The full slate of soccer action begins on Saturday, but there were enough matches tonight to provide a great kickoff for the weekend. Check out Saturday's and Sunday's full schedule and scores.

On the men's side of the field, No. 6 Hobart remained undefeated in a 5-2 win over Clarkson. In the game, junior Grant Morrison had 2 goals and 1 assist, helping move the Statesmen to 8-0-0. In Atlanta, No. 9 Emory was a 1-0 victor over Maryville (Tenn.) on freshman Ben Schlang's first half goal. With the win, Emory improves to 6-0-0.

Fellow UAA member No. 11 Carnegie Mellon also stays undefeated on the season at 8-0-1 with their 3-0 victory over St. Vincent. In the match, senior GK Matt Bazin had 2 saves for the Tartans and increased his scoreless streak to 447 minutes. Elsewhere, No. 16 Elmhurst fell for the second time this week in a 1-0 OT loss at Wilmington, while fellow CCIW member No. 25 Wheaton was a victor over rival North Park by a score of 2-1.

In women's action on Thursday, No. 2 Lynchburg battled both Guilford and bad weather in a 4-0 victory. Betsy Kwiatkowski had 2 goals in the match as the Hornets improve to 9-0-1. No. 15 Wheaton (Ill) was a 3-0 winner over Augustana. Senior Taryne Lee scored her 8th goal of the season in the win for the Thunder.

Tonight, St. Lawrence played No. 6 Hamilton to a scoreless draw. It was Hamilton's first scoreless draw since October of 2006. Hamilton moves to 5-0-1 while St. Lawrence stands at 6-0-2. Across the state, No. 11 William-Smith defeated Clarkson 2-1 to move to 5-1-1. Senior Rayza Santiago had both assists for the Herons. No.12 Rhodes had no trouble with Oglethorpe, scoring 4 times in the second half to a 4-0 win. The Lynx move to 4-0 in SCAC play and 7-1-1 overall. And unranked Plattsburgh State improved to 8-0-1 with a 1-0 victory over Geneseo. Sophomore Emily Riley had the goal for the Cardinals. At 8-0-1 and with wins over Middlebury and Norwich, there is a good argument that Plattsburgh should be a Top 25 program.

This past weekend was a busy one as many conference schedules kicked off and a number of programs had back-to-back matches on Saturday and Sunday. It was also a weekend where the ranks of the undefeated waned, setting up more than a few changes in the NSCAA rankings due out Tuesday.

No. 1 Middlebury moved to 3-0-1 with its 1-1 draw with Wesleyan. Matt Nevin had the goal for Wesleyan to make it 1-0 early, but Tyler Macnee made sure of at least a tie with his goal midway through the first half for the defending national champions. Further south, No. 2 Trinity (Texas) had no problem with Hendrix, winning 7-0. Ben Grossman had two goals for the Tigers, who improve to 7-0. And back east, No. 3 (tied) York moved to 7-0 with a 4-0 victory over Susquehanna. Check out the Scoreboard for more men's scores from Saturday and Sunday.

Messiah, tied for third with York, went on the road and defeated St. Mary's (Md.) 2-0. The Falcons move to 6-0-1. No. 5 Montclair State continued their winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Rowan, remaining undefeated at 8-0. In the Central region, Loras remained perfect against the CCIW with a 4-0 defeat of North Park, improving to 6-0-1. No. 7 Hobart didn't have to travel far to face No. 24 Rochester, and freshman Nate Bechtold sure enjoyed the trip, collecting his first ever collegiate goal in route to Hobart's 3-0 win. Hobart now stands at 7-0 on the season.

No. 8 Capital suffered its first defeat of the season in a 3-2 loss at Wheaton (Ill.). The Crusaders bounced back on Sunday with a 6-0 win against Mt. St. Joseph, moving to 6-1-0. Elsewhere, No. 9 Emory came from behind to defeat Greensboro 3-1 to remain undefeated at 6-0-0.

College soccer doesn't seem complete without the occasional upset. Unranked Wheaton (Mass) and Johns Hopkins provided the sport with the needed input this weekend as the Lyons took down No. 10 Williams 4-2, and the Blue Jays blanked No. 11 Swarthmore 2-0 on goals by Scott Bukoski and Drew Holland.No. 12 Rutgers-Camden moved to 7-0-1 with its 1-1 draw with No. 21 William Paterson.

In another upset, unranked Central College went on the road and took down No. 14 UW-Oshkosh 1-0. The Dutch scored on a goal by Ben Hertoff, and with the win, made some noise that the IIAC is growing as a soccer conference. Central coach Garry Laidlaw said: "It's a massive win for our program; Oshkosh is a great team, with talented players all over the pitch."

No. 15 Stevens squeaked by Manhattanville College 1-0 to move to 7-1, No. 16 Baldwin-Wallace improved to 7-0 with their 1-0 win over Albion, and No. 17 Salisbury remained undefeated at 8-0-0 off senior Romaine Bruney's first goal of the season in the 102nd minute of a match with Lynchburg, giving the Sea Gulls a thrilling 2-1 victory.

It is a big weekend in the Windy City for Central Region women's soccer as No. 6 UW-Eau Claire, No. 11 Wheaton (Ill), and No. 12 Chicago all face each other in matches that are sure to have postseason implications.

Wheaton is coming off its first loss in 48 matches, having been without the services of leading scorer Taryne Lee for two contests. Lee was unavailable for the 1-0 loss at Loras and the 2-1 OT win over No. 14 Calvin earlier this week. Chicago comes into the weekend with a two game home stand, a 3-1-1 record, and is facing its third nationally ranked team in a row. And Eau Claire hits the road with a 5-0-1 record and anxiously awaits a Wheaton team that stands at 8-0-0 all-time against the Blugolds.

The first match of the weekend finished up earlier this evening as Eau Claire moved to 6-0-1 with a tightly fought 1-0 victory at the University of Chicago. The Blugolds' 18 shots kept Chicago freshman GK Emma Gormley busy throughout the match, making five saves. Junior Alli Kishaba had the only goal of the match and the game winner for Eau Claire. Chicago moves to 3-2-1 on the season and hosts DePauw at 6:00 on Saturday. More scores from around the nation.

With the win, Eau Claire moves 30 miles West to play Wheaton on Saturday at Joe Bean stadium for a 7:00 pm match. The Blugolds' last match with Wheaton was during 2007 season, resulting in a 2-1 loss. The Blugolds may be ready to take revenge this year, returning top-scorer and All-WIAC Senior Amy Smith and All-WIAC Senior Liz Kooistra up front, as well as All-WIAC Senior Allie Rivard in the nets. Thus far this year Eau Claire has demonstrated their offensive firepower by outscoring their opponents 28-6 in seven matches and taking 144 shots in the process.

Wheaton's defense, led by Seniors Kelly Foltz and Lauren Moser, will have their hands full with the Blugold's potent offense. Wheaton has had success this season with a 15-4 advantage in goals in its five matches, but with the graduation of their GK and three backs, the Thunder start a relatively young defensive side of the field. On the attack, Wheaton is led in scoring by 2007 NSCAA Division III Player of the Year Senior Taryne Lee, Sophomore Brittany Bergh, and Freshman Ali Kopelman.

In Friday's other matchup involving Top 20 programs, No. 15 Rhodes defeated No. 22 Trinity (Texas) 1-0 in the SCAC opener for both teams. Junior Bridget Nicholson knocked in the game-winner off a corner kick midway through the second half for the Lynx. This win was an historic one for Rhodes as it was its first victory over Trinity in 17 years. With the win, Rhodes moves to 5-1-1 on the season and faces SCAC foe Southwestern on Sunday afternoon. A day earlier, No. 8 William Smith and No. 25 Rochester battled to a scoreless tie.

Undefeated six matches into the season, the Ozark Eagles are off to a strong start for 2008. This is the best kickoff for a men's Eagles program since 2001, when they went 15-0-1 on the season. The Eagles latest victory was a 1-0 overtime win today against Tabor College (NAIA). This moves the Eagles to 5-0-1 as they look forward to the start of their ASC conference season on Saturday against UT-Dallas. Saturday's schedule and more scores.

In the match with Tabor, junior Phillip Johnson scored the game-winner late in the first overtime period off of an assist by sophomore Ryan Cooper. Throughout the match Ozarks dominated on offensive side of the field with a 14-4 shot advantage, but due to strong defensive play by Tabor, the match went into overtime at 0-0. The goal at 98 minutes was Johnson's third game-winning goal of his career.

As the Eagles enter the conference portion of their schedule, they have accumulated some needed experience with wins against Sewanee and Hendrix, programs that look to be starting well in the SCAC. The Ozark program's next big challenge will come against ASC foe Mississippi College, currently sitting at 4-0-1 and enjoying ASC Player of the Week honors for their Senior forward Phillip Buffington. The Choctaws were picked by ASC coaches to finish fourth in the conference this year, behind first place favorite UT-Dallas, second place choice UT-Tyler, and third place pick Ozarks.

It will be up to Johnson and his Eagles to challenge 2007 ASC Champion UT-Dallas for the title and to return to postseason play for the first time since 2003.

Seven years after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Robert Bielan, who was one of countless numbers of heroic emergency responders conducting search efforts following the attacks on the World Trade Center, finally has a positive memory associated with the date. In his third season as head coach of the New Jersey City women's soccer team, Bielan became the winningest coach in program history Thursday night as his Gothic Knights defeated SUNY-Purchase, 5-1. NJCU remains undefeated at 4-0, continuing the best start to a season in school history.

Meanwhile, sophomore forward Jennifer Albuja notched her third hat trick in four games this season, for the 34th, 35th and 36th goals of her career in just her 22nd game, and became the all-time leading goal scorer in the 16-year history of the program.

The win for Bielan was the 14th of his coaching career in only 40 games and gives NJCU an 11-11 record over the last 22 games he has guided the program. While the total number is not huge, it signifies the turnaround of the school's least successful program.

On Sept. 11, 2001, Bielan, a professional firefighter by trade in Bayonne, N.J., conducted search and rescue efforts at Ground Zero, alongside his brothers from the Bayonne Fire Department. On Sept. 11, 2008, an emotional Bielan was happy to share a positive moment.

"These women all knew what this game, on this day, meant to me, and they said they would not lose this one," Bielan said. "They knew what a tough day it was for me, as well as every other firefighter across this nation. They all collectively got together and said we're doing this for our coach and our program and we're going to fill the void of today with a good memory.

"Seven years ago I thought my life was over, because my wife, then my fiancé, took the N-train under the World Train Center, and for hours I thought that I lost her. Today, we're fortunate enough to have two beautiful children and a great family, but I know there were so many families changed forever seven years ago. As the head coach at NJCU, I'm pleased to bring quality athletes and scholars to this university. These women knew where my thoughts were today, they knew the importance and significance of the day to me, and they played respectfully and brought home the victory."

It was also a special day for Albuja, this week's New Jersey Athletic Conference and ECAC Metro Region Player of the Week. She scored the first, second and fourth goals of the game and by doing so, broke the career program record of 33 goals set by current assistant coach Katie Feehan in a four-year career from 2004-07. Albuja also broke Feehan's school record with her seventh game-winning goal.

Now with a staggering 12 goals in four games this year, Albuja has moved into second place in school history with 78 career points, passing Carine Carvalheiro (2001, 2003-05, 77 points). Feehan owns the record with 92 points. Albuja now has 11 multiple-goal games and six hat tricks in her career.

"Every once in a while you are fortunate to either play or coach an amazing athlete like her and anyone who is around her feels her greatness on the field," Bielan noted about Albuja, the 2007 NJAC Rookie of the Year and First-Team All-Conference selection. "She is a natural goal scorer and a warrior on the field. And before today's game, knowing what today meant to me, she told me she would put a few goals in for me."

Freshman forward Nicole Sarica netted two more goals for the Knights, giving her five in the first four games of her career.

Freshman forward Abie Musa contributed to each of Albuja's first two goals, including the record-breaker, for her second and third assists of the season. Junior defender Jessica Irizarry, sophomore defender Ashley Welch and freshman defender Michelle da Silva each added their first assists and points of the season; it was da Silva's first career point.

When asked what the coaching victories record itself meant to him, Bielan said: "It shows that a dedicated coaching staff surrounded by the right, dedicated players, can change the culture of a program, especially when people told me this program couldn't be successful. Being 4-0 on the season and overcoming the past is sweet and makes all the meals missed with my family when I was out recruiting or training our players worth it."

Albuja, who entered the game tied with Feehan with 33 career goals, broke the record just 4:58 into the contest. Musa sent a cross from the right side, where Albuja fired a shot that was initially saved by the Panthers, before she immediately knocked in the rebound, for her record 34th tally.

Albuja added a second goal at 18:55 when Musa pushed a thru ball into the box which Albuja rifled in. Sarica made it a 3-0 lead at halftime with her goal at 35:28. Welch beat a defender, slid a thru ball onto the top of the box, which Sarica ran onto for a breakaway goal.

Albuja's third goal of the game was perhaps the nicest. At 57:04, da Silva aired out a free kick from 50 yards away, right to Albuja, who turned and fired -- all in one motion -- for a 4-0 lead.

Purchase freshman Shannon Ruiz snapped the shutout bid at 60:21 when she lofted a high shot from 35 yards that snuck in over leaping NJCU sophomore keeper Kelly Reilly who made 11 saves while registering her 11th career win.

Sarica concluded the scoring at 85:46 as Irizarry slipped a thru ball to her outside the box, setting up another breakaway.

NJCU outshot the Panthers (1-3), 22-13, and now lead the all-time series, 2-0, with an 8-1 goal differential. Purchase sophomore keeper Stephanie Janasiewicz made 12 saves in defeat.

In women's action, Wheaton (Mass.) defeated West Connecticut State in a battle of Top 15 teams. Freshman Emily Vincunas had the winning goal for the Lyons, who move to 3-1. WCSU now is 1-1. The University of Chicago remains unbeaten at 3-0 with itsn 1-0 victory today over Aurora. And perennial power UW-Eau Claire improves to 2-0-1 with their 3-0 shutout of Augsburg.

Puget Sound took care of Corban 6-1 to stay undefeated, and Wheaton (Ill.) also keeps its record clean with a 2-0 win over Carleton College. Both goals for Wheaton were scored by Sophomore Brittany Bergh. Carleton goalie Kate Trenerry had 12 saves to keep the game close. Messiah scored often in its 7-0 domination of Centenary, and will play Johns Hopkins on Wednesday. JHU is ranked in the Top 20 and with Messiah's No. 2 ranking, this should be a good match.

In men's action, York had to work hard to earn its 1-0 win over Medaille. Mike O'Connell had the winner for the Spartans who had six shots on goal, 13 shots overall. North Park took care of their business in upsetting Dominican 1-0 in OT. Dominican had the advantage in shots, but freshman Kristoffer Grahn made sure of the Vikings win with his first goal of the season.

Several matches were postponed over the weekend due to hurricane Hanna, including Amherst/Drew matchup.

Stevens improved to 3-0 on the season with today's 6-1 victory over Medgar Evers. The Ducks enjoyed a 34-5 advantage in shots on the day. And St. Thomas moves to 2-0 after their 3-0 shutout of Simpson. Freshman Mike Hutton scored two of the three goals for the Tommies, who host Oberlin on Sunday afternoon.

Ohio Wesleyan defeated Grove City 3-0, winning their adidas Invitational. The Bishops dominated on the stats sheet, taking 31 shots during the match: Grove City was able to muster only 4 shots. The Bishop’s Jordan Halloran had a goal in the match and was also voted to the All-Tourney Team.

Two matches involving Top 20 teams ended in 0-0 draws tonight: Rochester and Clarkson, and Hope and Wheaton (Ill.). In the Rochester match, Clarkson goalie Mike St. Croix had 7 saves, including a deflection save on a PK in the first overtime period. It was a game of possibilities at both ends of the field, but excellent goal keeping kept the match scoreless. In the Hope match, Hope and Wheaton (Ill.) both had excellent chances late in the game but as in the Rochester/Clarkson match, goal keeping was sharp. Wheaton (Ill.)'s Tyler Risma had perhaps the two best chances for the Thunder in the second half but could not connect. Hope finishes its two-game road trip with a win and a draw.