After a small taste of playoff soccer yesterday, the bulk of the NCAA Division III Men's and Women's soccer tournaments gets underway today. Across the Upper Midwest a total of five separate locations, including two in Minnesota and one in Wisconsin, are hosting first and second round action this weekend. The class of the Midwest on the men's side are the unbeaten #2 ranked St. Olaf Oles, who host their pod in Northfield on Saturday on Sunday. While the also #2 ranked and one loss Chicago Maroons are the top women's side in the area. UChicago will be on the road for the first two rounds in Dubuque, IA as Loras College, home of the Duhawks, host that pod of the tournament.
Saint John's hosts their pod of four in Collegeville with kickoff times matching the Northfield pod. UChicago hosted their men's pod on Friday as one of the three pods playing Friday/Saturday. WIAC representative UW-Eau Claire were knocked out in the first round by Calvin (MI) last night in Chicago.
The #23 ranked Eagles of UW-La Crosse host the other women's pod, in a group that also contains Carleton, Lawrence (WI), and UMAC Champion UW-Superior. Those matches along with the Dubuque, IA pod hosted by Loras College all kick off this evening. Kickoff timing for the D3 tournament is based on whether the hosting facility has lights.
Men's Tournament
First Round
Chicago, IL Pod (played on Friday at Stagg Field)
#9 UChicago 4 – 1 Webster (MO)
Calvin (MI) 4 – 2 UW-Eau Claire
Collegeville, MN Pod (at Haws Field @ Saint John's University)
#21 Saint John's vs Milwaukee School of Engineering - 11:00am
North Park (IL) vs Whitman (WA) - 1:30pm
Northfield, MN Pod (at Rolf Mellby Field)
#2 St. Olaf vs Grinnell (IA) - 11am
UW-Superior vs Loras (IA) - 1:30pm
Women's Tournament
First Round
La Crosse, WI Pod (at Veterans Memorial Field Sports Complex)
#23 UW-La Crosse vs Lawrence (WI) - 4pm
#22 Carleton vs Elmhurst (IL) - 6:30pm
Dubuque, IA Pod (at Rock Bowl)
#2 UChicago vs UW-Superior - 5pm
Loras (IA) vs St. Kate's - 7:30pm
