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TEANECK, N.J. – The Fairleigh Dickinson women's soccer team (14-4-1) will take on #3 seed Central Connecticut State (10-5-4) on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 9, with the Northeast Conference championship on the line. FDU defeated Saint Francis, 4-1, on Friday afternoon, while the Blue Devils won in double overtime, 2-1, to eliminate Wagner. NEC Front Row will have live video coverage of Sunday's final.
 
Last Time Out
On Friday, the Knights defeated the reigning NEC champs, Saint Francis U, for the second time in six days. Junior co-captain Katey Arathoon (Pickering, Ontario/St. Mary's ) got the scoring started just before halftime when her volleyed cross caromed in off the right post. In the 69th minute, junior Esther Rochon (Saint Romuald, Quebec/College Francois-Xavier-Garneau) found space in the box directly in front of goal and directed a Kasey Schiavoni (West Chester, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) corner in for the eventual match winner. SFU would pull one back just three minutes later when Mackenzie Walter converted her penalty kick. Following a tense 15 minutes, Connie Lewis (Outer Cove, Newfoundland/Gonzaga ) scored her second goal in six days when she tapped home a shot from Carly Tice (Highland Falls, N.Y./James I. O'Neill ) that rattled the crossbar.
 
Central Connecticut State
2014 Season: 10-5-4 (4-2-2 NEC)
When: Sunday, Nov. 9th - 12:00 p.m.
Where: Teaneck, N.J. (University Stadium)
Series History: CCSU holds a 12-3-0 advantage since 2000
Last Meeting: Oct. 10, 2014 - CCSU 1 FDU 0 in New Britain, Conn.
What You Need To Know: The Blue Devils swept the individual player of the year awards at the annual NEC banquet on Thursday evening. Tori Sousa claimed Player of the Year, Jennifer Cafferky garnered both Defensive Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, and Nicki Turley took home the Goalkeeper of the Year award. Earlier in the season, CCSU defeated FDU, 1-0, in Connecticut. That was the Knights' last loss and first since a Sept. 12 home clash with Monmouth. On Friday, Sousa enjoyed her first multi-goal game of the season when she struck twice to down Wagner. Her 106th minute golden goal earned her team the right to face FDU for the conference title. For the Blue Devils, this is their ninth finals appearance. They are 7-1 in championship games.
 
Up Next
The winner of the NEC Championship match moves onto the 2014 Women's College Cup. The selection show will take place on Monday afternoon at 4:30 p.m.