Elite 8 just about set for NCAA Men's Soccer...
One game remains in the quest to make the Elite 8 in the 2006 NCAA Men's soccer tourney. Either Clemson or UCLA will join the other seven members of the soccer Quarterfinals. Once again, lets run down the bracket, left side first.
#1 Duke over Lehigh, 3-0. No surprise there. Lehigh had a great season but the top of the pile was able to control the game and get the win. As a Lehigh hater, it is fitting in my eyes that both Lehigh soccer and football lost this weekend. Sorry Mountain Hawks. :) Goals from Michael Videira, Spencer Wadsworth and Mike Grella gave Duke all the offense they needed to put down the Hawks. All three scoring Blue Devils are underclassmen, but I'd be surprised if MLS didn't try hard to sign one or more of them this off-season.
#12 Notre Dame squeaks by 2005 Champion and #5 Maryland in double overtime, 1-0. Super Scorer for the Irish, Joseph Lapira, got the game winner 3 minutes before the the game went to penalties. Lapira is another underclassman who has to be getting a lot of interest from MLS, and maybe even abroad. He's set the college ranks on fire this season and he is carrying his Notre Dame team through the tourney. At 5'-8" he may be a little on the small side for MLS, but John Spencer made it work.
Two second half goals by Yannick Reyering helped #4 UVA overcome #13 Cal's first half lead, 2-1. The German Super Sophomore is another one that MLS must have their eyes on for a youth international spot. A UVA vs. Notre Dame quarterfinal will pit two strong offensive players head to head.
UCSB is our first non-seeded team in the quarters after they knocked off Old Dominion, 2-1. The Gauchos made some noise a couple years ago making it to the College Cup and they look to repeat the magic. Sophomore Eric Avila knocked in the game winner on rebound from his own penalty kick in the 61st minute.
UNC-Greensboro fans will have seen Senior forward Randi Patterson for the last time as Northwestern beat UNCG 2-1. Northwestern will take on UCSB in the battle of the unseeded next weekend.
#10 Santa Clara beat #7 Indiana in a shootout after zero goals during regular and extra time. They will move on to face a tough test against Wake Forrest.
#2 Wake continues to roll with a 2-1 victory over Towson. They continue to move towards a rematch of the ACC Championship which saw Duke take their top ranking right before this tournament.
Stay tuned for more exciting NCAA November Madness!
#1 Duke over Lehigh, 3-0. No surprise there. Lehigh had a great season but the top of the pile was able to control the game and get the win. As a Lehigh hater, it is fitting in my eyes that both Lehigh soccer and football lost this weekend. Sorry Mountain Hawks. :) Goals from Michael Videira, Spencer Wadsworth and Mike Grella gave Duke all the offense they needed to put down the Hawks. All three scoring Blue Devils are underclassmen, but I'd be surprised if MLS didn't try hard to sign one or more of them this off-season.
#12 Notre Dame squeaks by 2005 Champion and #5 Maryland in double overtime, 1-0. Super Scorer for the Irish, Joseph Lapira, got the game winner 3 minutes before the the game went to penalties. Lapira is another underclassman who has to be getting a lot of interest from MLS, and maybe even abroad. He's set the college ranks on fire this season and he is carrying his Notre Dame team through the tourney. At 5'-8" he may be a little on the small side for MLS, but John Spencer made it work.
Two second half goals by Yannick Reyering helped #4 UVA overcome #13 Cal's first half lead, 2-1. The German Super Sophomore is another one that MLS must have their eyes on for a youth international spot. A UVA vs. Notre Dame quarterfinal will pit two strong offensive players head to head.
UCSB is our first non-seeded team in the quarters after they knocked off Old Dominion, 2-1. The Gauchos made some noise a couple years ago making it to the College Cup and they look to repeat the magic. Sophomore Eric Avila knocked in the game winner on rebound from his own penalty kick in the 61st minute.
UNC-Greensboro fans will have seen Senior forward Randi Patterson for the last time as Northwestern beat UNCG 2-1. Northwestern will take on UCSB in the battle of the unseeded next weekend.
#10 Santa Clara beat #7 Indiana in a shootout after zero goals during regular and extra time. They will move on to face a tough test against Wake Forrest.
#2 Wake continues to roll with a 2-1 victory over Towson. They continue to move towards a rematch of the ACC Championship which saw Duke take their top ranking right before this tournament.
Stay tuned for more exciting NCAA November Madness!
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