Maeve!!

Maeve Connelly, a sophomore who was new to the soccer team this year, is more than just one of the best back-up GKs in the conference: she is a hockey player. And this week she has been more than just "a" hockey player; she is THE hockey player. As in, MVP for the week. Apparently she scored a couple of game winning goals or something.

Nice work kid. I talked to your agent, she said you'll be signing autographs at the rink following the next home game. Make sure you don't leave before I get mine.

The Post-season

This is the first post-season in years that we have not been playing in the Midwest Conference tournament. So while we sit at home and ponder what went wrong, soccer is still being played. In fact, other than the few weeks during a World Cup, this might be the best time of year to be a soccer fan.

Division III: Information about the Midwest Conference soccer results can be found here. Carroll University beat St. Norbert College to advance to the NCAA Tournament. THey will be taking on St. Benedict at Dubuque, Iowa this Saturday. Good luck to the Pioneers in representing the MWC! The rest of the bracket can be found on the NCAA website.

Divison II: The NCAA bracket selection show is tonight. Information :available here

Divison I: Last week the Divison I conferences held their conference tournaments, allowing some teams to up their RPI and chances of getting an at-large bid. Illinois, for example, played and won 3 OT games at Northwestern last week to win the Big Ten Tournament. Beating OSU, Michigan State, and regular season champion Penn State was huge for them as they earned an automatic bid to the tourney. Penn State, as regular season champion, secured an at-large bid. Penn State is worth watching as their striker, Maya Hayes, leads the nation in goals (26) and points (60). Check out the bracket.

In addition to all the college soccer (men's tournaments are going on too) Major League soccer playoffs have been extrememly competitive and exciting this year. THe LA Galaxy just beat Real Salt Lake to win the Western Conference Championship, while Houston Dynamo bested Sporting Kansas City to take the East. The two conference champs will meet in LA on November, 20 to compete for the MLS Cup.

Whew. Lots happening. Flip on the TV and catch some of the action!