Tag: NCAA Women’s Soccer

NCAA D1 Tournament: Notable 2019 First Round Results and Highlights

Over the weekend, 32 first round matches in the 2019 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship.  The following is a quick run-through of results for notable teams as well as noteworthy upsets.  (Did I mention that there were 32 matches played over 3 days?)

Several USA youth internationals and players already with senior USWNT caps and/or call-ups had noteworthy offensive performances, including:

  • Sophia Smith (Stanford, eligible for 2020 U-20 WWC):  3 goals, 2 assists versus Prairie View A&M
  • 2018 U-20 USWNT’er Penelope Hocking (USC): 4 goals against Cal. State Fullerton
  • UNC’s Emily Fox (USWNT capped) scored once against Belmont and had two assists

Two members of Canada’s 2016 Olympic Bronze Medal winning squad scored goals in the weekend’s matches:

  • Senior Jessie Fleming, netted the opening goal for UCLA in their 4:1 victory over Lamar University
  • Junior Deanne Rose scored a consolation goal in Florida’s 2:4 loss to South Florida (USF)

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NCAA D1 Tournament: 2019 First Round Match Schedule

The NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship kicks off today, Friday, November 15th, with 18 of the 32 First Round matches. On Saturday, 13 additional matches will be played, while just one lone match is scheduled for Sunday.

Almost all first round matches will be streamed live through various services, although most matches will either require an underlying cable or satellite subscription or a separate  subscription to a digital-only service.  However, some matches should be free, including all matches hosted by Pac-12 teams, as well as Santa Clara and West Virginia.

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NCAA: Conference Championship Sunday Schedule (2019)

With the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament right around the corner, today is the last day to earn a spot in the 64-team bracket.  Of those 64 slots, 31 are automatic qualifiers, with most of those automatic slots being decided via conference championships.  The bracket for the NCAA tournament will be announced on Monday afternoon. Continue reading “NCAA: Conference Championship Sunday Schedule (2019)”