NCAA first round Friday is underway
The 2012 NCAA Tournament kicks off on Friday at 11:00 am CT with the No. 9 Dominican men and the No. 12 Wheaton (Ill.) women scheduled to host first round matches. Two pods continue later in the day as the No. 20 Loras women and the No. 10 Wheaton (Ill.) men host first round matches at 5:00 pm CT.
Friday's schedule for the women's NCAA tournament first round
Friday's schedule for the men's NCAA tournament first round
We've put together a team-by-team breakdown of Friday's first round matches as a preview of the first day of the road to San Antonio.
As the "W" pod, the Wheaton College Thunder are hosting the Webster University Gorloks, the UW-Whitewater Warhawks, and the Wittenberg University Tigers, and the pod will be played in a Friday/Saturday format. These four teams have not faced each other this season. First Round - November 9 Webster at Wheaton (Ill.), 11:00 am CT UW-Whitewater vs. Wittenberg, 1:30 pm CT Second
Round - November 10 How they reached the NCAA Tournament Wheaton (Ill.): CCIW AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-2 Illinois Wesleyan | Final: W2-0 No. 24 Augustana Webster: SLIAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-0 Fontbonne | Final: W1-0 Greenville UW-Whitewater: WIAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W2-0 UW-River Falls | Final: W1-0 UW-Stevens Point Wittenberg: Pool C at-large berth | Conf. Semis: L1-2 DePauw 2012 Statistical Overview Wheaton: 17-3-2 (.818) | 2.91 GSA, 0.77 GAA (+2.14) | Shots/g 22.7 v 9.3 | Last Ten: 7-1-2 Webster: 16-5-0 (.762) | 3.04 GSA, 0.47 GAA (+2.57) | Shots/g 20.0 v 8.0 | Last Ten: 8-2-0 UW-Whitewater: 15-4-1 (.775) | 2.10 GSA, 0.85 GAA (+1.25) | Shots/g 16.8 v 14.7 | Last Ten: 8-1-1 Wittenberg: 11-4-3 (.771) | 1.67 GSA, 0.56 GAA (+1.11) | Shots/g 16.5 v 10.5 | Last Ten: 7-2-1 Record against Tournament participants Wheaton: 6-2-1 Webster: 0-1-0 UW-Whitewater: 1-3-0 Wittenberg: 3-3-1 |
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The No. 20 Loras College Duhawks also hosts matches on Friday and Saturday, including the University of St. Scholastica Saints, the No. 13 Aurora University Spartans, and the Calvin College Knights. None of these four teams faced each other this season. First Round - November 9 St. Scholastica at Loras, 5:00 pm CT Second Round - November 10 TBD, 5:00 pm CT How they reached the NCAA Tournament Loras: IIAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W2-0 Central | Final: W3-1 Dubuque St. Scholastica: UMAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W1-0 Northwestern | Final: W1-0 Minn.-Morris Aurora: NAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-1 Milwaukee Engineering | Final: W2-0 Edgewood Calvin: MIAA AQ | Conf. Semis: W1-0 Adrian | Final: W2-1 Hope 2012 Statistical Overview Loras: 17-4-0 (.810) | 2.71 GSA, 1.14 GAA (+1.57) | Shots/g 17.5 v 8.8 | Last Ten: 10-0-0 St. Scholastica: 17-4-1 (.795) | 4.09 GSA, 0.50 GAA (+3.91) | Shots/g 24.3 v 7.4 | Last Ten: 9-1-0 Aurora: 19-1-1 (.929) | 4.10 GSA, 0.62 GAA (+3.48) | Shots/g 25.4 v 7.2 | Last Ten: 9-1-0 Calvin: 15-4-1 (.775) | 2.65 GSA, 0.75 GAA (+1.90) | Shots/g 20.8 v 9.1 | Last Ten: 8-1-1 Record against Tournament participants Loras: 3-3-0 St. Scholastica: 0-0-1 Aurora: 1-0-0 Calvin: 0-1-0 |
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No. 9 Dominican University Stars welcome the Webster University Gorlocks, the No. 22 Calvin College Knights, and the No. 24 DePauw Univerisity Tigers. Earlier in the season, Dominican edged Calvin 2-1 on the road in Grand Rapids, MI. First Round - November 9 Webster at Dominican, 11:00 am CT Second Round - November 10 TBD, 1:30 pm CT How they reached the NCAA Tournament Dominican: NAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W2-1 Milwaukee Engineering | Final: W2-1 Concordia Webster: SLIAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-1 Milwaukee Engineering | Final: W2-0 Westminster Calvin: MIAA AQ | Conf. Semis: W1-0 Kalamazoo | Final: W3-0 Olivet DePauw: NCAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-2 Hiram | Final: T0-0 No. 21 Ohio Wesleyan 2012 Statistical Overview Dominican: 16-2-1 (.868) | 3.89 GSA, .58 GAA (+3.31) | Shots/g 19.5 v 8.8 | Last Ten: 9-1-1 Webster: 12-5-2 (.684) | 2.03 GSA, 1.04 GAA (+.99) | Shots/g 14.9 v 11.8 | Last Ten: 8-1-1 Calvin: 16-3-1 (.825) | 2.95 GSA, 1.15 GAA (+1.80) | Shots/g 20.4 v 10.2 | Last Ten: 9-0-1 DePauw: 13-1-5 (.816) | 1.89 GSA, 0.89 GAA (+1.00) | Shots/g 15.5 v 10.6 | Last Ten: 7-0-3 Record against Tournament participants Dominican: 3-0-0 Webster: 0-1-1 Calvin: 1-2-0 DePauw: 1-0-1 |
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Wheaton(Ill.) also is hosting a men's pod, as the Thunder entertain the Transylvania University Pioneers, the Ohio Wesleyan University Bishops, and the Centre College Colonels. None of these sides faced each other this season. First Round - November 9 Ohio Wesleyan vs. Centre, 5:00 pm CT Transylvania at Wheaton (Ill.), 7:30 pm CT Second Round - November 10 TBD, 7:30 pm CT How they reached the NCAA Tournament Wheaton: CCIW AQ | Conf. Semis: W5-0 Illinois Wesleyan | Final: T1-1 North Park Transylvania: HCAC AQ | Conf. Semis: W3-0 Franklin | Final: W4-1 Anderson Ohio Wesleyan: Pool C at-large berth | Conf. Semis: T0-0 Kenyon | Final: T0-0 DePauw Centre: Pool B at-large berth | Conf. Semis: W6-1 Millsaps | Final: T2-2 Berry 2012 Statistical Overview Wheaton: 15-3-3 (.786) | 2.38 GSA, 1.00 GAA (+1.38) | Shots/g 20.4 v 10 | Last Ten: 9-0-1 Transylvania: 16-1-2 (.895) | 2.58 GSA, .74 GAA (+1.84) | Shots/g 15.7 v 7.3 | Last Ten: 9-0-1 Ohio Wesleyan: 16-3-1 (.825) | 1.95 GSA, .70 GAA (+1.25) | Shots/g 23.5 v 10.9 | Last Ten: 9-0-1 Centre: 14-3-3 (.775) | 2.45 GSA, 1.47 GAA (+.98) | Shots/g 13.8 v n/a | Last Ten: 7-1-2 Record against Tournament participants Wheaton: 2-3-3 Transylvania: 0-1-1 Ohio Wesleyan: 1-1-2 Centre: 1-1-0 |
