The Division II women’s NCAA semifinals are set — and there are no shortage of storylines.
Here’s a brief recap of Sunday’s quarterfinal round of the Division II tournament.
WEST CHESTER 10, EAST STROUDSBURG 8
West Chester overcame a one-goal second-half deficit, with Hannah Stanislawczyk scoring the tying and go-ahead goals (plus another right after) to put the Golden Rams ahead. While East Stroudsburg kept it close, West Chester closed out a 10-8 win to advance to the NCAA semifinals.
Meg O’Donnell added a fourth goal in a row after Stanislawczyk went for three straight, putting West Chester up 9-6 with 12:10 remaining. Stanislawczyk scored with 3:25 left for a 10-7 lead, leaving East Stroudsburg little time to make another comeback effort.
Stanislawczyk scored five goals, and Lindsey Monigle had two goals and one assist.
FLORIDA SOUTHERN 15, TAMPA 9
Florida Southern scored the first seven goals and never trailed from there, pushing past Tampa 15-9 for a trip to the NCAA semifinals. Giana Murphy scored three of her four goals in that opening run, but Florida Southern was led overall by Izzy Lynch, who scored five times. Sydney O'Neill made 10 saves.
While the 7-0 lead was indicative of a hot start for Florida Southern, Tampa did not simply fold. The Spartans cut it to 8-4 on a Sophi Wrisk woman-up goal with 9:20 left in the third quarter, but Lynch scored three goals in a 4-1 Mocs run to push the lead back up to seven at 12-5.