Re: Playoff results Tusculum went undefeated against the region field, and even though they were outshot most of the game by C-N, came up with the big goal. Their keeper is tough. Now they face a Tampa squad that will really test their defense. Franklin Pierce is a mild surprise.. their men were supposed to have a better shot at an elite eight berth than their women, yet it's their women who are moving on. Playing very well at the end of the year.
I guess the 4th time was not a charm for Indiana PA (IUP). They lost for the fourth time to fellow conference team West Chester. I'm glad to see that they did well this year nad made it to not only the conference final but the regional final. They seem to have mostly under classmen, so maybe they can get past West Chester next year.
11 November Results GVSU 1-0 over Nebraska Omaha http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1111_0901/2006 Tampa 5 Tusculum 0 http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1111_0902/2006 West Chester 2 Franklin Pierce 1 http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1111_0903/2006 Metro 2 UCSD 0 http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1111_0904/2006
I've covered the IUP women's team for the shcool paper for the past two years... IUP's a really good young team, but there were bouts of inconsistancy, and they simply couldn't solve West Chester over FOUR games. I agree, some more out of conference games would've been nice, and maybe just one game against the other side of the conference, with home and away rotating... but I don't know if the limited budget in a DII women's sport would allow a large amount of traveling outside of the state and local region. But West Chester, from what I've seen, is very good... I'm not surprised that they're still making a run.
Semi-Finals and Finals Results GVSU 2-0 over Tampa http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1116_0101/2006 Metro State 2OT winner over West Chester http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1116_0102/2006 * * * * Metro State Champions with OT win over GVSU! http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/womens/recaps/d2_1118_436931/2006 Metro State Player Reflection on Championship Run http://gometrostate.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/112006aac.html