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NORTHEAST SECTIONAL

Amherst (Amherst, MA)

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Saturday/Sunday, Nov. 20-21

Third Round - Saturday

Cortland State (18-2-1) at Amherst (14-2-2), 11:00 am ET

John Carroll (14-3-4) vs. Middlebury (12-4-3), 1:30 pm ET

Quarterfinals - Sunday

Sectional Final, 1:00 pm ET

How they reached the Sweet 16

   Berth 1st Round 2nd Round
Amherst Pool C at-large W5-0 Rosemont (N) W3-0 Babson (A)
Cortland State SUNYAC AQ W6-1 Nazareth (H) W3-1 Kean (H)
Middlebury Pool C at-large W1-0 Oneonta State (N) W2-0 Franklin and Marshall (A)
John Carroll OAC AQ W3-1 Bethany (H) W2-1 Johns Hopkins (H)

2021 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
Amherst 14-2-2 (.833) 1.72 : 0.38 (+1.34) .666 .642 2-1-0 7-1-2
Cortland State 18-2-1 (.881) 2.42 : 0.70 (+1.72) .597 .590 0-0-0 9-1-0
Middlebury 12-4-3 (.711) 1.36 : 0.35 (+1.01) .633 .614 1-3-1 5-2-3
John Carroll 14-3-4 (.762) 1.82 : 0.73 (+1.09) .626 .605 3-1-1 8-0-2

Head Coaches

Amherst: 

Justin Serpone, 15th year (2007-2021), 214-31-34 (.828)
NCAA's (14 of 14 yrs.): 30-7-9 (.750) | 13th Sweet 16 | Champion ('15), Runner-up ('19), Final Four ('08), Elite 8 ('12,'13)

Cortland State: 

Steve Axtell, 10th year (2012-2021), 126-44-12 (.725)
NCAA's (5 of 9 yrs.): 9-4-0 (.692) | 4th Sweet 16 | Sweet 16 ('14, '16,'18)

Middlebury: 

Alex Elias, 4th year (2018-2021), 31-11-14 (.679)
NCAA's (3 of 3 yrs.): 3-1-1 (.700) | 1st Sweet 16

John Carroll: 

Dejan Mladenovic, 1st year (2021-2021), 14-3-4 (.762)
NCAA's (1 of 1 yrs.): 2-0-0 (1.000) | 1st Sweet 16

Seniors' 4-year Record (through Nov. 17)

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
Amherst 47-9-5 (.811) 18 19   21 9-2-0 Sweet 16: '18, '21; Final Four: '19
Cortland State 43-12-7 (.750) 18     21 4-1-0 Sweet 16: '18, '21
Middlebury 31-11-14 (.679) 18 19   21 3-1-1 Sweet 16: '21
John Carroll 46-11-8 (.769) 18 19   21 4-2-0 Sweet 16: '21

Players to Watch

Amherst: #9 F German Giammattei (Sr.) – 8g, 3a, 3gwg (NESCAC 2x 1st team, '19 POY) | #23 M Ada Okorogheye (So.) – 3g, 6a, 1gwg (NESCAC 2nd team)

Cortland State: #19 M Blake Aronson (Gr.) – 15g, 1a, 10gwg (SUNYAC 3x 1st team) | #7 F Jack Coleman (So.) – 8g, 9a, 1gwg (SUNYAC 1st team) | #12 D Scot Cebollero (Gr.) – 2g, 2a (SUNYAC 2x 1st team)

Middlebury: #33 GK Ryan Grady (So.) – 0.36gaa, 0.897sv% (NESCAC 1st team, '19 ROY) | #23 F Jordan Saint-Louis (So.) –7g, 5a, 3gwg (NESCAC 2nd team) | #15 D Michael McFarlane (Sr.) – 1a (NESCAC 2x 2nd team)

John Carroll: #9 F Benjamin Hryszko (Sr.) – 10g, 4a, 5gwg (OAC FwdOY) | #23 M Will Turrittin (Sr.) – 3g, 3a (OAC 4x 1st team)

 

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