2006 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship...Sweet 16 almost set...
Well folks, I pulled up the updated NCAA bracket this morning to see who's moving on in the big dance. I look down the left side and say to myself, "as expected, no big news." When I look at the right side of the bracket I get all excited to see that the charm of a single elimination tournament is still intact...there are upsets!
So, look down the right side with me...
Duke 2-0 over Brown, couldn't you Blue Devils do a little more damage against an Ivy League side?
Lehigh over Rhode Island on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Just like MLS, too bad the Mountain Hawks are moving on...I know my Leopards will take care of them this weekend in the other kind of football.
Clemson took care of Gardner-Webb today, 3-1...check.
UCLA over Harvard 3-0....Check.
Maryland over St. John's 2-0....Check.
Notre Dame over University of Illinois-Chicago 1-0...a little surprised by the score with offensive power Joseph Lapira on the field. He got the goal, but during the season he had 21...Come on Joe!
Cal over New Mexico 3-1...Check.
Virginia over Bucknell 4-0...Those poor Patriot League teams are always sent out as sacrificial lambs.
Ok, so nothing too shocking on the left side...now to the right.
UCSB over SMU, 3-1. Yes, the leader of the pack for most of the season is stunned on their home turf by UCSB who had a lackluster season in which they lost 7 times. Well, November Madness is the time to turn it on, so congrats to the Gauchos. Up next Old Dominion. This is anyone's game!
Old Dominion over UNC 1-0. Looks like OD was able to shut down a potentially lethal strike force to pull the updset. UNC had their struggles but I would have thought the ACC prepared them better. Maybe a long season playing top opponents tired them out.
St. Louis - Northwestern kicks off in a few hours.
UNC-Greensboro takes down #6 West Virginia 2-1 in OT. UNCG has some strong offensive talent in Randi Patterson but leave this one to senior midfielder Scott Jones. He's putting UNCG on his back and carying them with two game winning goals so far in this tournament. I like this kid, keep an eye out for him during the combine.
Indiana over Northern Illinois 1-0...you'd think the perennial power would do better, but everyone has an off night.
Santa Clara over University of Washington 3-2 (OT)...check.
Towson over Fairfield 2-0...Towson was seeded so check.
Wake Forest over Hofstra 5-1....check.
So there is it, we've got 15 of the sweet 16 set. The Quarterfinals will be set this weekend.
So, look down the right side with me...
Duke 2-0 over Brown, couldn't you Blue Devils do a little more damage against an Ivy League side?
Lehigh over Rhode Island on penalties after a 1-1 draw. Just like MLS, too bad the Mountain Hawks are moving on...I know my Leopards will take care of them this weekend in the other kind of football.
Clemson took care of Gardner-Webb today, 3-1...check.
UCLA over Harvard 3-0....Check.
Maryland over St. John's 2-0....Check.
Notre Dame over University of Illinois-Chicago 1-0...a little surprised by the score with offensive power Joseph Lapira on the field. He got the goal, but during the season he had 21...Come on Joe!
Cal over New Mexico 3-1...Check.
Virginia over Bucknell 4-0...Those poor Patriot League teams are always sent out as sacrificial lambs.
Ok, so nothing too shocking on the left side...now to the right.
UCSB over SMU, 3-1. Yes, the leader of the pack for most of the season is stunned on their home turf by UCSB who had a lackluster season in which they lost 7 times. Well, November Madness is the time to turn it on, so congrats to the Gauchos. Up next Old Dominion. This is anyone's game!
Old Dominion over UNC 1-0. Looks like OD was able to shut down a potentially lethal strike force to pull the updset. UNC had their struggles but I would have thought the ACC prepared them better. Maybe a long season playing top opponents tired them out.
St. Louis - Northwestern kicks off in a few hours.
UNC-Greensboro takes down #6 West Virginia 2-1 in OT. UNCG has some strong offensive talent in Randi Patterson but leave this one to senior midfielder Scott Jones. He's putting UNCG on his back and carying them with two game winning goals so far in this tournament. I like this kid, keep an eye out for him during the combine.
Indiana over Northern Illinois 1-0...you'd think the perennial power would do better, but everyone has an off night.
Santa Clara over University of Washington 3-2 (OT)...check.
Towson over Fairfield 2-0...Towson was seeded so check.
Wake Forest over Hofstra 5-1....check.
So there is it, we've got 15 of the sweet 16 set. The Quarterfinals will be set this weekend.
posted by Bonji at
12:31 PM
2 Comments:
SMU losing was a big shock. Will it affect how some MLS teams look at a few prospects there?
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Anonymous, at 1:12 PM
I'm not sure it will. The biggest negative for the players in my eyes...they can't be seen by coaches/scouts because their season is done. I'm sure a couple of their seniors will be invited to the combine.
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Bonji, at 7:28 AM
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