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NCAA Division III Women's Soccer - National Semifinal 1

Friday, December 3 — 11:00 am ET

No. 12  Loras (21-0-2)

vs.

No. 3  Chris. Newport (20-0-1)

How they reached the Final Four

   Berth 1st / 2nd Rounds Sectional
Loras ARC AQ W1-0 Fontbonne (H)
W3-0 Calvin (H)		 W2-0 Centre (H)
T2-2 UW-La Crosse (H)
Chris. Newport C2C AQ W2-0 Cabrini (H)
W1-0 Franklin and Marshall (H)		 W1-0 Trinity (Texas) (N)
W2-1 Chicago (N)

2021 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
Loras 21-0-2 (.957) 2.86 : 0.42 (+2.44) .569 .601 1-0-1 9-0-1
Chris. Newport 20-0-1 (.976) 2.77 : 0.33 (+2.44) .559 .606 4-0-0 9-0-1

Head Coaches

Loras: 

Matt Pucci, 6th year (2016-2021), 84-16-8 (.815)

NCAA's (4 of 5): 6-3-1 (.650) | 1st Final Four

Chris. Newport: 

Jamie Gunderson, 2nd year (2020-2021), 20-0-1 (.976)

NCAA's (1 of 1 yrs.): 4-0-0 (1.000) | 1st Final Four

Seniors' 4-year Record (through Nov. 24)

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
Loras 51-9-2 (.839) 18     21 4-1-1 Final Four: '21
Chris. Newport 57-5-4 (.894) 18 19   21 9-2-0 Final Four: '18, '21

Players to Watch

Loras: #2 M Payton McDonnel (Jr.) – 4g, 24a, 1gwg (ARC DefPOY) | #8 F Brynn Jacobi (Sr.) – 10g, 6a, 5gwg (ARC 1st Team) | #10 F Abby Eriksen (Jr.) – 11g, 3a, 4gwg (ARC 1st team) | #12 D Josie McDermott (Sr.)

Chris. Newport: #19 F Riley Cook (5th) – 22g, 4a, 9gwg (C2C 2x OffPOY, 4x 1st Team) | #00 GK Haley Eiser (5th) – .921 SvPct, .26 GAA (C2C 2nd Team) | #11 M Abby Harrigan (Sr.) – 2g, 1gwg (C2C 1st Team) | #7 D Jill McDonald (Jr.) (C2C 1st Team)

 

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