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PSW Regional College Round-up: November 18-November 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT EDITION

21 Nov, 2008

NCAA Tournament - Games This Weekend:

Men's Div I:
For the first time in nearly two decades, William & Mary’s men’s soccer program will host an NCAA tournament game. The Tribe placed second in the Colonial Athletic Association and secured an at-large bid following a loss in the CAA tournament semifinals. W&M (10-6-3) will host Big South champion Winthrop in today's first-round game at Albert-Daly Field. Game time is 7 p.m. The Tribe will be making its 13th NCAA Tournament appearance.

CAA Champion George Mason will host a first round match at George Mason Stadium on Friday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. against the Ivy League Champion, the University of Pennsylvania. George Mason (13-6-2) enters the tournament on a seven-match winning streak. The winner of Friday's first round match will advance to the second round to take on the No. 2 seed in the entire tournament, the Maryland Terrapins, on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in College Park, Md.

Women's Div I:
The Virginia women's soccer team continues play in the 2008 NCAA Tournament Saturday as it hosts Duke in a third round match at Klöckner Stadium at 7 p.m. This season marks the fourth consecutive season that the Cavaliers have reached at least the round of 16. The teams played to a 0-0 tie in the regular season meeting at Klöckner Stadium on October 30. The last time the Cavaliers and Blue Devils played in the NCAA Tournament was in 2005 when Duke scored a 3-0 win in the second round at Klöckner Stadium.

The James Madison women will play at Portland on Saturday at 10 p.m. EST in the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The winner advances to the quarterfinal round to face the winner of today's Rutgers/Stanford game.  Quarterfinal-round matches are scheduled for Nov. 28, 29 or 30.


Men's Div III:
Johns Hopkins men's team meets up with Stevens Tech on Saturday in the NCAA Division III Sectionals. Saturday’s game will be just the third meeting between Johns Hopkins and Stevens Tech and the first since 1999.
 

NCAA Tournament - Next Week's Games

Men's Div I:
The University of Maryland received the overall No. 2 seed and will host the 2nd round of the NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament at Ludwig Field next Tuesday, November 25th at 7 p.m.  The Terps will face the winner of today's round one match that features George Mason and the University of Pennsylvania.

The Loyola men's soccer team will host either Duke or UNC Greensboro in a second round match of the 2008 NCAA College Cup on Tuesday, November 25, at 6 p.m. The Greyhounds, who received the 9th seed, enter the Cup with an 18-1-1 record.

The Virginia men’s soccer team received the No. 10 seed for the 2008 NCAA Tournament. The Cavaliers will have a first round bye and begin play in the second round by hosting the winner of tonight's Connecticut-Fairfield first round game on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at Klöckner Stadium.

 

College Boasts

After scoring in all three of George Mason’s CAA tournament matches, senior Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe (Bowie, Md.) was named the Soccer America Men’s Player of the Week. Adjeman-Pamboe’s stellar play helped lead the Patriots to their 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the history of the program.

Liberty University’s Mike Gelatt has been selected to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine / CoSIDA Men’s Soccer Academic All-America University Division first team for his excellence in the classroom and on the soccer field. It is the second consecutive year; the defender has been named to the first team.

Howard’s Rotimi Iziduh was named to the All-ASC first team. Iziduh led the Bison with eight points while scoring four goals this season. The junior started 14 of 19 games and led the team in shots attempted (17) while finishing second in shot percentage.

Johns Hopkins Head Coach Craig Appleby is the first coach in program history guide Johns Hopkins to the NCAA Tournament in his first season. In addition, he is the first coach in the history of the Centennial Conference to turn the trick.

Navy senior Lizzie Barnes has been named to the 2008 ESPN The Magazine Women's Soccer Academic All-America First Team. Barnes, who qualified for the national ballot after being named to the District II first team for the third-straight year, is just the second Navy women's soccer player to garner First-Team Academic All-America honors twice during their career.

Loyola senior women’s soccer player Theresa Ferraina was named to the CoSIDA / ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team for her excellence in the classroom and on the field. Ferraina, who carries a 4.0 grade point average in business administration and finance, led Loyola in goals scored, assists and total points this season.

W&M senior back Abby Lauer (Oak Hill, Va.) became the eighth Academic All-American in the history of William and Mary women's soccer, after she was selected as a third-team honoree by CoSIDA and ESPN The Magazine.

Even though the Tennessee women’s team was knocked out of the NCAA tournament this past weekend, the Lady Volunteers still benefited from the play of junior midfielder Mick Ingram. A Clifton native, Ingram started 18 of 21 games this year, scoring two goals and four assists. She also has four game-winning goals. Ingram spent four years on varsity squad at O'Connell High School, leading the team to three Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships.

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