Fitchburg State Ranked Eighth In Pre-Season Poll

Falcons collect 11 points in MASCAC coaches poll

BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. (August 24, 2012) – The Fitchburg State men’s soccer team was recently selected eighth in the MASCAC Pre-Season Coaches Poll as selected by the league coaches Thursday afternoon.

The Rams of Framingham State University were selected as the pre-season pick to win the 2012 MASCAC Men’s Soccer championship after claiming both the conference regular season and tournament titles last fall. Framingham State captured five first place votes to amass 57 points while Salem State finished second in the poll with 53 points. 

Bridgewater State followed in third place with 47 points, while Westfield State and Worcester State (which received the other first place vote) follow in fourth and fifth place with 43 and 36 points, respectively. MCLA placed sixth 22 points, while Mass-Maritime and Fitchburg State rounded out the poll in seventh and eighth place, respectively, with 19 and 11 points.

The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, the nation’s oldest Division III men’s and women’s playing conference, has a rich and storied tradition of competitive success while celebrating excellence in the classroom. MASCAC member schools include Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University. Two other institutions, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Plymouth State University, are affiliate members of the conference in the sport of men’s ice hockey.

The Fitchburg State men’s soccer team is set to kick off its 2012 schedule on September 1st, as it travels to Roger Williams University for the 2012 Turfer Classic. For more information regarding Falcon Athletics, please contact Sports Information Director, Keith Brouillard at 978-665-3343.