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Pointers Will
Host Macalester in NCAA First Round
NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Bracket
The UW-Stevens Point women�s soccer team will see a familiar foe when the
NCAA Division III tournament opens on Wednesday.
The Pointers are making their seventh straight tournament appearance and
will host Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament
champion Macalester (Minn.)
in a first round match Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Pointer Soccer Bowl.
UW-Stevens Point (14-3-3) and Macalester (13-4-3) played on Sept. 14 as
the Scots claimed a 3-2 victory with a goal scored 40 seconds into
overtime. The teams have met twice previously in the postseason with
UW-Stevens Point winning 1-0 in 2000 and Macalester taking a 1-0 win in
1995. The 2000 appearance was Macalester�s last trip to the tournament.
The winner advances to a regional on Saturday in Dubuque, Iowa to face
Loras (19-1-1). The Pointers beat Loras 5-2 in last year�s regional
tournament.
The other half of the bracket has Puget Sound (Wash.) getting a bye to the
regional in Dubuque and taking on the winner of a first round match
between Whittier (Calif.) and Chapman (Calif.).
UW-Stevens Point won its 11th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference tournament title in 12 years with a 2-1 overtime win over
UW-River Falls Saturday. The Pointers have hosted postseason games four
previous times, including two of the past three seasons.
Macalester ousted MIAC regular season champion St. Benedict on penalty
kicks Saturday after the teams played to a scoreless tie. Loras also
reached the postseason on penalty kicks, beating Luther after the teams
played a scoreless tie in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
finals.
UW-Stevens Point had beaten Macalester three straight times before the
Scots� win earlier this season. Macalester leads the all-time series 11-6.
Both teams are making their 10th overall trip to the NCAA tournament.
2003 NCAA
Division III Women�s Soccer Regional
Wednesday�s First Round
(campus sites)
Macalester, Minn.
(13-4-3) at UW-Stevens Point (14-3-3)
Whittier, Calif. (12-5-2) at Chapman, Calif. (14-4)
Saturday�s Second
Round - at Dubuque, Iowa (times TBA)
Loras, Iowa (19-1-1) vs.
Macalester/UW-Stevens Point winner
Puget Sound, Wash. (16-1-1) vs. Whittier/Chapman winner
Sunday�s Third Round
- at Dubuque, Iowa (time TBA)
Second Round winners |
