Yeagley: Hoosiers focused on leaving “the ultimate mark” at College Cup
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Todd Yeagley didn’t get much sleep on Monday night.
It’s hard enough for the Indiana head coach to calm his thoughts, shake off the adrenaline and enjoy a restful slumber after a regular game. And after an NCAA Tournament quarterfinals victory? Yeagley knew how it was going to go before he even climbed into bed.
“It wasn’t a long sleep,” he said.
And yet, when Yeagley woke in North Carolina on Tuesday morning, he wasn’t so much groggy as he was relieved. He and his IU program didn’t have to pack up and fly to a new city, nor did they have to navigate any of the pressing logistical hurdles that pop up in the days that lead into a College Cup appearance, like coordinating practices and travel plans for a new location, or working through final exams. This year, with the entire event taking place during the spring in Cary, N.C., Yeagley and the crew didn’t have to do anything
Hoosiers headed to 21st College Cup after blanking Seton Hall
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A torrential downpour forced Indiana and Seton Hall off the pitch for nearly an hour late in Monday’s first half. But neither a deluge nor a feisty Pirates program could keep the Hoosiers from booking a trip to their 21st College Cup.
Goals from Ryan Wittenbrink and Thomas Warr propelled third-seeded IU back to college soccer’s final four in a 2-0 quarterfinals victory at soggy WakeMed Field in Cary, N.C. The win marks the third time in four seasons that the Hoosiers will play in the national semifinal round, where they’ll meet No. 2 Pittsburgh on Friday.
Tigers Contest First NCAA Quarterfinals Since 2006
Clemson, S.C. – The 14-seeded Clemson women’s soccer team (12-4-2, 5-3 ACC) readies for its first NCAA Quarterfinals match since the 2006 season and fifth all-time for the program. The Tigers secured their spot among the final eight teams with a 1-1 tie against 3-seeded UCLA, advancing 6-5 on penalty kicks.
Clemson is scheduled to face off against 11-seeded Santa Clara who netted two goals in a shutout victory over 6-seeded Arkansas in the Sweet Sixteen to advance. The match is set to kickoff from WakeMed Field #4 in Cary, N.C. on Sunday, May 9 at 5 p.m. with live coverage on GoHeels.
Match Central
CLEMSON, S.C. The top-seeded Clemson men’s soccer team (14-3-2) will face Marshall University (10-2-2) for the first time in program history when the two sides take the pitch on Thursday, May 6, for the Third Round of the 2020 NCAA Tournament. The match is set to kick-off at 3 p.m. and will be played on WakeMed Field #2 in Cary, N.C. Fans can watch here or can follow along via live stats.
Marshall will be the first first-time opponent Clemson faces during the 2020-21 season. The Thundering Herd entered this year’s NCAA Tournament as Conference USA champions and handed Fordham its first loss of the season on Sunday, May 2. Marshall’s Milo Yosef scored his second goal of the match in the 97th minute to help his side advance as 2-1 victors over the Rams. Clemson and Marshall share two common opponents, South Carolina and UAB, from their 2020-21 seasons, and combined to go 4-0-0 against the Gamecocks and Blazers.
Tigers Seek Revenge In NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Clemson, S.C. – After collecting a 1-1 draw and advancing 5-3 on penalty kicks in the second round versus Rutgers, the sixth-ranked and 14-seeded Clemson women’s soccer team (12-4-1, 5-3 ACC) gets set for its first Sweet Sixteen appearance since the 2016 season as they square off with third-ranked and 3-seeded UCLA (13-1-2, 9-1-1 Pac-12) on Wednesday, May 5. The match is set to kickoff at 6 p.m. from WakeMed Field #4 in Cary, N.C. with live coverage on GoHeels.com.
In the Tigers’ opening match of the NCAA Tournament after receiving a first-round bye, Maliah Morris found the back of the net in the 27th minute. The sophomore forward from Germantown, Md. was able to catch up to a ball sent downfield from her sister Makenna before walking it into the box and curling the left-footed shot to the far side of the net. It was Morris’s sixth goal of the season, placing her second amongst the team for total points with 16.