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Men's Semifinal 2 Preview

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NCAA Division III Men's Soccer - National Semifinal 2

Friday, December 3 — 7:45 pm ET

No. 8  Chicago (16-5-1)

vs.

No. 4  Amherst (16-2-2)

How they reached the Final Four

   Berth 1st / 2nd Rounds Sectional
Chicago Pool C at-large W3-0 Webster (N)
W2-0 Otterbein (A)		 W1-0 Calvin (H)
W2-0 North Park (H)
Amherst Pool C at-large W5-0 Rosemont (N)
W3-0 Babson (A)		 W4-1 Cortland State (H)
W1-0 Middlebury (H)

2019 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
Chicago 16-5-1 (.750) 1.39 : 0.45 (+0.94) .677 .665 7-3-1 8-2-0
Amherst 16-2-2 (.850) 1.79 : 0.39 (+1.40) .656 .653 4-1-0 8-1-1

Head Coaches

Chicago: 

Pat Flinn, 3rd year (2019-2021), 28-7-6 (.756)

NCAA's (2 of 2 yr.): 5-1-0 (.833) | 1st Final Four

Amherst: 

Justin Serpone, 15th year (2007-2021), 216-31-34 (.829)

NCAA's (14 of 14 yrs.): 32-7-9 (.760) | 4th Final Four | Champion ('15), Runner-up ('19), Final Four ('08), Elite 8 ('12,'13)

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

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
Chicago 46-10-7 (.786) 18 19   21 8-2-0 Final Four: '18, '21
Amherst 49-9-5 (.817) 18 19   21 11-2-0 Sweet 16: '18; Final Four: '19, '21

Players to Watch

Chicago: #4 D Griffin Wada (Sr.) – 1g, 1gwg (UAA DefPOY) | #14 F Ryan Yetishefsky (So.) – 7g, 2a, 4gwg (UAA 1st Team, SoROY) | #3 D Richard Gillespie (Jr.) – 5g, 2a, 2gwg (UAA 1st Team) | #6 M Ben Brandt (Sr.) – 4g, 4a, 1gwg (UAA 1st Team)

Amherst: #9 F German Giammattei (Sr.) – 12g, 4a, 5gwg (NESCAC 2x 1st team, '19 POY) | #5 D Bryce Johnson (Sr.) – 1g, 1a, 1gwg (NESCAC 2nd Team) | #23 F Ada Okorogheye (So.) – 4g, 6a, 1gwg (NESCAC 2nd Team) | #8 M Alex Shahmirzadi – 2a

 

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