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D2 Men’s Soccer – Regional Fields Announced

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:06:55 +0000

The NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Committee announced today the field of 32 teams for the 2009 Division II Men’s Soccer Championship.

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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–Courtesy NCAA

Dominguez Hills wins D2 Soccer title

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:18:00 +0000

It’s official. Cal State Dominguez Hills is the best team in the nation. Riding a Brian Alvarez goal in the 28th minute and a stellar defense, the Toros posted their 14th shutout of the season in a dominating 3-0 win over Dowling University to give CSUDH its 2nd NCAA Title in the program’s history and first since 2000.

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

D2 Soccer Final Four in Tampa

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:11:00 +0000

For the first time in program history the University of West Florida women’s soccer team will compete in the NCAA Division II Final Four. The championship tournament will be held at Pepin Stadium on the campus of the University of Tampa and will consist of West Florida, the College of Saint Rose, Metro State and Seattle Pacific.

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

Director’s Cup: D2 Update

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:28:00 +0000

After the completion of six NCAA Championships, Grand Valley State (Mich.) has taken the lead in the second installment of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup fall standings. In the most recent championships, the Lakers placed third in women’s soccer and finished fifth in women’s volleyball, increasing their point total to 321.

Tampa is a close second, trailing GVSU by only five points. The Spartans have accumulated 316 points by finishing first in women’s soccer, fifth in volleyball and ninth in men’s soccer.

Massachusetts-Lowell, who ranked second after the first Director’s Cup standings, is currently third. The Riverhawks now have 251 points after placing ninth in men’s soccer and 33rd in women’s soccer.

Rounding out the top five are Cal State-Chico and Dowling (NY), who are forth and fifth, respectively. The Wildcats added 50 points to their previous total of 152, after placing 33rd in both women’s soccer and women’s volleyball.

Nine points behind Cal State-Chico are the Golden Lions, who placed fifth in men’s soccer and women’s volleyball and 33rd in women’s soccer.

Six of the seven fall NCAA championships have been completed with the following institutions capturing titles: women’s cross country (Adams State), men’s cross country (Abilene Christian), women’s field hockey (Bloomsburg, Pa.), women’s soccer (Tampa, Fla.), men’s soccer (Franklin Pierce, N.H.) and women’s volleyball (Concordia, Minn.).

–Courtesy NACDA

WWU Gets First Ever Three-peat in NCAA Rowing

admin — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 02:38:00 +0000

WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MADE HISTORY by winning the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships for the third consecutive year. This has not been accomplished by any school since the NCAA added championship rowing in 1997. The top-ranked Vikings lead from start to finish to win both the four and eight grand finals. Western finished with a perfect score of 20 points to 15 for runner-up UC San Diego. The Vikings’ eight, ranked No.1 in the USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA II Poll the entire season, won by nearly two boat lengths, navigating the 2,000-meter course in 7:03.80. They were followed by UC San Diego 7:09.51, Dowling NY 7:12.93 and Nova Southeastern FL 7:28.30. Western’s four also won by nearly two boat lengths with a winning time of 8:08.72. UC San Diego was second in 8:14.71 and Nova Southeastern third in 8:44.83.

Senior team captain, Lindsay Mann-King, was named CRCA All-American for the third time. She was joined by junior stand-out Staci Reynolds. Sophomores Audrey Coon and Gina Auriemma were named CRCA National Scholar-Athletes. This is actually the seventh consecutive trip to nationals for Western. The Vikings competed in the NCAA championship for all divisions in 2001, the varsity eight finishing sixth in its qualifying, repechage and third final races. In 2002, each school raced two eights at nationals. Besides winning the last three national titles, Western placed third at nationals in 2004 and was second in 2002 and 2003. They are coached by WWU alum, John Fuchs. They compete in the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference.

Western Washington tries for 3-peat in Rowing

admin — Fri, 18 May 2007 04:34:00 +0000

THE FINAL FOUR OF D2 ROWING has been announced. Two-time defending champion and top-ranked Western Washington will represent the West Region along with repeat final four contenders Nova Southeastern (South Region) and UC-San Diego (West Region runner-up). They will be joined by Dowling of the East Region. The team championship is comprised of four teams, and each team is required to field one boat of eight rowers and one boat of four rowers. In addition, two at-large Eights from institutions not represented in the team competition were selected. The two schools selected were: Florida Tech and Seattle Pacific. The championships will be held May 25-27 at the Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville will serve as host.