Fall 2018 NCAA Championships

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Middlebury has claimed the national title in D3 field hockey by defeating Tufts 2-0. This was their second consecutive title and third in the last four years. Their path to the title included:

vs. Keene State - W 8-0
vs. TCNJ - W 5-1
vs. Rowan - W 4-2
vs. Tufts - W 2-0

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Late last night, the bracket for the men's water polo tournament was released. In the first opening-round game, Long Beach State (13-11) will host Pomona-Pitzer (23-8). The winner will advance to the third opening-round game to play UC San Diego (19-5), with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play Stanford (20-2) at Stanford. In the second opening-round game, Princeton (19-10) will host George Washington (22-6). The winner will advance to the fourth opening-round game to play UCLA (22-4), with the winner advancing to the championship bracket to play Southern California (28-3) at Stanford. Game times for the opening-round games are listed on the bracket. Game times for the semifinals are 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern time Dec. 1, and the championship game will be played at 6 p.m. Eastern time Dec. 2.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/waterpolo-men/nc/2018

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The NCAA Division II Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Committee has announced the participants for the 2018 NCAA Division II men’s and women’s cross country championships. In order to be eligible to participate in the championships, teams and individuals had to qualify in their respective NCAA regional competitions that were held this past weekend.

Thirty-four teams were selected to participate in each championship. The top three, seven-person teams automatically qualified from each of the eight regions, for a total of 24 teams. Ten additional teams were selected at-large. A minimum of 24 additional individuals were selected to participate in each championship through an automatic qualifier and at-large selection process.

The championships will be held Dec. 1 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at Bob O’Conner Golf Course at Schenley Park. Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania and SportsPITTSBURGH will serve as hosts. The men’s race will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern, followed by the women’s race at 12:15 p.m. Eastern.

In Ohio on the women's side, Walsh qualified as a team. On the men's side, Cedarville and Walsh qualified. In addition to team qualifiers, numerous Ohio individuals qualified.

Qualifier list: https://www.ncaa.com/news/cross-country ... qualifiers

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The NCAA Division II Field Hockey Committee has selected the six teams that will be participating in the 2018 NCAA Division II Field Hockey Championship. Three teams were selected from the Atlantic and East regions. Two preliminary rounds will be on campus sites Sunday, November 25. East Stroudsburg and West Chester will receive first round byes in the six-team field. Merrimack will travel to Shippensburg for a first-round contest at 1 p.m. Eastern time. The winner will meet in a semifinal match-up against West Chester. Pace will host St. Anselm in the first-round contest at Noon Eastern time. The winner will advance to play East Stroudsburg.

Semifinals will be played at 2 and 5 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field on the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The final will be played at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field on the campus of the Duquesne University.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/fieldhockey/d2

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The NCAA volleyball selection committee has spoken. After three months of play, 64 teams get to compete for the national championship, beginning with the NCAA tournament first round on Nov. 29. Stanford, Minnesota, Illinois and BYU took the top four seeds, which means each team will host a regional if it advances past the first weekend. The final four and championship will be December 13-15 at the Targer Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Out of Ohio, Cincinnati and Dayton both made the bracket.

Bracket: https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/volleyball-women/d1/2018

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East Stroudsburg vs. Shippensburg will be the matchup for the championship in D2 field hockey. The game will be Saturday at 1pm. This means that for the fourth consecutive year, the national champion will be one of these two teams.

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West Chester and Barry will meet for the championship in D2 men's soccer on Saturday.

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The championship in D2 women's soccer will pit Grand Valley State vs. Bridgeport at 3pm on Saturday.

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For the first time in program history, Grand Valley State claimed the D2 men's cross country national championship. They edged out second place Colorado Mines by 10 points.

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In addition to the men's title, GVSU also claimed the women's title, their 6th in program history, all coming since 2010. They rolled to the championship by 42 points over second place Mary.

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Shippensburg has claimed the national title in D2 field hockey, defeating East Stroudsburg 1-0 in overtime. This was their 3rd consecutive national title and 4th in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Merrimack - W 4-1
vs. West Chester - W 4-0
vs. East Stroudsburg - W 1-0

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Barry has defeated West Chester to claim the national title in D2 men's soccer, 2-1. For Barry, it is their first title in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Spring Hill - W 4-1
vs. Lynn - T 0-0 (W in PKs)
vs. Lander - W 2-1
vs. Fort Hays State - T 0-0 (W in PKs)
vs. West Chester - W 2-1

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Tufts has won the D3 men's soccer national championship, defeating Calvin 2-1. For Tufts, it was their third title in program history. Their path to the title included:

vs. Stevens Institute - W 1-0
vs. Amherst - W 3-0
vs. Montclair State - W 4-0
vs. Rochester - W 3-0
vs. Calvin - W 2-1

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In D2 women's soccer, Bridgeport outlasted Grand Valley State 1-0 to claim the national title. This was their first title in program history, as they defeated GVSU who is a perennial powerhouse in women's soccer. Their path to the title included:

vs. Stonehill - W 2-1
vs. Saint Rose - W 3-0
vs. LIU Post - W 1-0
vs. Bloomsburg - W 3-1
vs. UC San Diego - W 2-0
vs. Grand Valley State - W 1-0

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Although it took penalty kicks, Williams claimed their second straight national title in D3 women's soccer over Middlebury. Not only was it their 2nd consecutive but it was their third in program history, all coming in the last 4 years. Their path to the title included:

vs. New England - W 2-0
vs. Stevens Institute - W 2-1
vs. TCNJ - T 0-0 (W in PKs)
vs. William Smith - T 1-1 (W in PKs)
vs. Christopher Newport - W 2-0
vs. Middlebury - T 1-1 (W in PKs)

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Tampa has claimed the D2 women's volleyball national title, their third in program history. They claimed the title by defeating Western Washington 3-2. Their path to the title included:

vs. Saint Leo - W 3-0
vs. Barry - W 3-1
vs. Palm Beach Atlantic - W 3-1
vs. American International - W 3-0
vs. Washburn - W 3-0
vs. Western Washington - W 3-2

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For the second time in program history, Florida State has claimed the national title in D1 women's soccer. They defeated fellow ACC rival North Carolina 1-0 on Sunday to win the title. Their path to the championship included:

vs. Loyola-Chicago - W 1-0
vs. South Florida - W 3-1
vs. USC - T 1-1 (W in PKs)
vs. Penn State - W 1-0
vs. Stanford - W 2-0
vs. North Carolina - W 1-0

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USC has claimed the national title in men's water polo for the 10th time in program history, and the first time since 2013, when their consecutive streak ended at six titles in a row. They defeated Stanford 14-12 to claim the championship. Their path to the title included:

vs. UCLA - W 8-7
vs. Stanford - W 14-12

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It was a bracket that the Big Ten dominated this year in D1 men's soccer, as the final four consisted of three Big Ten teams and Akron. But, it was Maryland that came out on top as champions, as they claimed their fourth title in program history, defeating Akron 1-0. For the Terrapins, not only was it their fourth in program history, but their first one since 2008. Their path to the title included:

vs. NC State - W 2-0
vs. Duke - W 2-0
vs. Kentucky - W 1-0
vs. Indiana - W 2-0
vs. Akron - W 1-0

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The D1 women's volleyball final four will begin on Thursday. The matchups are:

#1 Stanford vs. #4 BYU
#3 Illinois vs. #7 Nebraska