NU, WM Advance to #CAAChamps Semifinals
Kelly McCarthy
#CAACHAMPS BRACKET
Third-seeded Northeastern and fifth-seeded William & Mary have advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Women's Soccer Championship. Northeastern will take on No. 2 Drexel on Friday, November 3 at 4:30 p.m. while William & Mary faces No. 1 Hofstra on Friday at 7:00 p.m. Both matches will be held at Hofstra Soccer Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y.
The semifinal will be streamed live on
CAA.tv, which is available on computers and on mobile devices as well as Roku, AppleTV, Amazon Fire and other OTT platforms. The final round, which kicks off at 1:00 p.m., will be streamed via
CollegeSportsLive.com and the College Sports Mobile app as part of the CAA’s package with CBS Sports Digital.
For complete tournament information, visit
www.CAASports.com/WSOCchamps.
No. 3 Northeastern 6, No. 6 Charleston 0 | Box Score
BROOKLINE, Mass. – Juniors
Nicole Gorman and
Hannah Rosenblatt scored two goals apiece while senior
Kayla Cappuzzo delivered three assists to power third-seeded Northeastern to a 6-0 victory over sixth-seed College of Charleston in the CAA Championship quarterfinals at Parsons Field.
The Huskies, the defending CAA champions, will be making their second-straight semifinal appearance and have taken home three of the last four CAA Championship crowns. Friday’s contest against Drexel is a rematch of last year’s CAA Championship title match.
Northeastern (12-5-3; 5-1-3 CAA) jumped out a quick 1-0 lead as Gorman buried a goal just 3:08 into the match. The Huskies made it 2-0 just two minutes later as
Hannah Lopiccolo picked up her fifth goal of the year. The two goal-would advantage stand heading into the break.
The Huskies came out firing in the second half, as 51 seconds in, Gorman netted her second of the game off a cross from Cappuzzo. The Huskies controlled the rest of the way, adding three more goals, including two off the foot of Rosenblatt, for the 6-0 victory.
Goalkeeper
Nathalie Nidetch made six saves in her ninth shutout of the season while
Genevieve Henderson made four saves for the Cougars.
College of Charleston finished the season with an 8-9-1 overall record.
No. 5 William & Mary 4, No. 4 James Madison 3 | Box Score
HARRISONBURG, Va. – It was a rainy and soggy day at Sentara Park as fifth-seeded William & Mary pulled out a 4-3 victory over fourth-seeded James Madison in a wild CAA Championship quarterfinal contest.
The Tribe returns to the semifinals for the seventh straight season and for the second consecutive year as the No. 5 seed.
William & Mary (8-9-2; 3-4-2 CAA) struck 4:17 into the contest as
Sami Grasso stuff in a pass from
Rachel Moore. The Tribe pushed the lead to 2-0 in the 13th minute on a goal by
Mackenzie Kober off an
Elysse Branton setup. With poor weather conditions, play moved to the midfield for much of the half. But with just under five minutes before the break,
Kylie Hegemier pulled James Madison within 2-1.
The two teams went back and forth in the second half. Moore returned the lead to two goals with her fifth strike of the season at 53:46. James Madison surged back, as sophomore
Haley Crawford set up rookie
Ginger Deel, who bent one under the crossbar from 25 yards out less than five minutes later. Crawford then tied the match, 3-3, at 68:07 chipping in her seventh goal of the season from 20 yards out.
In the 76th minute, Branton made long run down the right side of the field, circumvented the Dukes defense and tapped in what would prove to be the game-winner. The Tribe was able to control the rest of the way for the win.
William & Mary keeper
Grace Smith made three saves as the Tribe outshot the Dukes, 10-8, and held a 7-4 advantage in corners.
James Madison finishes the season with a 9-10-0 overall record.
2017 CAA Women's Soccer Championship
October 29 - CAA Championship Quarterfinals
No. 5 William & Mary at No. 4 James Madison
No. 3 Northeastern 6, No. 6 Charleston 0
November 3 - CAA Championship Semifinals
4:30pm: No. 2 Drexel vs. No. 3 Northeastern
7:00pm: No. 1 Hofstra vs. No. 5 William & Mary
November 5 - CAA Championship Final
1:00pm: Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2