Midwest News & Roundup - Week 7

By BJ Pheasant

Welcome to the Midwest News & Review. I will highlight women's NCAA D3 soccer games in the Midwest area. National importance will be followed by regional importance, and towards the end of the season, conference considerations will crop up. Time is limited, so I exercise judgment on notable games to report each week. My editors make me look good; thank you.

Week 7 Notes

NORTH REGION

Struggles in the North region continue as they pull each other down like crabs in a bucket.

#20 St. Thomas 7-2-2

The Tommies struggle as they tied Carleton 0-0 after outshooting them 15-7.

RV Wartburg 8-2-3

The Knights lost to Dubuque 2-1. They outshot the Spartans 8-2 in the losing effort. In the second game of the week, they beat up and coming Nebraska Wesleyan 2-0. They play Loras on October 15 in a game to watch.

UW-Stevens Point 9-2-2

The Pointers won both games on the week, and the game against Loras was canceled. The first 1-0 on a PK over UW-Eau Claire and the second 5-0 over UW-River Falls. They play UW-Whitewater on October 19 in a game that will show if the Warhawks back this season.

Loras 10-3-0

The Duhawks exciting regional game with UW-Stevens Point postponed last week will not be rescheduled. They played two games this week and won both, midweek 2-1 over Luther and comfortably 10-0 against Buena Vista on SaturdayNext week will be challenging as they play Wartburg on October 15 and Simpson (five ties so far this year) on October 19.

Nebraska Wesleyan 11-2-0

The Prairie Wolves beat Central 2-1 (2OT) in their first game of the week. They played Wartburg on in another challenge and got outshot 16-3 and lost 2-0.

Dubuque 9-3-1

The Spartans beat Wartburg 2-1, scoring on their only two shots of the night. They tied Central later in the week 1-1 and were outshot again, but this time only 8-6.

Monmouth 10-3-1

The Scots had a slow start against Knox losing 1-0 while being outshot 8-3 in the first half. They evened the shots at four each in the second half. They bounced back with a dominant victory over Illinois College 3-0 to end the week.

Augsburg 9-2-1

The Auggies have kept plugging away this season and are unbeaten in their last six outings. However they did draw their most recent game with St. Olaf at one apiece despite out gunning their opponent 31-15. They meet Bethel (10-2) on October 19.

GREAT LAKES REGION

Coverage this week of the Great Lakes added by Managing Editor Jim Hutchinson. Pitt-Greensburg is one of six unbeaten women’s sides and one of three with perfect records. 

Case Western Reserve (9-2-0 / 0-2-0) No. 22 National; No. 1 Region

Chatham W, 2-1; Brandeis L, 2-0: The Spartans have fallen back to earth in the challenging UAA.

Otterbein (10-1-1 / 3-0-0) RV National; No. 2 Region

Marietta W, 5-0; Baldwin Wallace W, 5-0: Cardinals on a six-match win streak while outscoring opponents 28-4.

Ohio Northern (9-2-2 / 3-0-0) No. 3 Region

Baldwin Wallace W, 7-1; Muskingum W, 3-0: Polar Bears keep pace in the OAC with two comfortable victories.

Carnegie Mellon (8-2-1 / 2-0-0) RV National; No. 4 Region

New York University W, 2-1: Tartans sneak by Violets with shots 7-7 but a solid 5-1 on goal advantage.

Capital (9-4-0 / 2-1-0) No 5 Region

Heidelberg W, 3-1: John Carroll L, 1-0: Crusaders upset by the Blue Streak despite 25(9)-3(2) attacking margin.

Wooster (7-2-2 / 0-1-1) No. 6 Region

Ohio Wesleyan L, 2-1: Scots winless in NCAC opening two weeks after the Battling Bishops win late in the first OT period.

Denison (6-4-3 / 3-0-0) No. 7 Region

Kenyon W, 4-1: The Big Red liking October after an uncharacteristic slow start (4-4-3) in September.

Pitt-Greensburg (13-0-0 / 5-0-0) No. 8 Region

Penn State-Altoona W, 3-0; Medaille W, 4-0: Bobcats continuing to run over the opposition and are one of three in D-III with perfect marks.

Kenyon (5-6-0 / 2-1-0) Region No. 9

Denison L, 4-1: Ladies likely to fall right back out of the rankings after being dominated by Denison at home.

Rose-Hulman (7-4-1 / 2—0-1) Region No. 10

Mount St. Joseph T, 2-2; Defiance W, 4-0: Engineers efficient in overcoming a two goal deficit at MSJ converting two of three strikes on target.

CENTRAL REGION

No undefeated or unbeaten teams remain.

#5 Washington U. 11-1-1

The Bears won their only game of the week against Emory 1-0 in the 79th minute. They outshot them 10-5. They have two games this weekend at New York University and at Brandeis, which should provide some competition.

#9 Wheaton (Ill.) 12-1-1

The Thunder had a pair of 2-0 victories over Carroll and Augustana this week. They play North Central (Ill.) in their only game of the week this week. Currently, North Central (Ill.) is the early title challenger in the CCIW, and this could be a good game.

#11 Chicago 8-1-2

The Maroons beat Carthage 2-0 out of conference. They tied Rochester 1-1 despite outshooting them 22-7. They have Brandeis and New York this weekend alternate days to Washington U.

Adrian 11-3-2

The Bulldogs won both games on the week. They face Hope on October 19. Hope is having a tough year, and a loss could push them out of the conference tournament.

Illinois Wesleyan 7-5-0

The Titans won two games on the week. They beat North Central (Ill.) 2-1 in overtime with a 25-9 shot advantage and North Park 7-0.

Dominican (IL) 12-1-0

The Stars won the week 18-1. They meet CUW on October 26 in what should determine the NACC #1 seed.

Augustana 7-2-2

The Vikings beat Carroll 1-0. They lost to Wheaton (Ill.) 2-0 and were outshot 24-5. They have one game this week.

Concordia Wisconsin 11-2-0

The Falcons were upset by Aurora 1-0 in a tight game as shots were 15(9)-13(9). This leaves Dominican at the top of the NACC standings, but it's still a two-horse race.

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