Mustangs enter NCAA Tourney as top seed

The University of Cincinnati women’s soccer team will visit No. 4 seed Virginia Tech on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Thompson Field in Blacksburg, Virginia, in the first round of the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Notre Dame’s last appearance in the College Cup came in 2010 when the Irish last won a national championship. The Cardinal host San Jose State at 7 p.m. PT on Friday., November 13.

UNCW and SC have met four times in a series the Gamecocks lead by a 3-0-1 margin. That was good enough to finish third in the conference and earn the Cougars a home game in the tournament.

Santa Clara (13-5-2) is grouped in the same regional as Stanford as well as second-seeded Florida and No. 3 Duke.

Fairleigh Dickinson (16-5) won the NEC Championship this season, defeating Robert Morris, 1-0, Sunday afternoon at University Stadium. MI rebounded from the loss by winning 17 of its next 18 games.

The team’s season was in limbo after they lost in the first round of the NJAC conference tournament.

Check back to The Montclarion on November 14 to see how Montclair State fares in the NCAA Tournament this year. Of course, beating Northern Colorado is much easier said than done, and as with all NCAA Tournament games, this game could very well go down to the wire.

“We’re just thrilled”, Hoppa said. The victor will face off against GLVC regular season champion Bellarmine (16-2-2), the second seed.

The Terrapins improved their NCAA portfolio with a 3-1 victory over Rutgers in the regular season finale and a 5-2 triumph against MI in the conference quarterfinals.

The journey starts at 7 p.m. Friday with an in-state visit from Farleigh Dickinson at Yurcak Field.

The appearance by the host Huskies is their 30th NCAA appearance in program history. A two-time all-conference selection, he had 12 points in conference play, including two game-winning goals.

“We are so excited to get a number one seed in the tournament”, said junior midfielder, Alexis Shaffer.

Coming off a trip to the Colonial Athletic Association semifinals and a school-record 14 wins this season, the UNCW women’s soccer team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament when the 64-team field was announced on Monday.

The victor of Friday’s game advances to the second round and play against either Howard or top-seeded Virginia.