The action has begun in the men's and women's quarterfinals. And our analysis and prediction for Saturday's action is in the
Daily Dose. Take a look and leave your responses.
In women's action on Friday evening,
Carleton College defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1-0 to extend their first ever NCAA post-season appearance to the quarterfinals. Freshman Lily VanderStaay scored the game winning goal for the Knights off a breakaway in the 37th minute. Sophomore Merritt Swain had the assist on Vanderstaay's goal. "We knew they played three in the back," said Carleton coach Keren Gudeman, and "it was just a matter of time before we got a chance. It was a wonderful counterattack with a beautiful feed and a great finish."
Both teams provided offensive strength with Carleton recording 12 shots and C-M-S recording 11 shots. Kate Trenerry had six saves for the Knights, while C. Friedman-Gerliczin stopped four for the Athenas.
Carleton now faces Wheaton on Saturday evening at 6:00.
The Thunder shutout Washington University 3-0 in the match played earlier in the evening. Senior Kari Klynstra had the game winning goal early in the second half for Wheaton, who outshot the Bears 22-7. Wheaton's Pete Felske on his team's performance, "I feel good about the energy that we had tonight. Hopefully we can sustain it tomorrow." He added, "Our offensive pressure wears people down over time and it allows us to get more and more space as time goes on. The Bears end their first season under head coach Jim Conlon with a 15-4-2 overall mark. Wheaton now faces Carleton for the second time this season. Earlier in September, Wheaton defeated the Knights 2-0 at Joe Bean Stadium. The two teams had two other common opponents this season: the University of Chicago and UW-Eau Claire. Wheaton was a 3-1 winner over Chicago, while Carleton lost their match with the Maroons 1-0, and Wheaton played Eau Claire to a 2-2 draw, while the Knights were defeated by the Blugolds 3-0. Saturday's match is scheduled for 6:00 start and will have
live stats, and
radio coverage.
Updated women's bracket.
Men's action begins on Saturday at the following sites:
Christopher Newport: with Montclair State and Messiah at 1:00 pm, and Emory and the hosts at 3:30 pm.
Live video will be available, as will
live stats;
Loras: with Ohio Northern and Hobart at 5:00 pm, and the hosts and Augsburg at 7:30 pm. Sunday's final will be held at 6:00 pm.
Live video will be available for both matches;
Stevens: Carleton is up against defending national champ Middlebury at 5 pm, and the hosts entertain Johns Hopkins at 7:30 pm. Sunday's final is scheduled for 6:00 pm.
Empire8.tv will be provding live video for all three matches.
Swarthmore: Trinity and Ohio Wesleyan play at 5:00 pm, while host Swarthmore will take on Amherst at 7:30 pm. Finals are Sunday at 6:00 pm. Live video and live stats are available
here.
Updated men's bracket.
The women's sectionals will be held at
Williams: Williams and TCNJ will meet at 11:00 am, while Ithaca and Lynchburg will play at 1:30 pm. Saturday's winners will advance to the finals on Sunday at 1:00 pm.
Live audio is available for all three matches.
Wheaton (Ill.): the hosts play Carleton at 6:00 pm on Saturday.
William Smith: with Johns Hopkins playing the host Herons at 11:00 am, and Amherst playing Otterbein at 1:30 pm.
Live audio is available for the first match. Live stats for all three matches is available
here.
Messiah: the University of Chicago plays the host Falcons at 11:00 am, while UW-Stevens Point and Eastern play at 1:30 pm. The winners will play at 1:00 on Sunday. The first match has
live audio available.
Updated women's bracket.
We'll be updating all the matches with scores and stories as they become available. Check back often for an update on the road to the men's and women's
Final Four in Greensboro.
