Northwestern and Colorado won first-round games on Sunday to move into the second round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament on Friday. ACC teams were perfect with all eight teams –including No. 1 regional seeds North Carolina and Duke — moving on. The SEC led all conferences with nine tournament entrants but three teams — […]
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NCAA Division I Women's Tournament: No. 2 regional seed UCF falls to Washington State
No. 2 regional seed UCF was the only seeded team that lost on Saturday in the first NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament when it fell to Washington State, 1-0, on an own goal in the fifth minute. No. 1 regional seed Duke got a scare from UNC Greensboro. The Blue Devils needed a goal from […]
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The soccer week ahead: Nov. 13-19
Monday: NCAA Division I men’s selection show, 1 p.m. ET. — USL Cup, Louisville City vs. Swope Park Rangers, 9 p.m. ET, ESPNU. — United Bid Committee city presentations, Houston,Texas. — Happy Birthday! Farrukh Quraishi. Tuesday: Portugal vs. USA (in Leiria), men’s friendly, 4 p.m. ET, FS1,UniMas, UDN. Thursday: NCAA Division I Men’s Tournament, first […]
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NCAA Division I Women's Tournament: Vanderbilt knocks off No. 4 seed Ohio State in first round
Vanderbilt won its first NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament game since 1998 when it beat No. 4 regional seed Ohio State, 2-1, in Columbus on Stephanie Amack‘s goal in the 89th minute. TheBuckeyes were the only seeded team and only home team to lose in Friday. The NCAA Division I Womens Tournament continues with 15 […]
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NCAA Division I Women's Tournament: Play kicks off Friday with 15 games
The NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament begins Friday with 15 games, followed by 15 more on Saturday and two on Sunday. The only No. 1 regional seed in action on Friday is South Carolina, whichhosts Alabama State. The other regional top seeds are Pac-12 champion Stanford, ACC champion North Carolina and Duke, which all play on […]
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What They're Saying: Len Tsantiris
“It’s good. It was time. I was thinking about doing that for a while. Every year at the end, I would think about it, if I can do another year. I kept going, but this time I think it was enough.I don’t think I had the energy to go recruiting and travel and all that.” […]
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Draws: NCAA Division II and III men and women
The 2017 NCAA Division II and III men’s and women’s tournament fields have been selected. Final fours will be held this year in Kansas City, Missouri, and Greensboro, North Carolina. Men’s Division II (Bracket) Final Four: Nov. 30 and Dec. 2in Kansas City, Missouri. Field: 38 teams. United Soccer Coaches No. 1: Midwestern State (poll) […]
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Soccer America Women's College Top 25
Stanford, which began the 2017 campaign as the preseason No. 1, finished as the No. 1 team in the Soccer America Women’s Top 25 rankings. North Carolina moved ahead of Duke into No. 2 afterbeating the Blue Devils in the ACC final. UCLA moved up two spots to No. 4. For the final Top 25 rankings. […]
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NCAA Division I women's draw: Stanford, North Carolina, Duke and South Carolina take top seeds
Pac-12 champion Stanford and ACC champion North Carolina headline the 64-team field for the NCAA Division I Women’s Tournament, joining Duke and South Carolina as No. 1 regional seeds. First-round games will be played this weekend at campus sites. The second and third rounds will follow next week. The NCAA Women’s College Cup will be […]
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Women's Conference Central: Carolina ends Duke's 19-game winning streak
North Carolina beat archrival Duke, 1-0, to win the ACC championship for the first time since 2009 and their 21st ACC title overall since 1988. Zoe Redei’s goal in the firstminute of the second half was the difference and ended Duke’s program-record 19-match winning streak. AACFinal NOVEMBER 5 Final UCF 0 USF 0 (USF wins […]