Midwest News & Roundup - Week 10

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 judgement on notable games to report each week. My editors make me look good; thank you.

Week 10 Notes

This is the final regular season column from 2019 - now D3soccer.com coverage will move to Tournament Central (link).

Women's soccer is the toughest bid of any NCAA tournament. 43 out of 64 berths are Automatic Qualifiers, which leaves 21 At-Large bids from more than 400 remaining teams.

NORTH REGION

#1 (RV nationally) St. Thomas (14-2-2 / 9-1-1)

The Tommies have seven wins in a row going in the MIAC tournament. The last four have been 1-0 margins. Is it enough to gain the coveted AQ?

#2 (RV nationally) Wartburg (12-2-3 / 6-1-1)

The Knights won five in a row, including over Loras, but are a half game back going into the ARC tournament; hold the #2 seed and probably need to beat Loras again to earn the AQ.

#3 Augsburg (13-3-1 / 9-1-1)

The Auggies are tied with St Thomas atop the MIAC and have the head-to-head victory going into the tournament.

#4 UW-La Crosse (11-6-2 / 4-2-1)

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Midwest News & Roundup provides coverage of Division III women's soccer throughout the states bordering on the Great Lakes. All the NCAA Great Lakes region is included as well as Michagan, Illinois and Wisconsin all with at least a few teams from the Central and North regions. The "Midwest" contains eleven conferences and Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve and Chicago from the UAA. The MIAA, WIAC, CCIW, OAC and the NCAC are some of the top conferences in this geography. Each week the more significant results of the previous week are discussed, along with impressions and analysis, followed by the selection of a game to keep an eye on in the week ahead.

Columnist

Contributor turned Columnist BJ Pheasant has significant D3 experience with women's soccer throughout the midwest as a coach for the past nine years. With experience ranging from successful rebuilding projects to nationally ranked teams with a post season pedigree he is excited to spotlight happenings in the Great Lakes region on a weekly basis to help players, parents and fans of D3 soccer be knowledgeable about the sport and competition. [see full bio]