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Women's Semifinal 2 Preview

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NCAA Division III Women's Soccer - National Semifinal 2

Friday, December 3 — 1:45 pm ET

No. 2  TCNJ (20-0-2)

vs.

No. 14  Wesleyan (18-1-2)

How they reached the Final Four

   Berth 1st / 2nd Rounds Sectional
TCNJ NJAC AQ W4-0 Westfield State (H)
W2-1 Messiah (H)		 W3-1 Scranton (A)
W1-0 William Smith (N)
Wesleyan Pool C at-large W1-0 Penn State-Behrend (H)
W1-0 Stevens (H)		 W2-1 Johns Hopkins (H)
W2-1 MIT (H)

2019 Statistical Overview

   Record (Pct.) GSA : GAA (Diff.) Avg. OWP SoS vs. Top 25 Last Ten
TCNJ 20-0-2 (.955) 2.76 : 0.27 (+2.49) .600 .631 3-0-1 8-0-2
Wesleyan 18-1-2 (.905) 2.47 : 0.47 (+2.00) .575 .632 5-1-1 8-0-2

Head Coaches

TCNJ: 

Joe Russo, 32nd year (1990-2021), 555-66-46 (.867) (as TCNJ's only coach)

NCAA's (29 of 30 yrs.): 66-23-5 (.729) | 9th Final Four | Champ. ('93,'94,'00), Runner-Up ('96,'98,'05,'06), Final Four ('17), Elite 8 ('91,'92,'01,'14)

Wesleyan: 

Eva Meredith, 18th year (2004-2021), 103-122-33 (.463) [career total w/ 3 yrs @ D-I Hartford: 139-145-36 (.491)]

NCAA's (1 of 17): 4-0-0 (1.000) | 1st Final Four

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

   Overall (Pct.) NCAA Appearances Record Advancement
TCNJ 52-3-5 (.908) 18 19   21 7-1-1 Sweet 16: '18; Final Four: '21
Wesleyan 35-11-7 (.726)       21 4-0-0
Final Four: '21

Players to Watch

TCNJ: #11 M/F Gianna Coppola (Jr.) – 7g, 3a, 1gwg (NJAC MidOY) | #13 D Jess Hall (Sr.) (NJAC DefOY) | #99 GK Alexandra Panasuk (Sr.) – .864 SvPct, .29 GAA (NJAC GKOY) | #8 M Amelia Curtis (Sr.) – 3g, 7a, 3gwg (NJAC 1st team)

Wesleyan: #26 F Grace Devanny (Jr.) – 12g, 9a, 7gwg (NESCAC POY) | #12 D Julia Meehan (5th) – 1g, 5a (NESCAC 1st Team) | #4 M Emily Ribatt (Gr.) – 2g, 5a, 1gwg | #00 GK Sarah Hammond (Sr.) – .875 SvPct, 0.53 GAA (NESCAC 2nd Team)

 

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