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First round play in the 2009 NCAA Men’s Soccer play was completed Thursday night at campus venues across the country.

Sixteen teams advance to 2nd-round matchups against seeded team, with those matches taking place Sunday. There were no real upsets on the evening and most teams from major conferences advanced, although highly-ranked and once-beaten Monmouth of the Northeast Conference may have surprised some by defeating Big East power Connecticut on penalties after a scoreless draw through 110 minutes of play.

Thursday Night’s Results

Akron Bracket

First round – South Florida 2, Stetson 1
Fredrik Brustad put the Hatters up 1-0 early, but USF got 1st half goals from Sebastian Thuriere and Bernardo Anor, both on assists from Javed Mohammed as the Bulls rallied for the victory.

Second round – South Florida at No. 1 Akron - 4 p.m.

First round – Stanford  3, St. Mary's (CA) 0
Adam Jahn, Dominique Yahyavi and Adoni Levine scored for the Cardinal. John Moore recorded a shutout in goal for the Cardinal.
 
Second round – Stanford at No. 16 UC Irvine - 6 p.m.

First round – Notre Dame 2, Wisconsin-Green Bay 1
Bright Dike and Jeb Brovsky scored for the Fighting Irish who withstood a 2nd half strike from Tony Walls.

Second round – Notre Dame at No. 9 Northwestern - 1 p.m.

First round – St. Louis(m) 2, Missouri State 1
James Dice and Mike Roach scored in the 1st half for the Billikens, who hung on despite a 2nd half goal from Missouri State’s Heath Melugin. SLU goalkeeper Ross Kaufman made a highlight-reel save near the end of the match to preserve the win.

Second round – St. Louis(m) at No. 8 Tulsa - 2 p.m.

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Ohio State Bracket

First round – Brown 1, Stony Brook 0
Sean Rosa scored the overtime winner in support of Paul Grandstrand’s shutout in goal as the Bears advanced.

Second round – Brown at No. 5 North Carolina - 2 p.m.

First round – Indiana 2, Louisville 0
Former Javanon star Darren Yeagle scored a double to knock hometown team Louisville out of the tournament. Ofori Sarkodie and Will Bruin recorded the assists for the Hoosiers, who had lost to the Cardinals in the regular season. IU now plays another team it lost to this year, in-state rivals Butler, at home.
Second round – No. 12 Butler at Indiana - 2 p.m.

First round – Boston College 2, Dartmouth 1 (OT)
Isaac Taylor scored a winner in overtime as the Eagles advance to play St. John's. Kyle Bekker equalized in regulation for BC, while Daniel Keat scored for the Big Green in the 1st half.

Second round – Boston College at No. 13 St. John's - 6 p.m.

First round – Drake 2, Western Illinois 1
Garrett Webb and Kevin Shrout scored for Drake, and the Bulldogs withstood a 2nd half tally from Husref Jupic.

Second round – Drake at No. 4 Ohio State - Noon

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Wake Forest Bracket

First round – UNC Wilmington 1, Charlotte 1 (UNC Wilmington advances on penalties, 4-1)
The Seahawks made all four of their spot kicks while the 49ers missed 1 of 3 in Charlotte. Adam Gross put Charlotte up 1-0 in the 1st half, but Daniel Roberts equalized for the Seahawks in the 80th minute.

Second round – UNC Wilmington at No. 3 Wake Forest - 1 p.m.

First round – Duke 3, Winthrop 2
Ryan Finley, Trae Harrison and Ryan McDaniel scored for John Kerr’s team, while Winthrop got goals from Cameron Alksnis and Said Abdi.

Second round – Duke at No. 14 Michigan State - 1 p.m.

First round – UC Santa Barbara 1, Wofford 0
David Walker scored a late winner for the Gauchos in support of Sam Hayden’s shutout in goal.

Second round – UC Santa Barbara at No. 11 San Diego - 5 p.m.

First round – Sacramento State 2, Loyola Marymount 1 (OT)
Bryan Baker’s overtime winner on a Fernando Cabadas assist sends the Hornets to a 2nd round match at UCLA. Scott Crandall scored a 28th-minute opener for Sacramento State, but Vincent Ocampo equalilzed for LMU in the 2nd half on a 1-2 with Rafael Baca.
 
Second round – Sacramento State at No. 6 UCLA - 5 p.m.

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Virginia Bracket

First round – Maryland 2, Loyola (MD) 1
First half goals by Casey Townsend and Drew Yates held up for the Terrapins. Phil Bannister pulled a goal back in the 2nd half for the Greyhounds but Sasho Cirovski’s team held on to advance to a showdown with Penn State.

Second round – Maryland at No. 7 Penn State - 1 p.m.

First round – Monmouth 0, Connecticut 0 (Monmouth advances one penalties, 4-3)
The Hawks claimed their biggest scalp of the season by far in besting UConn on PKs after 110 minutes of scoreless play. Bryan Meredith made a crucial save of a spot kick and Cesar Blacido struck the clinching penalty to put Rob McCourt’s team into the 2nd round at Harvard.

Second round – Monmouth at No. 10 Harvard - 1:30 p.m.

First round – Portland 2, New Mexico 1 (OT)
The Pilots got an overtime winner from Collen Warner to cap a dramatic come-from behind victory at New Mexico. The Lobos took a 1-0 lead in the opening half on a goal from Lance Rozeboom, but Warner scored in the 83rd minute for the Pilots to send the match into overtime. Pilots’ goalkeeper Austin Guerrero was sent off in the extra session before Warner scored his golden goal.

Second round – Portland at No. 15 NC State - 1 p.m.

First round – Bucknell 1, Princeton 0
Brendan Burgdorf scored a 69th winner and Tommy Caso recorded a 7-save shutout for the Bison.

Second round – Bucknell at No. 2 Virginia - 7 p.m.

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