Men's Soccer

Maryland Region Men's Soccer 3rd Round Breakdowns

#2 Maryland vs. Coastal Carolina

Maryland got a great game from Brown in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terps gave up an early goal to the Bears, but stole one back right before the half thanks to Patrick ...

Marquette / Louisville Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdown

The two Big East teams, Marquette and Louisville, will be hoping to move on to the third round after sitting out the first round before getting a chance to play in the second. Marquette will take on either Northwestern or Western Illinois while Louisville will have to face SMU or Winthrop. Marquette by far is the powerhouse of the region, but Louisville can’t be ...

Notre Dame / Indiana Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

Although Notre Dame and Indiana are both ranked giving them a bye to the second round, they won’t have it easy in their first matches of the tournament. Notre Dame will face either Michigan State or Cleveland State, both coming off a tough season with a big finish and Indiana has to make it past either Kentucky or Xavier. Indiana will have the tougher ...

Akron / Creighton Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

Before they get a chance to dust off their boots in the second round Akron and Creighton will have to wait out the first round to see who they match up against in the second. The Michigan/Niagara match up will be similar to the Washington/Air Force game. All four teams have had their successes and downfalls this season and they all match up just about ...

Maryland / Wake Forest Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

This is another one of those very tough and balanced groups. Certainly Maryland is the team to beat, but just earlier in November they lost to Wake Forest. In fact, that was their only loss of the season. Terp fans should not be happy with that draw. And looking at the first round teams there is a lot of talent there. Drexel and Brown are both very tough defensively and Coastal Carolina ...

UConn / New Mexico Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

New Mexico lost three games and tied one on the season. Two of those losses and the one tie, which UNM eventually lost in penalty kicks, came against Air Force. It looks like Air Force just has a knack for beating the Lobos, but they generally keep the score low and steal a late goal or two. But luckily it is quite unlikely that New Mexico will run into Air Force in the NCAA Tournament. If ...

Georgetown / VCU Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

Top to bottom, this may be the most talented group in the NCAA Tournament. There is no pushover here at all and every game will be tough. Georgetown is the obvious favorite after their stellar year in the Big East, but it is a program that has been to just one tournament since 1997. One does not have to think back very far to remember Charlotte’s recent tournament ...

Saint Louis / North Carolina Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

For now, North Carolina’s road back to the College Cup is not horribly difficult. Saint Louis is playing great soccer right now, but their potent offense may not be able to get much going against the Tar Heel defense. But there are a couple sleepers to watch in this region as well. Old Dominion did not make any noise in the CAA Tournament since they were ineligible, so they are ...

UCLA / Tulsa Region 1st and 2nd Round Breakdowns

UCLA looks pretty strong in this group. The west coast was a bit down this year, as seen by the Big West’s lone representative, Cal State Northridge, who won the conference tournament. The result is UCLA being placed in a group with Tulsa as the other seeded team. With UCLA hosting until at least the quarterfinals, it may be very difficult for anybody but the Bruins to come out of this ...