Kevin Gansert had a hat trick for UT Tyler in their first round win against Dallas.
UT-Tyler athletics
Johns Hopkins wins, Augsburg advances; Carleton, Husson women win
Six first-round men's games and three first-round women's games got the road to Greensboro warmed up Thursday as the men's and women's soccer NCAA Tournaments get underway.
In men's NCAA action Thursday evening,
UW Platteville defeated Wartburg 1-0, giving the Pioneers their first postseason win in program history. And
UT-Tyler swept by Dallas 4-0 on a hat trick by Kevin Gansert.
Johns Hopkins defeated Ithaca 1-0 in overtime, on a goal by Nick Guana in the 95th minute. Chris Wilson had the assist for the Blue Jays. PAC winner Westminster defeated CUNY champ Hunter College 2-0. Coty Hainsey and Brice Lott had the goals for Westminster, who outshot Hunter 23-4. The Titans now face unbeaten and untied Montclair State this weekend.
North Carolina Wesleyan scored three times in the second half to tie Virginia Wesleyan in regulation, and then scored in the first overtime to win 4-3. Owen White had the game-winner for the Bishops, assisted by Danny Persson. And Augsburg advanced against Whitworth via a 4-2 victory in the PK round. The two squads finshed overtime knotted at 1 all. Elly Bulega scored for the Pirates in the first half, and Nick Anderson provided the equalizer for the Auggies in the second half. In the PK round, Auggie GK Pascaul Venter had two saves to seal the victory.
In women's action,
MIAC champ Carleton defeated UMAC winner St. Scholastica 2-0. Carleton will face NWC champ Puget Sound on Saturday. Earlier today,
NAC champion Husson defeated GNAC rep Norwich 2-0. Husson now faces the unbeaten NESCAC champion Williams College this weekend. And Marywood fell 4-3 in PKs in its first ever NCAA post-season appearence against Washington & Jefferson.
D3soccer.com has your virtual ticket to all the information. Check out our Scoreboard section for
men's scores and
women's scores of all the games in the NCAA Tournament.
Live stats, audio and even live video are available for games through the tournament. Hover over the link icon on the Scoreboard pages and see what pops up.
Plus, check out the rest of the
schedule for the weekend, which includes other games with audio, video and live stats.