DANBURY, Ct. – The Wilkes University men's soccer team saw its season extended as the Colonels were awarded a berth in the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament as announced by the conference late Monday afternoon.
 
Wilkes makes its first trip to the ECAC postseason tournament since 2008 when the Colonels opened with a 2-1 overtime win at Penn State Behrend before falling to cross-town rival King's College 4-0 in the second round of the tournament.
 
Wilkes (8-8-1) earned the No. 3 seed in Pod 1 and will face No. 2 Grove City College (14-2-4) at 2:00 p.m. at host Drew University on Saturday. Winners of the pods will advance to the semifinal and finals set for next weekend November 17 and 18.
 
Pod 1 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 10 & Sunday, Nov. 11 at Drew University
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 Drew University (11-6) vs. No. 4 College of New Rochelle (9-7) at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2: (Sat.): No. 2 Grove City College (14-2-4) vs. No. 3 Wilkes University (8-8-1) at 2:00 p.m.

Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Pod 2 First Round - Saturday, Nov. 10 & Sunday, Nov. 11 at Neumann University
Game 1 (Sat.): No. 1 Neumann University (11-4-2) vs. No. 4 William Paterson University (12-7-1) at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 (Sat.): No. 2 Rutgers Camden (13-5-2) vs. No. 3 Hood University (8-7-1) at 2:00 p.m.

Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Pod 3 First Round - Saturday, Nov 10 & Sunday Nov. 11 at Rutgers Newark
Game 1 (Sat.): No. 1 Rutgers Newark (9-8-1) vs. No. 4 Maritime College (14-5-1) at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 (Sat.): No. 2 Medaille College (12-5-2) vs. No. 3 Manhattanville College (12-5) at 2:00 p.m.

Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Pod 4 First Round - Saturday, Nov 10 & Sunday Nov. 11 at Stevenson University
Game 1 (Sat.): No. 1 Stevenson University (11-8-1) vs. No. 4 Franciscan University (12-7) at 11:00 a.m.
Game 2 (Sat.): No. 2 Penn State Harrisburg (14-3-4) vs. No. 3 Wesley College (14-4-1) at 2:00 p.m.

Game 3 (Sun.): Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 at 12:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Saturday, Nov. 17 at TBD
Semifinal 1: Pod 1 Winner vs. Pod 4 Winner - 11:00 a.m.
Semifinal 2: Pod 2 Winner vs Pod 3 Winner - 2:00 p.m.

Championship - Sunday, Nov. 18 at TBD
Winner Semifinal 1 vs. Winner Semifinal 2 - 12:00 p.m.