Men’s Conference Automatic Bids Set
November 16, 2009
The automatic conference bids for this year’s NCAA Men’s Soccer Tournament were set over the weekend. The field will be announced Monday.
Following is a rundown of who each conference is sending to the full tournament, with a projection of at-large bids added at the end.
America East: Stony Brook 2, UMBC 0
Leonardo Fernandes and Raphael Abreu scored to give the 6-9-4 Seawolves a surprise bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Atlantic 10: St. Louis(m) 2, Dayton 0
Michael Robson and Michael Roach scored for the Billikens in the final.
Virginia celebrates their ACC title (Photo courtesy of Virginia Athletics)ACC: Virginia 1, NC State 0
Will Bates scored the winner and Diego Restrepo recorded the shutout in goal for the Cavaliers.
Atlantic Sun: Stetson 2, Mercer 1
Griffin Gilstrap scored twice to lead the Hatters to the crown.
Big East: St. John's 0, Notre Dame 0 (St. John's advanced on penalties 4-2)
St. John's won on penalties after 110 minutes of scoreless play. Derby Carillo came up with the pivotal post-match save.
Big South: Winthrop 2, Liberty 1
Matthew Skonicki and Stephen Nsereko each scored to lift Winthrop.
Big Ten: Ohio State 1, Penn State 0
David Tiemstra scored a last-minute winner for the Buckeyes.
Big West: UC Irvine 4, UC Santa Barbara 1
Gray Bailey, Carlos Aguilar, Spencer Thompson and Irving Garcia scored for the Anteaters.
CAA: UNC Wilmington 1, Northeastern 0
Nassim Berhouni scored the winner for the Seahawks. Brock Duckworth recorded the shutout in goal.
Conference USA: Tulsa 3, Marshall 0
Austin Neil, Justin Chavez and Jose Parada scored for the Golden Hurricane. Andy Aguilar recorded the shutout in goal.
Horizon: Wisconsin-Green Bay 0, Butler 0 (Wisconsin-Green Bay advances on penalties, 3-2)
Ivy: Harvard won the regular season title with a 1-0 victory over Penn. Richard Smith scored the winner and Austin Harms recorded the shutout in goal.
Drake men celebrate their Missouri Valley title. (Photo courtesy of Drake Athletics)Metro Atlantic: Loyola (MD) 1, Niagara 0
Matt Tyrie scored late in overtime to lift the Greyhounds to the win. Kyle Wittman recorded the shutout in goal.
MAC: Akron 2, Hartwick 1
Darlington Nagbe scored the game-winning goal to give the Zips a perfect 20-0-0 record heading to the NCAA Tournament.
Missouri Valley: Drake 2, Evansville 1
Kevin Shrout scored the winner for the Bulldogs.
Mountain Pacific: Sacramento State 2, New Mexico 2 (Sacramento State advances on penalties, 5-4)
Matt Linenberger scored a late equalizer for the Hornets, who then prevailed on penalties.
Northeast: Monmouth 2, Quinnipiac 1
Chase Barbieri and Ryan Kinne scored for the Hawks to push their record to 18-1-1.
Pac-10: UCLA drew with San Diego State 1-1. The Bruins had already won the Pac-10 title. California upset Stanford 1-0 on a Jacob Wilson winner, while Danny Mwanga scored twice in a 3-2 win by Oregon State over Washington.
Patriot: Bucknell 1, American 0
Brendan Burgdorf scored on a 15th-minute header to lead the Bison to victory.
Southern: Wofford 2, Elon 1
Wilson Hood and Kentrel Owens scored for the Terriers.
Summit: Western Illinois 1, UMKC(m) 0
Another title for the Leathernecks as Oskar Gasecki scored the winner and Stephen Paterson recorded a shutout in goal.
West Coast: San Diego clinched the regular season title with a scoreless draw against St. Mary's (CA) on Friday, who finishes 2nd.
Projected At-Large Bids: Boston College, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Maryland, Wake Forest, South Florida, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Penn State, UC Santa Barbara, William & Mary(m), Butler, Brown, Princeton, Missouri State, Loyola Marymount, New Mexico, Stanford, San Diego State, St. Mary's (CA), Portland.
Others on the bubble: Michigan, Creighton, Evansville, Charlotte, Dartmouth, Oregon State, Providence
Following is a rundown of who each conference is sending to the full tournament, with a projection of at-large bids added at the end.
America East: Stony Brook 2, UMBC 0
Leonardo Fernandes and Raphael Abreu scored to give the 6-9-4 Seawolves a surprise bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Atlantic 10: St. Louis(m) 2, Dayton 0
Michael Robson and Michael Roach scored for the Billikens in the final.
Will Bates scored the winner and Diego Restrepo recorded the shutout in goal for the Cavaliers.
Atlantic Sun: Stetson 2, Mercer 1
Griffin Gilstrap scored twice to lead the Hatters to the crown.
Big East: St. John's 0, Notre Dame 0 (St. John's advanced on penalties 4-2)
St. John's won on penalties after 110 minutes of scoreless play. Derby Carillo came up with the pivotal post-match save.
Big South: Winthrop 2, Liberty 1
Matthew Skonicki and Stephen Nsereko each scored to lift Winthrop.
Big Ten: Ohio State 1, Penn State 0
David Tiemstra scored a last-minute winner for the Buckeyes.
Big West: UC Irvine 4, UC Santa Barbara 1
Gray Bailey, Carlos Aguilar, Spencer Thompson and Irving Garcia scored for the Anteaters.
CAA: UNC Wilmington 1, Northeastern 0
Nassim Berhouni scored the winner for the Seahawks. Brock Duckworth recorded the shutout in goal.
Conference USA: Tulsa 3, Marshall 0
Austin Neil, Justin Chavez and Jose Parada scored for the Golden Hurricane. Andy Aguilar recorded the shutout in goal.
Horizon: Wisconsin-Green Bay 0, Butler 0 (Wisconsin-Green Bay advances on penalties, 3-2)
Ivy: Harvard won the regular season title with a 1-0 victory over Penn. Richard Smith scored the winner and Austin Harms recorded the shutout in goal.
Matt Tyrie scored late in overtime to lift the Greyhounds to the win. Kyle Wittman recorded the shutout in goal.
MAC: Akron 2, Hartwick 1
Darlington Nagbe scored the game-winning goal to give the Zips a perfect 20-0-0 record heading to the NCAA Tournament.
Missouri Valley: Drake 2, Evansville 1
Kevin Shrout scored the winner for the Bulldogs.
Mountain Pacific: Sacramento State 2, New Mexico 2 (Sacramento State advances on penalties, 5-4)
Matt Linenberger scored a late equalizer for the Hornets, who then prevailed on penalties.
Northeast: Monmouth 2, Quinnipiac 1
Chase Barbieri and Ryan Kinne scored for the Hawks to push their record to 18-1-1.
Pac-10: UCLA drew with San Diego State 1-1. The Bruins had already won the Pac-10 title. California upset Stanford 1-0 on a Jacob Wilson winner, while Danny Mwanga scored twice in a 3-2 win by Oregon State over Washington.
Patriot: Bucknell 1, American 0
Brendan Burgdorf scored on a 15th-minute header to lead the Bison to victory.
Southern: Wofford 2, Elon 1
Wilson Hood and Kentrel Owens scored for the Terriers.
Summit: Western Illinois 1, UMKC(m) 0
Another title for the Leathernecks as Oskar Gasecki scored the winner and Stephen Paterson recorded a shutout in goal.
West Coast: San Diego clinched the regular season title with a scoreless draw against St. Mary's (CA) on Friday, who finishes 2nd.
Projected At-Large Bids: Boston College, Duke, NC State, North Carolina, Maryland, Wake Forest, South Florida, Louisville, Notre Dame, Connecticut, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Penn State, UC Santa Barbara, William & Mary(m), Butler, Brown, Princeton, Missouri State, Loyola Marymount, New Mexico, Stanford, San Diego State, St. Mary's (CA), Portland.
Others on the bubble: Michigan, Creighton, Evansville, Charlotte, Dartmouth, Oregon State, Providence
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