The Toros got their first look at the goal during the ninth minute, but goalkeeper Chelsea Parise was there to record her first save of the game, when she caught a header off a throw in. Parise then quickly threw the ball up the field where Kayla Addison took a shot at the goal which landed just wide of the net. Freshman Maria Brown recorded the Lakers’ first shot on goal attempt at the 25:47 mark, when she took a high shot from the left side, but goalie Alyssa Congdon was able to get a hand on it. Brown tried again from the left side during the 39th minute, but Congdon was there yet again with the save.

A minute later freshman forward Ashley Botts took a shot from inside the box which hit the right cross bar. Irie Dennis rebounded the miss shot and took a shot of her own which was caught by Congdon. The Lakers outshot the Toros by an 11-7 edge in the first half. In the shots on goal column GVSU and CSU Dominguez Hills were tied at three apiece. Grand Valley State controlled the ball most of the first half taking five corner kicks, while the Toros did not attempt one.

After a scoreless first half, freshman midfielder Erin Hilbert took the ball down the middle of the field and took a shot from just outside the box during the 72nd minute. Keeper Congdon was there to save the goal and keep the game scoreless.

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–Courtesy GVSU Athletics

Two to six teams were selected from each of the eight regions. Teams from the same region will be paired for opening- first and second-round competition, which will be conducted November 11-15 on campus sites. Quarterfinals will be held on campus sites and completed by November 22. The semifinals and final will be played December 3 & 5 at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

In the 2008 championship, Cal State Dominguez Hills claimed the championship title with a 3-0 victory over Dowling.

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For first- and second-round competition, teams will be paired in their respective regions with the No. 4 seed playing the No. 5 seed; and the No. 3 seed playing the No. 6 seed Friday, November 13.  The winner of the No.4/5 seed game will advance to play the No. 1 seed and the winner of the No. 3/6 seed game will play the No. 2 seed on Sunday, November 15.  The West region (UC San Diego site) and Central Region (Metro St. site) will play first-round games on Thursday, November 12 and its second round game on Saturday, November 14.  All games will be played on the campus of a participating institution and will consist of two sites per region.  The two finalists in each region will advance to the third- and quarterfinal-round competition to be played Friday, November 20 and Sunday, November 22.  The semifinals and championship games will be played and December 3 & 5 at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

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–Courtesy NCAA

The number one ranking is the highest ranking in school’s history.

The Bobcats moved up to number one after going 1-0 the previous week with a 3-0 win over Belmont Abbey. The Bobcats have started the season 10-0 overall and 5-0 in the Conference Carolinas to earn the number one ranking. The team currently ranked number one in the Southeast Region and has held that ranking since September 8th, six consecutive weeks.

“We are happy and very proud of where we are at right now, but this wasn’t a goal of ours in October,” head coach Chris Whalley said. “We have plenty of soccer left to play this season before we can reach our goals we set at the beginning of the season.”

The Bobcats have a tough schedule left in the 2009 season. They have to travel to currently ranked No. 22 Anderson for a conference match and host regionally ranked Tusculum.

“We understand there is extra pressure with being number,” Whalley said. “That starts Tuesday night against Queens, but we are the same team and we will continue play our soccer.”

REGIONAL RANKINGS

Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 Grand Valley St. (24) 6-0 624 1
2 Abilene Christian 6-0 593 2
3 North Ala. (1) 6-0 577 3
4 Central Wash. 6-0 532 5
5 Bloomsburg 6-0 519 4
6 Northwest Mo. St. 5-1 501 6
7 Minn. St. Mankato 6-0 469 7
8 Minn. Duluth 5-1 453 8
9 Tex. A&M-Kingsville 6-0 438 9
10 Albany St. (Ga.) 5-0 391 10

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Rank School Points Prev
1 Adams St. 25 1
2 Western St. 24 2
3 Cal St. Chico 23 4
4 Grand Valley St. 22 3
5 Queens (N.C.) 21 5
6 Abilene Christian 20 6
7 Colorado Mines 19 7
8 Western Wash. 18 8
9 Stonehill 17 9
10 Southern Ind. 16 11

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WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Rank School Points Prev
1 Cal St. Chico 25 3
2 Grand Valley St. 24 2
3 Mo. Southern St. 23 7
4 Adams St. 22 1
5 Alas. Anchorage 21 5
6 Shippensburg 20 4
7 Western Wash. 19 8
8 Tampa 18 9
9 Augustana (S.D.) 17 10
10 Mesa St. 16 15

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FIELD HOCKEY

Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 Bloomsburg (14) 11-1 148 2
2 Shippensburg (1) 12-1 131 1
3 East Stroudsburg 11-2 106 3
4 Stonehill 10-2 99 6
5 Mass.-Lowell 10-2 83 4
6 Kutztown 7-5 71 5
7 Bentley 8-3 48 8
8 Mercyhurst 6-3 43 7
9 Merrimack 8-5 29 9
10 Millersville 6-6 21 10

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MEN’S SOCCER

Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 Cal St. L.A. 11-0-1 25 2
2 Lees-McRae 9-0-0 24 3
3 Tampa 6-0-1 23 4
4 Millersville 9-1-0 22 5
5 Southern N.H. 10-1-1 21 6
6 Drury 11-0-0 20 8
7 Sonoma St. 10-0-2 19 7
8 Fort Lewis 9-1-0 18 9
9 Truman 9-1-1 17 10
10 Slippery Rock 10-1-0 16 12

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Rank School W-L Points Prev
1 West Fla. 11-0-0 25 2
2 St. Rose 11-0-0 24 3
3 Columbus St. 10-0-1 23 5
4 Grand Valley St. 10-0-2 22 4
5 Seattle Pacific 10-1-0 21 1
6 Metro St. 11-1-0 20 6
7 Carson-Newman 11-0-0 19 7
8 Rollins 8-1-1 18 8
9 West Chester 9-1-1 17 9
10 Midwestern St. 8-0-2 16 10

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

1 Concordia-St. Paul (32) 19-0 800 1
2 Cal St. San B’dino 16-0 768 2
3 UC San Diego 16-1 721 3
4 Central Mo. 19-3 692 5
5 Neb.-Kearney 18-1 638 8
6 West Tex. A&M 18-3 615 6
7 Washburn 19-2 594 9
8 Emporia St. 17-2 579 6
9 Tampa 14-2 564 4
10 Minn. Duluth 14-3 506 10

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CSUDH, which finishes its Championship season at 21-2-4, got hot at the right time as the Toros posted a 13-game unbeaten streak to end 2008, which included five-consecutive wins in a dominant NCAA postseason in which they outscored their opponents 15-3, and posted 3 wins via shutout.

In the NCAA postseason, the Toros posted a 3-0 win over 25th-ranked Notre Dame de Namur in the first round (Nov. 13), and followed that with a 4-0 victory over 18th-ranked Cal State L.A. (Nov. 15) to claim the West Region title before taking out 3rd-ranked Midwestern State, 2-1, in a heart-stopping and foggy night in Carson (Nov. 22) to advance to the NCAA semifinals in Tampa.

Here, they disposed of host and 11th-ranked Tampa University 3-2 in overtime on Friday night before blasting Dowling to win the National Championship.

This marks the second NCAA National Title for the Cal State Dominguez Hills men’s soccer program after the Toros won their first in a 2-1 four-overtime thriller over Barry University in 2000, and the third overall NCAA National Title after the 1991 women’s soccer team claimed the first ever NCAA Championship.

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– Courtesy CSUDH Athletics

Godoy (Yakima, Wash./West Valley) directed a 10-yard blast from the left side of the goalmouth into the upper right at 107:47 for her eighth goal of the season. The junior midfielder has been a clutch performer recently with five game-winning goals in the last seven games. She was responsible for the deciding goal in three of the Falcons five playoff victories.

Junior Jocelyn Charette (Tacoma, Wash./Curtis) was credited with an assist after receiving an Alex Butler (Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) cross from the right flank. Charette headed the ball down, setting Godoy up with a slight opening to volley home the winner.

Charette distributed the game-winning assist in each of the last four victories, including Thursday’s 3-1 semifinal win over No. 12 Metro State, a 1-0 quarterfinal victory over No. 22 Truman State and a 1-0 double-overtime, third round decision against No. 12 Western Washington.

The fourth-ranked Falcons (22-1-2) were competing in their third Final Four in the last four years and their second championship game.

This marked the fourth consecutive year the Division II title contest went into overtime, including 2005 when the Falcons lost a 2-1 decision to Nebraska-Omaha. They were on the happy end of a championship golden goal this time, producing the school’s ninth national title. The SPU men won five soccer championships and the women’s gymnastics team is a three-time titlist.

The Falcons ended the season with a 17-game unbeaten streak. They outscored opponents by a combined 52-6 margin during that span.

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–Courtesy Seattle Pacific University Athletics

West Florida will square off with the College of Saint Rose Thursday, December 4th at 7pm ET in the national semifinal match. The winner will advance to the NCAA Division II Championship match on Saturday, December 6th at 3:30pm ET to face the winner of the Metro State, Seattle Pacific match.

Details about live stats and streaming video will be made available within the coming days as more information will be provided on the NCAA Tournament website.

Tampa will also host the men’s Final Four Soccer Championships that weekend as well. The semifinal matches will take place Friday, December 5th starting at 4pm ET with Dowling and Northern Kentucky squaring off. Host institution Tampa will then take the field in game two against Cal State-Dominguez Hills at 7pm ET. The Men’s Championship match will be on Sunday, December 7th at 1:30pm ET.

–Courtesy of GoArgos.com

Bloomsburg assumed the top ranking in field hockey and had two wins including one against #9 CW Post. IUP fell a spot to #2 but picked up a win this week while #3 Shippensburg had three wins that included #5 Kutztown. #4 UMass-Lowell also picked up a win. This upcoming weekend features the two field hockey conferences hosting their tournaments. The PSAC features five of the top seven teams with BU, IUP, Shippensburg, Kutztown and #7 East Stroudsburg. The Northeast-10 tournament will include UM-Lowell, #6 Bentley, #8 Southern Connecticut, CW Post, and #10 Stonehill.

The top game in football this week was between Gulf South Conference rivals as #8 North Alabama defeated defending national champion #9 Valdosta State. This game helped align Super Regional 2 behind conference leader #5 Delta State. Top ranked Grand Valley State had a rare scare as they had to come from behind to beat #23 Ashland in GLIAC action. Another game between ranked teams had #2 Abilene Christian defeating fellow LSC foe #16 Tarleton State. #3 Northwest Missouri State held on for a close win over Central Missouri, while #4 Bloomsburg added another win to their perfect record as they defeated Shippensburg. Tied at #6, California (PA) and Minnesota-Duluth both picked up wins, as did #10 Central Washington. There are two more weeks in the regular season.

Men’s soccer action featured top ranked Midwestern State defeating #14 St. Edward’s in overtime while #2 Lynn and #3 Fort Lewis picked up wins in their respective conferences. #4 Southern New Hampshire tied unranked St. Anselm while #5 Tusculum was upset by unranked Montevallo. A head-to-head battle of ranked teams saw #25 Dowling defeat #20 LeMoyne. Top ranked Grand Valley State picked up two wins in women’s soccer as did #2 West Florida, while #3 CW Post had one win. #4 Winona State also had two wins including one over #17 Minnesota-Mankato and #5 Columbus State also add two in the win column.

Volleyball featured wins by #1 Concordia-St. Paul, #2 Cal St.-San Bernardino and #3 West Texas A&M while #4 Southwest Minnesota State defeated two other ranked teams (#20 Augustana [SD] & #23 Wayne State [Neb.]). #5 Grand Valley State rallies to beat Ferris State in GLIAC action, while #6 Tampa claims first place in the SSC with a win over #8 Florida Southern. #7 Washburn sweeps Missouri Western and #9 Emporia State defeated #10 Truman State in top ranked MIAA action.