The men’s soccer teams at Colorado State Pueblo and Denver have advanced to the NCAA “final fours” this week in North Carolina after winning quarterfinal matches at home on Saturday in near-perfect weather conditions in the Centennial State. D1 BRACKET / D2 BRACKET
Denver (15-3-4) punched its ticket to the NCAA Division I College Cup for the second time in school history with a 3-0 win over Massachusetts for its third straight in the nationals. READ MORE
CSU Pueblo (17-3-3) also won for the third time in the playoffs with a 1-0 win over Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rival Fort Lewis. The Pack will play in their third-straight “final four” and seek their third chance for a spot in the championship game. READ MORE
The women’s soccer team at Colorado Mines (20-1-2) failed in its bid to reach the national semi-finals after dropping a 2-0 decision at Cal Poly Pomona on Saturday. READ MORE
Denver plays Vermont in one of two matches in Cary, N. C., on Friday, with Ohio State meeting SMU or Marshall in the other semi-final contest. The championship game is set for December 16.
CSU Pueblo meets Charleston of West Virginia (21-1-1) on Thursday at 1 p.m. in the first semi at Matthews, N. C. Three hours later, Lynn (18-0-2) of Boca Raton, Fla., meets McKendree (15-0-7) of Lebanon, Ill., in the second “final four” match. The title match will be Saturday at 1 p.m.
