Girls Soccer: East Brunswick No. 1 seed in GMC Tournament

The East Brunswick High School girls soccer team, the reigning Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament champions, earned the No. 1 seed for this year's tournament. 

The Bears defeated No. 9 South Brunswick in last year's final 2-0, winning their 12th county final in 14 years. 

GIRLS SOCCER: EAST BRUNSWICK WINS 2016 GMC TOURNAMENT

BOYS SOCCER: MONROE EARNS TOP SEED FOR GMC TOURNAMENT

Old Bridge was named the No. 2 seed while Piscataway is the No. 3 seed. Monroe is the fourth seed and Highland Park is the fifth seed. Metuchen, Edison and Sayreville round out the top eight seeds, which earned a bye into the first round. 

The play-in round is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 16 and the preliminary round is Wednesday, Oct. 18. The first round is set for Friday, Oct. 20 and the quarterfinals will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The semifinals are Thursday, Oct. 26 and the final is slated as a double-header with the boys final on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Woodbridge. The girls final is at 11 a.m. and the boys final will follow at 1:30 p.m.

Here is the bracket:

17-South River at 16-J.P. Stevens, winner at 1-East Brunswick

25-Carteret at 24-J.F. Kennedy, winner at 9-Spotswood, winner at 8-Sayreville

21-Timothy Christian at 12-Bishop Ahr, winner at 5-Highland Park

20-South Plainfield at 13-South Brunswick, winner at 4-Monroe

19-New Brunswick at 14-Wardlaw-Hartridge, winner at 3-Piscataway

27-South Amboy at 22-Perth Amboy, winner at 11-Woodbridge, winner at 6-Metuchen

26-Mother Seton at 23-Dunellen, winner at 10-Colonia, winner at 7-Edison

18-North Brunswick at 15-Middlesex, winner at 2-Old Bridge