NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT 1ST & 2ND ROUND
Hosted by Wheaton College at Joe Bean Stadium
November 15-16, 2013
FIRST ROUND MATCHES - NOVEMBER 15
Webster at Wheaton, 11 AM:Â Livestats --- Video --- Boxscore ---
Recap
Loras vs. St. Benedict, 1:30 PM:Â Livestats ---Video --- Boxscore ---
Recap
SECOND ROUND MATCHES - NOVEMBER 16
Friday's advancing teams, 1:30 PM:Â Livestats ---Video --- Boxscore --- Recap
As a NCAA Championship event no free passes (season passes, parents passes, student ID’s or faculty/staff ID) will be accepted. Admission to each session is $6 for adults, students (ages 12 and up) are $3, senior citizens are $3, ages 3-12 are $2 and children two years old and younger will be admitted for free.
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FRIDAY NOVEMBER 15
WHEATON 4, WEBSTER 0
The Wheaton College women's soccer team defeated Webster University on Friday morning in a First Round match of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.Thunder sophomore Ally Witt gave Wheaton its 1-0 lead when she netted a goal off of a Bailey Wysocki crossing pass in the 24th minute. Witt put in a shot that trickled into the net in the 29th minute to give Wheaton a 2-0 lead. The Thunder led the Gorloks 2-0 at halftime, with Wheaton out-shooting Webster 14-1.
Sophomore Annie Wooldridge moved through the Webster defense to score Wheaton's third goal in the 56th minute, thanks to an assist by Witt to give Wheaton a 3-0 lead. Wysocki netted Wheaton's fourth goal in the 75th minute. Wysocki scored on a deflection with a goal that was assisted by freshman Sarah Frey to give Wheaton the 4-0 lead that would become the final score.
Wheaton out-shot the Gorlocks 18-2 in the match. The Thunder attempted five corner kicks and Webster had none. Wheaton goalkeeper Kelsey Graham made one save, with no goals allowed, in 77 minutes of work. Mary Daghfal worked 13 minutes in the net, with one save and no goals allowed. Webster goalkeeper Jessica Davis made seven saves and allowed all four Thunder goals.
LORAS 2, ST. BENEDICT 0
The Loras College women's soccer team earned a 2-0 victory on Friday afternoon against College of St. Benedict in the First Round of the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament. Loras advances to the tournament's second round to face Wheaton College on Saturday a 1:30 PM.
Katie Truesdale scored both goals for the Duhawks. Her first goal gave Loras a 1-0 lead int he 38th minute as she beat her defender to net the goal. She gave the Duhawks a 2-0 lead in the 53rd minute when she scored off of a Kristina Everding assist to give Loras the 2-0 lead that would become the final score.
Loras out-shot St. Benedict 12-8 on the day. The Blazers had four corner kicks and Loras attempted two. Loras goalkeeper Hannah Wilson made three saves in posting the shutout for the Duhawks. St. Benedict netminder Heather Kaluzniak made seven saves and allowed both Loras goals.
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The Loras College women’s soccer team continued an unprecedented winning streak in Iowa Conference play and have been ranked (or receiving votes) in every poll in 2013. The Duhawks’ senior class went 38-0-1 against Iowa Conference foes over the last four years and took home four straight regular season and IIAC Tournament titles along the way. This is the program’s 11th appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship.
The 2013 season has been highlighted by a 1-2 punch on the attack and stability in the back. Sophomore Katie Truesdale leads the team in goals (13) and is tied for the team lead with 31 points when you add in her five assists. She has a team high four game-winning goals and contributed to three of the four goals Loras scored in the IIAC Tournament last weekend. Danielle Vujovic missed all of 2012 with an injury and has returned to score 10 goals and added 11 assists to match Truesdale’s points output. Sixteen other Duhawks have found the back of the net as well, including five players with three or more goals. Vujovic and Truesdale each won IIAC Offensive Player of the Week once this year.
In the back, seniors Sarah Trump and Kinsey Campbell have anchored the back line and helped Loras outscore opponents 60-21 this year. Both have been All-Iowa Conference and All-Region picks in the past, and Campbell earned an All-American nod in 2012 as well. Hannah Wilson claimed the starting goalkeeper spot this year and has all 17 wins to her credit. She has a 0.95 goals against average. Trump, Campbell, and Wilson accounted for five IIAC Defensive Player of the Week awards this season.
Loras’ three losses and one tie were each against teams who qualified for this year’s championship tournament. The Duhawks (17-3-1) lost to Calvin in overtime on a neutral site, at UW-Whitewater, and against the hosts from Wheaton College in Wheaton on September 24. Their draw came at home against Augustana. When the Loras men’s team won the IIAC Tournament last Saturday, it marked the (combined) 500th win for head men’s and women’s coach Dan Rothert.
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The Saint Benedict soccer team takes a 16-2-1 record in the NCAA Tournament Nov. 15 and 16. They went 9-2 in Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) play this season, winning the regular season title outright. In the MIAC Tournament they won 2-1 in the semifinals, and 3-2 over regular season runner-up Macalester in the championship game to earn the automatic berth into the national tournament.
Their 16 wins this season set a new program record, while their nine MIAC wins tied the all-time best. The MIAC Championship is the Blazer’s second in three years, and fifth in program history. They clinched the title by winning their final four conference games, and enter the weekend on a seven-game winning streak.
They were shutout just once all season, while pitching eight shutouts on the defensive end. With a goals against average of 0.77 they lead the MIAC, and their 2.4 goals per game average is just 0.1 shy of the conference leader.
Senior forward Colleen Bouchard (PICTURED RIGHT) leads the team with nine goals, 15 assists and 33 points, all career highs. Already a three-time All-MIAC player and two-time All-Region performer, she is having her best season in her final year. Bouchard’s 15 assists are a MIAC best, and currently rank No. 6 in the country. Tying for the team lead in goals is Grace Vaughan, who had a breakout sophomore season this year, also leading the team with five game-winners. And a bright spot has been the emergence of rookie goalkeeper Heather Kaluzniak, who has posted 14 of the Blazers’ 16 wins, while notching seven shutouts for a .800 goals against average, and leads the MIAC in save percentage with a .833 tally.
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WEBSTER UNIVERSITY GORLOKS
The Webster University women’s soccer team has a 19-2 record this season and went undefeated during their conference regular season schedule with a 10-0 mark in league play.
Webster University earned its berth into the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship by winning the 2013 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) Tournament last weekend to get the conference’s automatic bid. Webster defeated Principia 4-1 last Saturday in the SLIAC Tournament Championship Match to earn the postseason bid.
Webster is appearing in its 10th national tournament and second appearance in as many years. The Gorloks have captured six SLIAC tournament championships, all of which have come in the last nine seasons for the Gorloks.
Ally Nikolaus (PICTURED RIGHT) and Jordan Fosburgh each lead Webster with 10 goals apiece for the Gorloks this fall. Nikoluas has also contributed seven assists, for 27 total points. Kristin Montgomery has nine goals and 13 assists to lead Webster with a team-high 31 total points. Lauren Pratt has registered eight goals, with 13 assists to tally 29 total points. Ashley Mess has scored nine goals, with five assists.
The Gorloks have out-scored opponents 89-12 this year, with the Webster defense posting 12 shutouts. The squad has put together a team goals against average of 0.57. Goalkeeper Jessica Davis has compiled 16 of Webster’s 19 wins this season and she has nine shutouts, with a 0.55 goals against average.
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Wheaton earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, by winning the CCIW Tournament last Saturday. The Thunder defeated Carthage 5-0 in the CCIW Tournament Championship Match. Wheaton is 17-1-2 on the season. The Thunder posted a 6-1-0 record in CCIW play to win the CCIW Regular Season Championship, the program’s 16th CCIW Championship.
This year’s trip to the postseason is Wheaton’s 17th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament. Wheaton is 45-10-5 (.792) all-time in the postseason, with seven Final Four appearances and National Championships in 2004, 2006 and 2007, in addition to runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2011. Wheaton’s 79.2% tournament winning percentage is the second-highest of any current Division III member institution in the history of the Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament and the program’s 45 all-time tournament wins is the third-highest among current Division III institutions.
Senior Leah DeMoss (PICTURED RIGHT) was named the CCIW Player of the Year earlier this week and also named to the All-CCIW First Team. DeMoss leads the Thunder with 10 goals and 10 assists. Bailey Wysocki has nine goals with four assists for Wheaton and All-CCIW honoree Sydney Sharkey has six assists. Senior All-CCIW defender and goalkeeper Kelsey Graham anchor the Wheaton defense. Graham has allowed just seven goals in 15 matches this year, with a 0.51 goals against average.
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