we advance. If we lose, the season's over. Wish us luck!

Anyway, here's the break down for the tournament.
1 and 2 both get byes in the first round, so they are guaranteed a semifinal game at home. 3 plays 6 (at 3), and 4 plays 5 (at 4). So, here you can see how higher rankings are important, because it means you get home games. That means no sitting on a bus for several hours, no eating on the road, and no obnoxious fans. We will be traveling to St Mary's this Saturday. I think there is a very good chance we can win this game, but I don't want to talk about it too much because I don't want to jinx it! We're planning a slightly different formation, and I think it can definitely work.

Last year, we were 4 and St Mary's was 5. It was a soaking wet, muddy game. We won in overtime 2-1 and advanced to play at Salisbury, who was ranked first. More on the tournament last year later....