Midwest Roundup - Week 9

By D3soccer.com Contributors

North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

Oberlin (10-6-1/4-4-0) defeated Hiram (6-8-3/2-5-1) 4-0 to start their surge up the table. DePauw (10-2-4/5-1-2) took care of Wabash (11-4-2/3-3-2) 3-1 to hold onto their playoff berth. Kenyon (14-1-0/7-1-0) earned a huge win over Ohio Wesleyan (13-3-2/6-1-1) 2-1 looking to claim the top seed.

Saturday saw DePauw (11-2-4/6-1-2) take care of Allegheny (4-11-2/3-5-1) 3-2. Oberlin (11-6-1/5-4-0) stunned Denison (11-3-3/3-3-3) 2-1 in double overtime to punch their ticket to the tournament. Kenyon (15-1-0/8-1-0) survived Wabash (11-5-2/3-4-2) in double overtime 2-1 to claim the top seed. Ohio Wesleyan (14-3-2/7-1-1) defeated Hiram (6-9-3/2-6-1) 3-1.

The semifinals are Wednesday, November 4. #4 Oberlin at #1 Kenyon and #3 DePauw at #2 Ohio Wesleyan.

Player of the Week: M - Nick Wertman (Fr.) - Oberlin

Women

Wittenberg (9-5-2/4-2-1) defeated Denison (13-3-0/5-2-0) 2-1 as they try to overtake the second seed. Kenyon (11-6-1/5-2-1) defeated Ohio Wesleyan (1-14-1/0-7-0) 3-0 as they struggle to stay in the playoff race.

DePauw (10-6-1/7-1-0) defeated Allegheny (4-12-2/2-4-2) and claimed the top spot. Denison (14-3-0/6-2-0) took care Oberlin (7-7-3/2-4-2) 2-0 and claimed the #2 seed. Wittenberg (10-5-2/5-2-1) defeated Wooster (11-6-2/4-4-0) 2-0 and settled into fourth after a tie breaker.

The semifinals are Wednesday, November 4. #4 Wittenberg at #1 DePauw and #3 Kenyon at #2 Denison.

Player of the Week: D - Michelle Brunswick (Jr.) - Wittenberg

Southern Athletic Association (SAA)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

#5 Rhodes defeated #4 Birmingham-Southern 1-0 to advance to the semifinals. #6 Centre defeated #3 Berry (4-1) on PKs after a 1-1 stalemate through double overtime.

#8 Sewanee stunned #1 Oglethorpe (4-2) on PKs after neither side could break through after double overtime. #2 Millsaps defeated #7 Hendrix 6-2 to advance to the semifinals.

The semifinals are Friday, November 6. #8 Sewanee vs. #5 Rhodes and #2 Millsaps vs. #6 Centre. All games will be hosted by Millsaps.

Women

#1 Centre defeated #8 Oglethorpe 2-0. #4 Berry defeated #5 Birmingham-Southern 2-1.

#2 Sewanee cruised past #7 Millsaps 11-1 to advance. #3 Rhodes survived #6 Hendrix 3-2 in overtime to advance.

The semifinals will be Friday, November 6 at Centre. #1 Centre vs. #4 Berry and #2 Sewanee vs. #3 Rhodes.

Offensive Player of the Year: F - Destinie Graves (Jr.) - Centre
Defensive Player of the Year: D - Tori Dillard (Jr.) - Centre

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

Fontbonne (8-10-0/5-3-0) earned a crucial victory over Principia (3-9-1/3-4-1) 3-0. Fontbonne (8-10-0/5-3-0) followed that with a decisive 10-0 win against Iowa Wesleyan (4-16-0/1-8-0).

Webster (8-9-2/ 6-2-1) stunned Greenville (10-9-0/7-2-0) to punch their playoff ticket. Westminster (Mo.) (15-2-0/9-0-0) finished their perfect conference regular season with a 3-0 win over Spalding (9-9-0/6-3-0)

The semifinals will be held Wednesday, November 4. #4 Fontbonne vs. #1 Westminster (Mo.) and #3 Webster vs. #2 Greenville.

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Alex Phillips (So.) - Fontbonne
Defensive Player of the Week: D - Tanner Touslee (So.) - Westminster

Women

Westminster (Mo.) (9-5-1/7-1-0) defeated Greenville (9-6-3/6-2-0) 2-1 in overtime to make a late push for the third seed. Webster (12-5-0/8-1-0) defeated Greenville (9-6-3/6-2-0) 2-1 in overtime to secure the top seed.

Spalding (10-4-2/7-1-1) defeated Westminster (Mo.) (9-6-1/7-2-0) to claim the second seed.

The semifinals will be Thursday, November 5. #4 Greenville vs. #1 Webster and #3 Westminster (Mo.) vs. #2 Spalding.

Offensive Player of the Week: F - Kayla Dye (So.) - Webster
Defensive Player of the Week: GK - Kelsey Kaiser (Jr.) - Spalding

Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC)

Men:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule
Women:  Standings  |  Conference Schedule  |  Composite Schedule

Men

Rose-Hulman (11-2-4/6-0-2) moved into a tie at the top with a 3-0 win over Anderson (3-10-4/2-4-2). Hanover (11-6-2/6-0-2) retained a share of first after drawing 1-1 with Transylvania (7-4-7/4-1-3) as they could not find a winner despite a 22 to 9 shot advantage. Earlham (8-6-1/5-2-1) dropped Defiance (6-10-1/2-5-1) to strengthen their hold on the third seed. Franklin (7-8-2/4-3-1) kept their post season hopes alive 2-1 over Manchester (4-8-5/1-4-3).

Hanover (12-6-2/7-0-2) earned a share of their first conference championship and the number one seed by downing Defiance (6-11-1/2-6-1) 3-2 after surrendering an early two goal lead. Rose-Hulman (12-2-4/7-0-2) kept pace for the league lead 2-0 over Bluffton (0-15-2/0-7-2). Earlham (9-6-1/6-2-1) locked down the three seed with a 1-0 victory over Franklin (7-9-2/4-4-1). Transylvania's (8-4-7/5-1-3) 4-1 win against Anderson (3-11-4/2-5-2) put them in the final spot in the conference tournament.

The semifinals will be Tuesday, November 3. #4 Transylvania vs. #1 Hanover and #3 Earlham vs. #2 Rose-Hulman. The final will be Saturday, November 7 at the highest remaining seed.

Player of the Week: F - Ben Lyon (Jr.) - Rose-Hulman

Women

Franklin (14-2-0/7-1-0) stayed in the hunt for the league title with a 4-1 win over Manchester (5-10-1/3-4-1). Hanover (12-5-0/7-1-0) kept pace, outlasting Transylvania (6-8-2/4-3-1) 1-0 as they made an early goal in the fifth minute stand. Both sides were hampered by terrible weather conditions from the remnants of hurricane Patricia. Rose-Hulman (8-9-0/4-4-0) remained alive for the final tournament spot with a 1-0 victory over Anderson (7-8-0/3-5-0).

Franklin (15-2-0/8-1-0) claimed a share of their first conference title easily over Earlham (1-12-2/0-8-1) 7-0. Hanover (13-5-0/8-1-0) matched that with a convincing 5-0 result versus Defiance (3-15-0/2-7-0) and tied Franklin at the top of the conference. Transylvania (7-8-2/5-3-1) drew level with Anderson (7-9-0/3-6-0) in the eighty-sixth minute and proceeded to claim the final spot in the tournament with the winner in second overtime. Mount St. Joseph (10-5-3/5-2-2) who had already cemented third earlier n the week, closed out their best regular season campaign since 2010 with a 0-0 (2 OT) draw with Manchester (5-10-2/3-4-2).

The semifinals will be Wednesday, November 4. #4 Transylvania vs. #1 Hanover and #3 Mount St. Joseph vs. #2 Franklin.The final will be Saturday, November 7 at the highest remaining seed.

Player of the Week: F - Maddie Fleet (Fr.) - Franklin

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