MASCAC Pre-Season Men’s Soccer Poll Announced

Falcons collect 13 points for eighth pick overall

FITCHBURG, Mass. (August 27, 2014) –The Fitchburg State men's soccer team was recently selected eighth overall with 13 points in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) pre-season men's soccer poll.

Bridgewater State, which claimed the conference's post-season title last fall, captured six first place votes for 48 points, while Framingham State placed second with a total of 39 points, including the other two first place votes.

Landing in the third slot is the defending 2013 MASCAC regular season men's soccer champions Worcester State with 38 points, while Massachusetts Maritime ranked fourth in the pre-season poll with 24 points.

Westfield State was selected fifth with 23 points, while Salem State finished in sixth with a total of 21 points. Rounding out the 2014 pre-season MASCAC men's soccer poll are MCLA and Fitchburg State with 18 and 13 points respectively.

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 sports of football and men's ice hockey, while Western Connecticut State University will join the conference as an affiliate member in football beginning in 2013-14.

The Fitchburg State men's soccer team will kick off its 2014 season on Friday August 29th as it battles Plattsburg State in the Cardinals Classic Men's Soccer Tournament, hosted by Plattsburg State at 5:30 p.m.