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The NCAA News -- December 7, 1998

Championships scores/pairings

Division I-AA football

First round: Ga. Southern 49, Colgate 28; Connecticut 42, Hampton 34; Florida A&M 27, Troy St. 17; Western Ill. 52, Montana 9; Lehigh 24, Richmond 23; Massachusetts 21, McNeese St. 19; Appalachian St. 45, Tennessee St. 31; Northwestern St. 48, Illinois St. 28.

Quarterfinals (December 5 on campus): Ga. Southern (12-0) vs. Connecticut (10-2); Florida A&M (11-1) vs. Western Ill. (10-2); Lehigh (12-0) vs. Massachusetts (9-3); Appalachian St. (10-2) vs. Northwestern St. (9-2).

Men's soccer

First round: Clemson 5, Lafayette 0; William & Mary 2, South Fla. 1 (2 ot); Butler 1, Cincinnati 0 (2 ot); Indiana 3, Akron 2 (2 ot); St. John's (N.Y.) 1, Brown 0 (2 ot); Penn St. 1, Connecticut 0; Santa Clara 1, Southern Methodist 0; UNC Greensboro 2, Washington 1; Jacksonville 3, Duke 2; Maryland 2, Richmond 1; Creighton 4, St. Louis 1 (2 ot); UCLA 2, Fresno St. 1; San Diego 2, Cal St. Fullerton 1; Stanford 3, San Jose St. 2 (3 ot); South Carolina 2, Va. Commonwealth 1; Virginia 3, Rider 0.

Second round: Clemson 1, William & Mary 0; Indiana 2, Butler 1 (2 ot); St. John's (N.Y.) 1, Penn St. 0; Santa Clara 4, UNC Greensboro 1; Maryland 3, Jacksonville 0; Creighton 2, UCLA 0; Stanford 3, San Diego 1 (2 ot); Virginia 1, South Carolina 0.

Third round (to be completed by December 6 at campus sites): Clemson (22-1) vs. Indiana (20-2); St. John's (N.Y.) (16-4-3) vs. Santa Clara (14-4-2); Maryland (15-7) vs. Creighton (16-3-2); Stanford (16-4-2) vs. Virginia (16-3-3).

Women's soccer

Third round: North Carolina 3, William & Mary 0; Dartmouth 2, Georgia 1; Portland 5, San Diego St. 0; Notre Dame 2, Nebraska 1; Santa Clara 3, Brigham Young 0; Connecticut 2, Hartford 1; Penn St. 1, Clemson 0; Florida 1, Northwestern 0.

Quarterfinals: North Carolina 3, Dartmouth 0; Portland 2, Notre Dame 1; Santa Clara 1, Connecticut 0; Florida 3, Penn St. 1.

Semifinals (December 4 at UNC Greensboro): Santa Clara (22-0-1) vs. Florida (24-1-0); North Carolina (24-0-0) vs. Portland (19-2-2).