National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - News Features

December 2, 1996

Championships summaries

Division II football

First round: Clarion 42, Bloomsburg 29; Ferris St. 24, Indiana (Pa.) 23; Northern Colo. 24, Pittsburg St. 21; Northwest Mo. St. 22, Neb.-Omaha 21; Valdosta St. 38, Albany St. (Ga.) 28; Carson-Newman 41, West Ga. 7; Central Okla. 23, Chadron St. 21; UC Davis 17, Tex. A&M-Kingsville 14.

Quarterfinals (November 30): Clarion (10-2) at Ferris St. (10-1); Northwest Mo. St. (11-1) at Northern Colo. (9-3); Valdosta St. (10-2) at Carson-Newman (10-1); Central Okla. (9-2) at UC Davis (7-4).

Division III football

First round: Mount Union 31, Allegheny 26; Ill. Wesleyan 23, Albion 20; Wis.-La Crosse 44, Wis.-River Falls 0; St. John's (Minn.) 21, Simpson 18; Lycoming 31, Ursinus 24; Albright 31, Wash. & Jeff. 17; Rowan 21, Buffalo St. 20; Col. of New Jersey 17, Coast Guard 16.

Quarterfinals (November 30): Ill. Wesleyan (10-0) at Mount Union (11-0); St. John's (Minn.) (11-0) at Wis.-La Crosse (10-1); Albright (10-1) at Lycoming (10-0); Rowan (8-2) at Col. of New Jersey (8-2).

Division I men's soccer

First round: Washington 2, Santa Clara 1 (4 ot); Fresno St. 2, California 1; Cal St. Fullerton 2, UCLA 1; Creighton 2, Southern Methodist 0; George Mason 1, Virginia 0; St. John's (N.Y.) 5, Fordham 1; Maryland 2, James Madison 1 (2 ot); William & Mary 3, Army 1; Notre Dame 1, N.C.-Greensboro 0; N.C.-Charlotte 3, Charleston (S.C.) 1; Harvard 3, Boston U. 2; Hartford 3, Rhode Island 2 (2 ot); Bowling Green 4, Detroit 0; Indiana 4, Evansville 1; Rutgers 2, Cornell 1 (3 ot); Fla. Int'l 6, South Fla. 1.

Second round (to be completed by December 1 at campus sites): Washington (15-2-1) vs. Fresno St. (16-4-1); Cal St. Fullerton (11-4-5) vs. Creighton (16-4-1); George Mason (14-5-3) vs. St. John's (N.Y.) (18-2-2); Maryland (14-5-3) vs. William & Mary (19-2-1); Notre Dame (14-6-2) vs. N.C.-Charlotte (17-4); Harvard (16-1) vs. Hartford (16-5-1); Bowling Green (18-3-1) vs. Indiana (14-2-3); Rutgers (13-6-3) vs. Fla. Int'l (14-4-2).

Division I women's soccer

Second round: North Caro. 5, James Madison 0; Florida 5, Wake Forest 0; Santa Clara 3, Penn St. 1; Connecticut 2, Massachusetts 0; Portland 3, Vanderbilt 1 (2 ot); Nebraska 3, Duke 0; Maryland 1, San Diego 0; Notre Dame 5, Wisconsin 0.

Third round (to be completed by December 1 at campus sites): North Caro. (22-1) vs. Florida (22-2); Santa Clara (17-3-2) vs. Connecticut (22-2); Portland (18-0-2) vs. Nebraska (23-0); Maryland (19-4-2) vs. Notre Dame (22-1).

Division II men's soccer

Second round: Lynn 5, Tampa 3; Grand Canyon 2, Seattle Pacific 1 (3 ot); Southern Conn. St. 3, Dowling 0; Oakland 1, Mercyhurst 0 (2 ot).

Semifinals (December 5 or 6 on the campus of a participating institution): Lynn (12-3-4) vs. Grand Canyon (10-4-5); Southern Conn. St. (20-0-1) vs. Oakland (14-5-2). Final: December 7 or 8.

Division III men's soccer

Third round: Col. of New Jersey 1, Williams 0 (2 ot); Ithaca 3, Bethany (W.Va.) 2; Chicago 2, Greensboro 1; Kenyon 2, Luther 0.

Semifinals (November 29 or 30 on the campus of a participating institution): Col. of New Jersey (16-5) vs. Ithaca (14-4-1); Chicago (15-3-2) vs. Kenyon (17-2-1). Final: November 30 or December 1.

Division II women's volleyball

Regionals: At Cal St. Bakersfield -- Cal St. Bakersfield def. UC Davis, 4-15, 16-14, 12-15, 15-3, 15-12; UC Riverside def. Cal Poly Pomona, 15-2, 15-12, 15-12; Cal St. Bakersfield def. UC Riverside, 13-15, 15-10, 15-10, 11-15, 15-6.

At Tampa -- Tampa def. North Fla., 15-8, 15-13, 15-2; Barry def. Fla. Southern, 15-2, 15-5, 15-7; Tampa def. Barry, 15-8, 15-2, 15-17, 15-9.

At North Ala. -- North Ala. def. Texas Woman's, 15-11, 15-10, 15-6; Central Mo. St. def. West Texas A&M, 15-10, 15-8, 15-6; Central Mo. St. def. North Ala., 17-15, 15-5, 12-15, 15-6.

At West Va. Wesleyan -- Edinboro def. Lock Haven, 15-12, 15-6, 14-16, 8-15, 15-13; Edinboro def. West Va. Wesleyan, 15-13, 15-13, 15-9.

At Augustana (S.D.) -- North Dak. St. def. Augustana (S.D.), 9-15, 15-10, 12-15, 15-7, 16-14; Neb.-Omaha def. North Dak. St., 7-15, 15-11, 15-7, 15-7.

At New Haven -- Pace def. Dowling, 5-15, 15-12, 15-10, 17-15; New Haven def. Pace, 15-7, 5-15, 15-8, 15-6.

At Northern Mich. -- Northern Mich. def. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne, 15-7, 15-11, 15-7; Northwood def. Michigan Tech, 15-13, 5-15, 15-5, 15-7; Northern Mich. def. Northwood, 15-9, 15-5, 13-15, 15-8.

At Regis (Colo.) -- Regis (Colo.) def. Southern Colo., 16-14, 13-15, 15-10, 15-12; Neb.-Kearney def. Regis (Colo.), 15-3, 16-14, 15-10.

Quarterfinals (December 7 on the campus of a participating institution): Cal St. Bakersfield (27-3) vs. Tampa (31-6); Central Mo. St. (33-4) vs. Edinboro (28-12); Neb.-Omaha (32-2) vs. New Haven (44-1); Northern Mich. (31-4) vs. Neb.-Kearney (28-5). Semifinals: December 8. Final: December 9.

Division III women's volleyball

Quarterfinals: Juniata def. Springfield, 16-14, 15-3, 15-5; Wis.-Oshkosh def. Ohio Northern, 15-1, 15-8, 15-10; St. Olaf def. UC San Diego, 12-15, 15-11, 15-11, 15-1; Washington (Mo.) def. Cortland St., 15-1, 15-3, 15-8.

Semifinals (December 6 on the campus of a participating institution): Juniata (42-0) vs. Wis.-Oshkosh (40-3); St. Olaf (32-3) vs. Washington (Mo.) (41-6). Final: December 7.