PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Little East Conference (LEC) announced its 2022 Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament Field following the conclusion of the regular season Saturday. Western Connecticut State University, which is currently ranked No. 17 by D3soccer.com and No. 21 by the United Soccer Coaches, earned the No. 1 seed with an undefeated league record of 8-0-0.
 
WestConn (24 points) also earned an opening round bye for next week. The Wolves will host the winner of Tuesday’s First Round match between fourth-seeded Castleton University (10 points) and fifth-seeded Rhode Island College (nine points). The Anchormen defeated Keene State College (nine points) 2-0 today to win the head-to-head tiebreak.
 
UMass Boston earned the No. 2 Seed in next week’s championship with a 6-2-0 league record (18 points), and will host the winner of the First Round match between No. 3 Eastern Connecticut (18 points) and No. 6 Keene State. The Beacons defeated the Warriors, 3-1, to win the tie break and earn an opening round bye.
 
The LEC tournament schedule is as follows, with all contests hosted by the higher seed.
 
First Round - Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022
No. 3 Eastern Connecticut vs. No. 6 Keene State - 1:00 PM
No. 4 Castleton vs. No. 5 RIC - - Time TBD
 
Semifinal Round - Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022
No. 1 Western Connecticut vs. No. 4/5 Winner - Time TBD
No. 2 UMass Boston vs. No. 3/6 Winner - 1:00 PM
 
Final - Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022
Semifinal Winners - Time TBD