WILMINGTON – No. 3 seed UNCW advanced on penalty kicks 4-3 after playing to a 1-1 draw against No. 6 seed Delaware in the quarterfinals of the 2012 CAA Women’s Soccer Championship on Sunday at the UNCW Soccer Stadium.
The victory in the penalty kick shootout advances the Seahawks to the semifinals of the six-team tournament, where they will face No. 2 seed Drexel in the first semifinal contest Nov. 2 at Albert-Daly Field on the campus of William & Mary. Kickoff for the game is set for 5 p.m.
Click here for the complete recap of yesterday’s match.
Region X Women’s Soccer Tournament Final
Spartanburg S.C.– No. 3 Louisburg College 1 No. 1 CFCC 0 (2OT)
Region X Women’s Soccer Tournament Semifinal-(Saturday)
No. 1 CFCC 3 No. 5 USC-Lancaster 0
Goals: Kara May Rice (assist Anna Mixon), 12th minute; Jessie Wilson (assist Mixon), 21st minute; Beth Okpodu (assist Kelly Sigmon), 38th minute
CFCC (15-2-1 12-1) will play No. 3 seed Louisburg College in the Region X Tournament Finals at 12:30pm Sunday. Louisburg beat host No. 2 seed Spartanburg Methodist College 1-1 2OT in PK’s (4-2).
Men’s Soccer
WILMINGTON– Thomas Driver’s goal just prior to intermission lifted UNCW to a 1-0 win over visiting Towson in CAA soccer action Sunday at the UNCW Soccer Stadium. The win clinched a berth for the Seahawks in the conference championship tournament next week.
The Seahawks raised their record to 7-9-1 overall and 4-5 in the league. UNCW travels to Delaware on Wednesday in the regular season finale for both sides. Kickoff is at 7 p.m.
Women’s golf
Oklahoma State was declared champion of The Landfall Tradition women’s golf tournament early Sunday after Hurricane Sandy dumped heavy rain overnight on the Country Club of Landfall’s Jack Nicklaus course.
The 17 teams and five individuals enjoyed good weather during Friday’s opening round before running into Sandy’s rains and high winds yesterday and completing nine-12 holes in difficult conditions. The field was hoping to complete the second round early Sunday, but conditions warranted otherwise.
As a result, OSU finishes with a 293 score, one stroke in front of Duke and two strokes ahead of Purdue and Texas Tech. It’s the first Landfall title for the Cowgirls in the 11-year history of the event.
Texas Tech senior Kim Kaufman was the medalist with a 5-under-par 67 in the first round, matching the tournament record for opening round score.
Women’s volleyball
Junior Christi Laite and sophomore Morgan Kline recorded 16 kills apiece to lead UNCW to a 3-1 (25-20, 27-25, 21-25, 25-21) victory over James Madison in Colonial Athletic Association volleyball action Sunday at Hanover Hall.
The Seahawks improved to 11-14 overall and 3-6 in CAA play as they won their fourth straight contest. UNCW returns to action Nov. 3 with a 1 p.m. match against Hofstra at Hanover Hall.
