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NCAA Division III Men's Soccer - National Semifinal 1

Friday, December 3 — 5:00 pm ET

No. 12  Connecticut Col. (17-4-1)

vs.

No. 3  Washington & Lee (18-1-2)

How they reached the Final Four

   Berth 1st / 2nd Rounds Sectional
Connecticut Col. Pool C at-large T0-0 Salem State (H)
W3-0 New York University (H)		 W1-0 Redlands (N)
W5-4 Tufts (A)
Washington & Lee Pool C at-large W6-1 Baruch (H)
W2-1 Covenant (H)		 W3-2 Christopher Newport (H)
W3-1 Messiah (H)

2019 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
Connecticut Col. 17-4-1 (.795) 1.76 : 0.77 (+0.99) .600 .630 4-2-0 8-1-1
Washington & Lee 18-1-2 (.905) 3.17 : 0.78 (+2.39) .602 .609 5-0-1 8-1-1

Head Coaches

Connecticut Col.: 

Ruben Burk, 3rd year (2019-2021), 31-8-4 (.767)

NCAA's (2 of 2 yrs.): 6-1-1 (.813) | 1st Final Four | Elite 8 ('19)

Washington & Lee: 

Michael Singleton, 8th year (2014-2021), 112-27-16 (.774)

NCAA's (6 of 7 yrs.): 8-4-3 (.633) | 1st Final Four | Sweet 16 ('17, '19)

Seniors' 4-year Record (through Nov. 20)

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
Connecticut Col. 43-11-6 (.767) 18 19   21 7-2-1 Elite 8: '19; Final Four: '21
Washington & Lee 49-7-7 (.833) 18 19   21 6-1-1 Sweet 16: '19; Final Four: '21

Players to Watch

Connecticut Col.: #14 M Augie Djerdjaj (Jr.) – 5g, 3a, 3gwg (NESCAC POY, 2x 1st Team) | #25 F Steve Yeonas (Jr.) – 4g, 2a, 2gwg (NESCAC 1st team) | #24 D Jack Kelesoglu (Fr.) – 2g, 1a (NESCAC 2nd Team) | #8 M Rye Jaran (So.) – 5g, 7a

Washington & Lee: #36 F Adrian Zimmerman (So.) – 16g, 4a, 5gwg (ODAC 1st Team) | #3 D Jack Rawlins (Sr.) – 2g, 1gwg (ODAC 4x 1st Team)| #6 F Samuel Bass (Jr.) – 12g, 8a, 3gwg (ODAC 2x 1st Team) | #10 M Michael Kutsanzira (Jr.) – 7g, 13a, 3gwg (ODAC 2x 1st Team)

 

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