[NJCAA: Division I] Iowa Western won the NJCAA Division I men’s championship with a 3-1 shootout win over host Tyler after their final ended 1-1. Iowa Western alsocaptured the women’s final with a 3-1 win Navarro. The titles were the first for both programs. Tyler led on a goal by Atsou Ayah, but tournamentMVP Falzo […]
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Fighting Illini's persistence pays off with late rally
[ILLINOIS-PORTLAND: Women] Illinois produced the biggest comeback of the NCAA Women’s Tournament, rallying from two goals down in the second half with a pair ofpenalty kicks and beating No. 3 regional seed Portland, 4-3, on Janelle Flaws‘ golden goal, the 23rd goal of the season to tie Rachel Daly of St. John’s for the most […]
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Blue Devils achieve 'phenomenal feat'
[DUKE-FLORIDA: Women] Duke, which entered the NCAA Women’s Tournament with a .500 record, beat No. 2 regional seed Florida, 1-0, on a first-half goal byAll-American defender Natasha Anasi to move into the round of 16 for the fourth year in a row. Tournament losses the last three years at homepersuaded Florida to play in Durham, […]
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Eagles' win makes it eight-for-eight for ACC teams
[NEBRASKA-BOSTON COLLEGE: Women] Boston College beat Nebraska, 4-1, in freezing Lincoln to give the ACC eight teams in the round of 16 in the NCAA Women’sTournament. All four unseeded teams joined the four No. 1 seeds in the third round. The Huskers came in as No. 2 seeds, but BC dominated the game with a […]
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Gators exit Gainesville in bid to end jinx
[WOMEN’S PREVIEW: Duke-Florida] SEC runner-up Florida is a No. 2 regional seed with arguably the nation’s top freshman in SavannahJordan, but the Gators passed on hosting this weekend. Having exited at home the last three years, Coach BeckyBurleigh decided it was time to mix things up. Florida will play at Duke, which presents a huge […]
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Midshipmen take it one game at a time
[VCU-NAVY: Men] Navy had been away from the NCAA Tournament for 25 years but didn’t show any ill effects from the layoff, getting three goals in an eight-minutespan en route to a 3-0 win at VCU — the Midshipmen’s 15th win in a row this season. Senior midfielder Martin Sanchez has usually been the providerwith […]
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Gonzalez leads Redhawks to win in their NCAA D1 debut
[CREIGHTON-SEATTLE: Men] The Seattle Sounders won’t be playing in the MLS playoffs Sunday, but there will be soccer Sunday in Seattle. Seattle University, makingits NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament, stunned Creighton, 2-1, in the snow in Omaha to set up a date with No. 1 Washington. Miguel Gonzalez scoredtwice for the visiting Redhawks, who came […]
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High-end affair goes to the Zips
[AKRON-INDIANA: Men] Akron-Indiana — a first-round matchup of national champions from two of the last three seasons — lived up to its billing as the Zips racedout to a 3-0 lead after 48 minutes, then held off a furious Hoosier charge for a 3-2 win in the first round of the NCAA Men’s Tournament. The […]
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NCAA Division I Men's Tournament Scoreboard
[MEN’S SOCCER] The first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament produced seven overtime games. St. John’s and Bradley won on golden goals by Jordan Rouse and Wojciech Wojcik, respectively, while Stanford, Louisville, Providence, George Mason and Elon all won inshootouts. Stanford needed a tying goal from Zach Batteer with 17 seconds left to […]
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Zips still winning with new coach and new players
[MEN’S PREVIEW: Akron-Indiana] What kind of effect has MLS defections had on college soccer? Akron has had eight players turn pro early in the last three years,including Perry Kitchen, DarrenMattocks, DeAndre Yedlin and Wil Trapp, who would have all been on thisyear’s Zips team if they had remained in college. But the Zips still have […]