National Collegiate Athletic Association

The NCAA News - News Features

December 9, 1996

Championships summaries

DIVISION I-AA FOOTBALL

First round: Montana 48, Nicholls St. 3; East Tenn. St. 35, Villanova 29; Troy St. 29, Florida A&M 25; Murray St. 34, Western Ill. 6; Marshall 59, Delaware 14; Furman 42, Northern Ariz. 31; Northern Iowa 21, Eastern Ill. 14; William & Mary 45, Jackson St. 6.

Quarterfinals (December 7): East Tenn. St. (10-2) at Montana (12-0); Murray St. (11-1) at Troy St. (11-1); Furman (9-3) at Marshall (12-0); William & Mary (10-2) at Northern Iowa (11-1).

Division II football

Quarterfinals: Clarion 23, Ferris St. 21; Northern Colo. 27, Northwest Mo. St. 26; Carson-Newman 24, Valdosta St. 19; UC Davis 26, Central Okla. 7.

Semifinals (December 7): Northern Colo. (10-3) at Clarion (11-2); UC Davis (8-4) at Carson-Newman (11-1).

DIVISION III FOOTBALL

Quarterfinals: Mount Union 49, Ill. Wesleyan 14; Wis.-La Crosse 37, St. John's (Minn.) 30; Lycoming 31, Albright 13; Rowan 7, Col. of New Jersey 3.

Semifinals (December 7): Mount Union (12-0) at Wis.-La Crosse (11-1); Lycoming (11-0) at Rowan (9-2).

DIVISION I MEN'S SOCCER

Second round: Fresno St. 2, Washington 1; Creighton 0, Cal St. Fullerton 0 (4 ot) (Creighton advances on penalty kicks, 4-2); St. John's (N.Y.) 2, George Mason 1; William & Mary 3, Maryland 0; N.C.-Charlotte 1, Notre Dame 0; Hartford 3, Harvard 2 (2 ot); Indiana 2, Bowling Green 0; Florida Int'l 2, Rutgers 0.

Third round (to be completed by December 8 at campus sites): Fresno St. (17-4-1) vs. Creighton (16-4-2); St. John's (N.Y.) (19-2-2) vs. William & Mary (20-2-1); N.C.-Charlotte (18-4) vs. Hartford (17-5-2); Indiana (15-2-3) vs. Florida Int'l (15-4-2).

Semifinals and final: December 13 and 15 at Richmond.

DIVISION I WOMEN'S SOCCER

Third round: North Caro. 9, Florida 0; Santa Clara 1, Connecticut 0; Portland 1, Nebraska 0; Notre Dame 2, Maryland 0.

Semifinals: December 6 at Santa Clara: North Caro. (23-1) vs. Santa Clara (18-3-2); Portland (18-0-2) vs. Notre Dame (23-1). Final: December 8.