http://www.d3sports.com RSS Feed for www.d3sports.com en-us D3sports.com RSS Software 1.1 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:01 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2010/01/29/7069/coast-guard-alum-delivers-in-haiti.html Coast Guard ensign Jen Ferreira, a four-year letter winner on the Coast Guard Academy women's soccer team, had four years of academic and military preparation at the Academy, but delivering a baby wasn't part of the curriculum.

Ferreira was aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, with a crew of about 100, when they arrived in the harbor off Port-au-Prince two days after the earthquake struck. They discovered several injured people and no medical care available. The crew created a makeshift clinic near the Coast Guard base and stabilized severely injured Haitians so they could be taken to the American ship for better treatment.

:google:right:box:"We gathered members from the crew with any medical training to go and help", Ferreira wrote in an email. Jen had taken an EMT course in high school which allowed her to be able to contribute a great deal in the crisis as hundreds of people were injured and dying at the clinic. Many members of the Tahoma had CPR and basic first aid training. Most crew members who went over had no more than CPR and basic first aid, but they were still able to provide vital care.

"I witnessed many members of our crew pushing themselves outside their comfort zone to provide crucial care." But they weren't the only ones on the crew pushing themselves. Their bravery saved a lot of lives. I spent my time ashore trying to stabilize patients," added Ferreira. "I made splints and slings as well as cleaned and covered open wounds to prevent infection. Many of the injuries I saw were way beyond the level of care I'm able to provide however; just taking the time to clean and wrap it gave these people hope."

On Jan. 17, the crew went ashore with the Navy medical team. They had proper training to be dealing with the severe injuries that the crew was finding.

"That day a second woman approached saying her water had broke the night before and I informed a doctor," said Ferreira. "There were only the two doctors that day and they had a lot of patients to see so I told Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:46:42 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2010/01/29/7069/coast-guard-alum-delivers-in-haiti.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/04/6980/.html The final 2009 D3soccer.com Top 25 men and women's poll is released and available hereMessiah finished its back-to-back sweep of the Division III men's and women's soccer titles, as the men defeated Calvin 2-0, winning their seventh Division III national championship. Video of all four press conferences.

In the women's title match, Messiah was a 1-0 winner over Washington U., starting the repeat Saturday. Amanda Naeher grabbed the game winner for the Falcons on a goal in the first half. The Falcons controlled most of the play, outshooting the Bears 16-6 and generally controlling midfield play. Clara Jaques had six saves for the Bears. The Bears did create a dangerous chance with under two minutes remaining. Two close shots were delivered from inside the box, but the first was rejected high and the second went just left. Wash U finishes itsseason as the national runner-up at 18-4-2.

In Friday's semifinal action, Messiah beat Williams 2-1 (news conference) while the Messiah women shut out TCNJ 1-0.

In the late men's semifinal, Calvin edged past Dominican 1-0 on a Brad Heethuis goal late in the second half. Video from press conference

:google:right:box:Carter Schwarberg put the ball in the top right corner on the sixth round of penalty kicks as the Washington U. women advanced in a shootout, 4-3 against Lynchburg. The Bears outlasted the Hornets after a 1-1 tie to advance to Saturday's national championship game, where they faced Messiah. Video from press conference.

Joanna Haqq scored midway through the second half to give Messiah a 1-0 lead on TCNJ in the first of Friday's national semifinals and the Falcons made it stand up. The 2008 champions kept their title defense alive with a 1-0 win and advanced to Saturday's national championship game. Haqq's 10th goal of the season ended a shutout streak of 816:59 for TCNJ that extended into the playoffs. Box score.

"I think we played pretty even," said TCNJ's Briann McDonough, who has been on three Final Four teams. "I don't think we got enough shots off or put enough offensive pressure on them as we would have liked." Watch the news conference.

Wash U Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:21:40 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/04/6980/.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/03/6976/wartburg-women-get-full-time-coach.html Wartburg athletic director Rick Willis has named assistant coach Sara Johnson as the first full-time head coach of the Wartburg women's soccer program.

"This is the next natural step in the continued development and progression of our soccer programs," Willis said. "Sara has made tremendous contributions to the women's program for the past three years and is well prepared to lead our women's team forward.

"We are excited about this significant step for both programs," he added. "We believe it will enable two outstanding teams to become even stronger."

Johnson will lead a program that has become one of the conference's and region's best. In the past three years alone, the Knights have accumulated a 49-9-5 record; an NCAA Division III national tournament berth and Sweet 16 appearance as part of an Iowa Conference tournament title and school-record 18 wins in 2007; an IIAC championship in 2008; and a top 10 national and Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:10:49 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/03/6976/wartburg-women-get-full-time-coach.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/02/6974/two-days-to-texas.html In less than two days, the women's Final Four in San Antonio kicks off with Friday morning semi-finals. Later on Friday, the men start their semi-final rounds, and on Saturday, we'll have two new national champions for 2009. Will the Messiah men make it two in a row? If so, they will have taken five of the last six national titles. And the Falcon women can repeat as well, having also won in 2008.

The NCAA Division III championship site for both men and women can be found here. This link provides information on live scores, video, and updated results.

In Friday's first match at 11:00 a.m., No. 1 Messiah and No. 9 The College of New Jersey go head to head as they have done in previous Final Four matches. In 2005, Messiah defeated TCNJ 1-0 for the national title, and in 2007 the Falcons won 2-0 in the semis before Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:08:17 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/02/6974/two-days-to-texas.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/01/6970/dominican-on-the-trail-to-texas-.html It is hard to believe, but the 2009 men's and women's Final Four competition begins in just three days. While the season seems to have just started, eight teams are left to decide the national champion in San Antonio. All the action this weekend can be captured via live video. In the meantime, you can watch highlights of the 2008 men's championship match. The schedule for the weekend:

Women's targeted start times are 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET
No. 12 Washington U. vs. No. 21 Lynchburg
No. 1 Messiah vs. No. 9 The College of New Jersey

Men's targeted start times are 6:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. ET
No. 1 Messiah vs. No. 13 Williams
No. 14 Dominican vs. Calvin

We'll be doing a series of previews on the upcoming matches, as well as shining the spotlight on the two newcomers this year: Calvin and Dominican.

:google:right:box:After getting as far as the Elite Eight in 2006 and Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:42:47 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/12/01/6970/dominican-on-the-trail-to-texas-.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/19/6944/ncaa-sweet-16-weekend-.html First-timers Calvin and Dominican men, and Lynchburg women join the Messiah, Washington University, and College of New Jersey women, Messiah and Williams menWe started off the weekend with 32 teams in both men's and women's play. Now we have our eight teams for San Antonio: The Bears of Washington U. are making their second trip in women's soccer history to the national semifinals and Calvin is making its debut appearance, marking only the second MIAA men's program to advance this far (Alma made it in 1999). The Williams men are returning after a long break, and the College of New Jersey women return for the fifth time in seven years, Messiah will be sending both their men's and women's, and Dominican advances in a 2-0 defeat of Whitworth. Lynchburg finished off the list by advancing past Trinity in a shootout. Box scores and game summaries are all available both on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:08:19 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/19/6944/ncaa-sweet-16-weekend-.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/15/6933/the-road-to-san-antonio-narrows.html In today's second round action, the No. 3 and No. 5 ranked men's team in the country were upset by unranked opponents. Both Trinity and Ohio Wesleyan were expected to make deep runs into the tourney this season and now they'll watch as the post-season continues. All of today's wraps are below; we now have our men's and women's Sweet 16, and the next stop on the road to San Antonio is set.

Sites for this weekend's Sweet 16 round were released by the NCAA this evening. For the men, Messiah, York, Loras, and Carnegie Mellon will be hosting sectionals. For the women, the hosts are Williams, Augustana, Trinity (Texas), and Johns Hopkins.

Scoreboard: Check out Sunday's schedule, with links to audio, video and live stats.

You can review the complete NCAA brackets; the men's bracket and women's bracket can be downloaded at a click.

Here is a wrap of today's men's action - Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:37:15 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/15/6933/the-road-to-san-antonio-narrows.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/14/6930/saturday-tournament-action.html Saturday opened with a full slate of NCAA postseason action. Men's and women's matches started at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday and will continue through 9:00 p.m. EST. If you can't make it out to a match, listen to your favorite team by reviewing our complete list of weekend internet broadcasts on the Scoreboard. You can review the complete NCAA brackets; the men's bracket and women's bracket can be downloaded at a click.

Scoreboard: Check out Saturday's schedule, with links to audio, video and live stats.

In round two action, the Calvin men played Wartburg to a scoreless draw, but then won the penalty kick round 4-2 to advance to the Sweet 16. On Friday, Calvin defeated Wheaton (Ill.) 2-1, while Wartburg was a 2-1 winner over Chicago.

Scroll down for more of Saturday's men's action.

In women's matches today, No. 18 Wheaton got by No. 14 Chicago to advance to the Sweet Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:55:31 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/14/6930/saturday-tournament-action.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/13/6927/friday-preview.html Three sites are hosting NCAA postseason matches today: Chicago and Calvin hosted first-round women's action, and Wheaton is hosting first-round men's action tonight. Check out the complete NCAA brackets; the men's bracket and women's bracket can be downloaded at a click.

Scoreboard: Check out Saturday's schedule, with links to audio, video and live stats.

In Wheaton, Wartburg edged past Chicago 2-1 in the first match of the evening. Freshman Brandon Cook has the game winner for the Knights in the 61st minute. Nate Gottsacker grabbed the assist on the play. In the second match, Calvin defeated Wheaton 2-1 on a goal by Alex McKenzie in the 78th minute. Wheaton had tied the match minutes earlier on a goal by senior Matt Swartz on a restart just outside the Knight box.

Calvin and Wartburg will play in the regional final. The match is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday.

In Grand Rapids, Calvin blanked Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:59:05 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/13/6927/friday-preview.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/12/6924/thursday-mens-ncaa-preview.html The 2009 NCAA Road to San Antonio kicked off with five men's matches and one women's match on Thursday. And it was a day for the SUNYAC, as both Brockport State and Plattsburgh State advanced. The rest of the field begins play on Friday or Saturday. Stay tuned to D3soccer.com for continuous coverage and updates throughout the weekend.

Also check out the NCAA men's and women's brackets: The men's bracket and women's bracket can be downloaded at a click. Comment on the latest news and join the post-season discussion on our message boards.

Scroll down for today's results. We have tried our hand at a few predictions, which you can see and judge on the Daily Dose.

In women's action, Maryville (Tenn.) over Mary Washington 3-2. Maryville hosted Mary Washington and edged out a 3-2 victory. Maryville will now face No. 3 Trinity (Tex.) at 16-0 on Saturday.

Plattsburgh State advances past Bowdoin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:22:59 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/12/6924/thursday-mens-ncaa-preview.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/09/6917/ncaa-post-season-field-announced.html Now we know who is in the 2009 NCAA Tournaments, both men and women. And we know who they will play and where.

The In fact, the men's bracket and women's bracket have been released and can be downloaded at a click.

Trinity (Texas) got the women's bracket's sole first-round bye and awaits the winner of Mary Washington at Maryville (Tenn.), while defending champion Messiah hosts a four-team regional and starts with Farmingdale State. Three NESCAC teams are hosting women's regionals. One at-large bid went to Wheaton (Mass.), which qualified for the 10th consecutive year.

:google:right:box:In the men's bracket, defending champion Messiah got one of the five first-round byes and will host either Brockport State or Ohio Northern. The other byes went to Rochester, Trinity (Texas), Montclair State and Ohio Wesleyan.

The NCAA also released the final men's and women's regional rankings, a ranking that has previously been kept secret.

Men's tournament field
Automatic Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:13:54 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/09/6917/ncaa-post-season-field-announced.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/09/6921/messiah-men-and-women-poll-at-no-1.html The busy conference championship weekend created more than a few changes in the final regular season D3soccer.com Top 25 poll. With the Ohio Wesleyan men falling in the NCAC tournament, Commonwealth champ Messiah regains the top spot, joining the Falcon women atop the national polls.

Remember that the NCAA men's and women's brackets were announced on Monday. Matches kick off on Thursday. The men's bracket and women's bracket can be downloaded at a click. Comment on the latest news and join the post-season discussion on our message boards.

In the men's poll, CAC champion York (Pa.) moved up to claim the No. 2 spot, while Ohio Wesleyan falls to No. 3. In the women's poll, the top four spots are all unchanged with NESCAC champ Williams at No. 2, SCAC champ Trinity (Tex.) at No. 3, and NWC champ Puget Sound at No. 4. Here are the complete D3soccer.com Top 25 men's Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:56:32 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/09/6921/messiah-men-and-women-poll-at-no-1.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6911/friday-evening-conference-action.html Centennial; No. 15 JHU upends No. 7 Swarthmore, No. 21 Mulhenberg falls to Dickinson; Oneonta women upset by Geneseo in the SUNYACConference tournament play accelerated across the country on Friday with quarterfinal and semifinal rounds being played on the men's side. We'll be updating semifinal and championship results throughout the weekend. Here is the weekend schedule as well as live results on our scoreboard. Go ahead and share your opinions about the conference tourneys, Pool C, and the upcoming post-season on our message boards.

Scroll down for some early results from men's conference action, as well as a rundown of the championship matches scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Saturday's conference action for the women is summarized and is being updated in Notables.

USA South Athletic Conference: North Carolina Wesleyan defeated Methodist 2-1 to advance to the finals. Robert Ivanovich scored in the 84th minute off an Arkadiusz Trochowski assist to seal the Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:55:49 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6911/friday-evening-conference-action.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6913/womens-saturday-conference-action.html Here is the weekend wrap on 2009 women's conference action. Please be sure to check in later this evening for the NCAA post-season announcement. Brackets and pairings will be released on Monday.

In action today:

NESCAC: No. 2 Williams edged past Middlebury 3-2 to win the conference title and AQ.

Empire 8: Ithaca freshman Rachael Palladino scored both goals as Ithaca blanked Nazareth 2-0, winning their seventh league title. Ithaca wins the conference AQ.

New England Women's & Men's Athletic Conference: Alisha Lussiez scored her first goal of the season as MIT shutout Springfield 1-0 in the conference final. Connie Park assisted on the goal.

:google:right:box:NEAC: Penn State-Harrisburg shutout Keuka 1-0 in overtime to take the conference AQ.

North Atlantic Conference: Husson was a 3-1 winner over Castleton State and takes the NAC championship. Megan Clement had the game winning goal for Husson; Amy Sanz and Alexandra Laniewski also had goals in the match. Castleton got Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:02:56 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6913/womens-saturday-conference-action.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6914/conference-saturday-who-is-heading-to-the-ncaas.html NCAA Men's AQ winners: Babson, Brockport State, Cabrini, Calvin, Capital, Catholic, Cazenovia, Chicago, Christopher Newport, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Denison, Dominican, Eastern Connecticut State, Grinnell, Hardin-Simmons, Hobart, Husson, Johns Hopkins, Lynchburg, Macalester, Medaille, Messiah, Misericordia, Montclair State, Salem State, St. Joseph's (Maine), St. Joseph's (L.I.), Stevens, Thomas More, Transylvania, Trinity (Tex.), Wartburg, Webster, Western New England, Wheaton (Ill.), Williams, Whitworth, York (NY) and York (Pa.)
Conference tournament play wrapped up across the country today with 38 or 39 conference champions decided this weekend. Later this evening, the NCAA will release the men's and women's postseason information, with brackets and pairings available on Monday. Go ahead and share your opinions about the post-season, and check out the complete list of who's in, and who is hoping for Pool C, on our message boards.

Scroll down for all the results from men's conference action on Saturday, as well as a rundown of today's championship matches. You will Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:02:42 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/07/6914/conference-saturday-who-is-heading-to-the-ncaas.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/04/6908/conference-tournaments-in-full-swing.html Union takes down No. 13 RPI; Landmark: Scranton upsets Drew, Catholic upsets No. 25 Merchant MarineConference tournaments continued across the country on Wednesday and the upsets continue. Plenty of action today in men's play: we'll update results throughout the evening. Check out schedule for the week as well as complete results on the scoreboard. Go ahead and share your opinions about the conference tourneys, Pool C, and the upcoming post-season on our message boards.

Commonwealth: In the first semi-final match, it was all freshmen in No. 2 Messiah's 3-0 victory over Lebanon Valley. With the win, the Falcons improve to 18-1 and will face Arcadia in the Commonwealth final on Saturday. The Falcons had two goals from freshman Joshua Wood, but freshman J.P. Fulton had the game winner in the 30th minute of play. Lebanon Valley ends their season at 10-7-2. In the other conference semi-final, Arcadia edged by Elizabethtown, 1-0, Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:56 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/04/6908/conference-tournaments-in-full-swing.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/03/6905/no-10-salisbury-men-no-5-rowan-women-upset-in-tourneys.html Men's: No. 10 Salisbury; Women's: No. 5 Rowan and No. 6 Concordia-Moorhead loseConference tournaments continued across the country on Tuesday and there were a number of upsets that will already begin to build the Pool C candidate list. Check out schedule for the week as well as complete results on the scoreboard. And go ahead and share your opinions about the conference tourneys, Pool C, and the upcoming post-season on our message boards.

In men's action:

Capital Athletic Conference: No. 4 York College defeated Mary Washington 4-1 in the semi-final round. Spartan senior All-American Jon Ports put the hosts on the board first in the 10th minute. Antonio Bua added the eventual game winner just five minutes later. Eagle Matt Lawrey scored early in the second half to make it 2-1, but Mike Gill and Kemal Nuspahic answered with a goal apiece for the final score. Mary Washington ends their regular season Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:51:38 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/03/6905/no-10-salisbury-men-no-5-rowan-women-upset-in-tourneys.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/02/6902/loras-climbs-to-no-3.html A handful of losses and draws have led to a few changes in the Top 25 men's and women's poll this week. No changes at the top of the poll, but the Loras Duhawks continue their climb, moving up one spot to No. 3 at 17-1-1. Loras won the IIAC championship and will host the semis and the finals of the conference tournament.

The song remains the same in the top six spots on the women's side, but Washington University improves to No. 7, the team's highest ranking of the year. The Bears are 13-2-1 and are atop the UAA standings with one match to play. Here are the complete D3soccer.com Top 25 men's and women's polls.

Ohio Wesleyan University keeps the top spot for the fourth week running, unbeaten at 17-0-1. The Bishops will host an NCAC tournament match on Wednesday and are the No. 1 seed. Messiah College remains Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:53:55 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/11/02/6902/loras-climbs-to-no-3.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/31/6898/njcu-shocks-no-3-montclair-state.html
The final weekend of the 2009 season started out with a bang with a major upset in men's soccer. Unranked NJCU took unbeaten No. 3 Montclair State into overtime and came out a 2-1 victor. Check all of Friday and Saturday's action on the scoreboard.

The 2-1 win by NJCU snaps Montclair State's 23-game NJAC unbeaten streak, and also ends the Red Hawks' 37-game NCAA record setting regular season unbeaten streak. Montclair hadn't lost a conference match since a Oct. 13, 2007 loss to New Jersey City.

Senior Awal Ahmed scored on a header in the fourth minute of the overtime period off an assist from freshman Jefferson Hurtado for the game winning goal.

With the loss, Montclair State falls to 15-1-2 and 7-1-1 in NJAC conference play. New Jersey City's exciting season comes to a close with the win, while the Red Hawks will begin NJAC tourney play on Nov. 3. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:53:27 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/31/6898/njcu-shocks-no-3-montclair-state.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/31/6899/wm-smith-coach-wilber-celebrates-her-400th-win.html The busy final weekend of the 2009 regular season continues with a ton of Saturday action. A few conference tournaments have started while most of the scheduled regular season matches are wrapping up. Scroll down for more details on the conference tournaments. Check today's scores and tomorrows scheduled action on the scoreboard.

In women's action today, No. 14 William Smith completed the regular season in fine fashion, defeating RIT 1-0 and handing head coach Aliceann Wilber her 400th career win. Wilber becomes only the second head coach in Division III history to achieve this milestone. The Herons open up Liberty League play next week when they host Union on Wednesday. William Smith improves to 11-3-2 with today's historic win.

In men's action, No. 17 Calvin was blanked 3-0 by MIAA foe Kalamazoo in a mild upset. Calvin has now lost two in a row and will face Trine on Wednesday. Kalamazoo is Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:37:01 EST http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/31/6899/wm-smith-coach-wilber-celebrates-her-400th-win.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/29/6892/key-conference-matches-continue.html Weather continues to play a role in matches this week as several East coast contests were postponed due to rain. But the march to conference tournament week continues. Check all of Wednesdays scores and the weekend schedule.

No. 1 Ohio Wesleyan clinched the NCAC championship with a 3-0 shutout of Wittenberg. This is the Bishop's fifth championship in the last six years, and will be the No. 1 seed in next week's NCAC tourney. No. 2 Messiah collected another shutout, defeating Albright 3-0, and No. 5 York had their own 3-0 win over Hood. All three of the Spartan goals came in the second half as they improve to 13-1-4. They will be the second seed in the upcoming CAC tourney; Salisbury edged York by four points to claim the top seed.

No. 6 Swarthmore played Centennial Conference foe Muhlenberg to a 0-0 draw, clinching a spot in the conference tourney. The Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:31:36 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/29/6892/key-conference-matches-continue.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/28/6891/week-two-of-the-ncaa-regional-rankings.html The second of three men's NCAA regional rankings have been released for Oct. 28, 2009. They are available on D3soccer.com here.

Wheaton (Ill.) remains No. 1 in the Central region, while RPI is tops in the East. Rochester is almost tied with RPI with regard to win-loss so RPI likely won out on having two more regional wins. No surprise that Ohio Wesleyan leads the Great Lakes region, but Carnegie Mellon and Ohio Northern are just a step behind. CMU's only loss was at the hands of the Bishops early in the season.

In the Mid-Atlantic, Swarthmore and Johns Hopkins are right behind Messiah, but in the South-Atlantic, the top four positions are tight; Montclair State has a perfect in-region record, followed by Christopher Newport, Salisbury, and York (Pa.). York has only one loss, but falls into place behind a two-loss Salisbury team that has a slightly tougher strength of schedule.

New Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:48:41 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/28/6891/week-two-of-the-ncaa-regional-rankings.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/26/6886/no-surprise-owu-men-and-messiah-women-stay-no-1.html More than a few moves in the Top 25 in week eight as upsets and draws reigned; and rain it did as a handful of matches across the country were canceled, rescheduled, or shortened as a result of the weather.

Ohio Wesleyan University keeps the top spot for the third week in a row, unbeaten at 15-0-1. Messiah College edges up to No. 2 at 14-1 after Christopher Newport fell 1-2 at Salisbury last week. And Carroll University breaks in to the Top 25 for the first time this season.

In the women's poll, Messiah remains at No. 1, and Williams College keeps the No. 2 spot by remaining perfect at 13-0. Trinity University (Tex.) moves up to claim No. 3, their highest this season, after Illinois Wesleyan was edged by CCIW foe Augustana over the weekend. Here are the new D3soccer.com Top 25 men's and women's polls.

:google:right:box:For the men, Montclair State Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:54 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/26/6886/no-surprise-owu-men-and-messiah-women-stay-no-1.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/24/6883/stormy-soccer-saturday-santa-cruz-falls.html On a weather-affected Saturday in the East, there were delays, postponements, and shortened matches. There were also more than a few big conference matches played as we get closer to conference Tourney season next weekend. Our friends at D3soccer.net have complied a nice overview of all the upcoming conference tournaments here.

In men's action, No. 1 Ohio Wesleyan blanked NCAC foe Wabash 4-0 on two goals from Travis Wall, his 14th and 15th of the season. The Bishops remain unbeaten at 15-0-2 and in first place in the NCAC. No. 2 Christopher Newport came from behind to defeat Greensboro 4-2 in USA South action, No. 3 Messiah cruised past Alvernia 8-0 in very wet weather, weather that forced No. 4 Montclair State's match with William Paterson to be rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 26. Check out all of today's scores from both men's and women's action.

:google:right:box:No. 5 York shut out St. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:32 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/24/6883/stormy-soccer-saturday-santa-cruz-falls.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/23/6881/.html The weekend promises some key match-ups in both men's and women's Top 25 soccer. In the Capital Athletic Conference, No. 13 Salisbury will host University of Mary Washington with the winner wrapping up the No. 1 seed in the CAC tournament. In the NESCAC, No. 15 Wesleyan hosts No. 23 Amherst, and No. 19 Trinity hosts Bowdoin. And No. 14 RPI has two Liberty League matches against Clarkson and St. Lawrence. In women's action, No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan hosts No. 17 Augustana in what will be a key Central region and CCIW conference matchup. Check the complete weekend schedule.

:google:right:box:In men's action on Friday, No. 25 Wheaton (Ill.) played CCIW foe Elmhurst to a 1-1 draw, falling to 12-4. Elmhurst moves to 11-3-3 and captures the regular season CCIW championship. NAIA Berry College defeated Washington University 1-0. The Bears fall to 8-4-3. UAA member Emory edged past Maryville (Tenn.) 3-2, improving Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:24 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/23/6881/.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/21/6877/ncaa-regional-rankings-released.html The first of three men's NCAA Regional Rankings have been released for October 21, 2009. They are available on D3soccer.com here.

The rankings take into account a team's regional record, its strength of schedule (as measured by the regional opponents' winning percentage and those opponents' opponents' winning percentage), head-to-head results and results against other regionally ranked opponents.

The NCAA national committee uses the same criteria to seed and select teams to participate in the NCAA Tournament. The D3soccer.com Top 25, or any national poll, is not a factor in selection or seeding. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:17:02 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/21/6877/ncaa-regional-rankings-released.html http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/21/6878/no-13-salisbury-upsets-no-2-cnu-york-and-jhu-tie.html On the day that the NCAA released their first of three weekly regional rankings, the Mid and South-atlantic regions produced some exciting results. Check all of today's results here.

In the South-atlantic, No. 2 Christopher Newport was upset 2-1 by No. 13 Salisbury. CNU is ranked No. 2 in the region while Salisbury surprisingly missed out on the NCAA rankings formula and didn't appear. With this result and a win over the weekend, Salisbury should show up at No. 5 or No. 6 in next week's release. In the match, Ben Reed scored in the first minute, and Justin Lambert had the game winner in the 18 minute for the Sea Gulls. Sean Moriarty got the Captains on the board in the 75th minute, but the 2-1 score stood. With the loss, CNU falls to 12-2, while Salisbury improves to 13-2-1.

No. 5 York and No. 11 Johns Hopkins fought their way Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:09:14 EDT http://www.d3soccer.com/notables/2009/10/21/6878/no-13-salisbury-upsets-no-2-cnu-york-and-jhu-tie.html