New for the 2011-2012 seasons, the America East Daily Word, a collaboration between AmericaEast.com and AExtra, will recap the previous day's games and on goings on our nine campuses and provide links to previews, recaps, features and exclusive coverage.
In the midst of all the basketball talk, the America
East still has one soccer team fighting its way through the postseason. And
that team is doing it with discipline…
The Boston University women’s soccer team is a win
against top-seeded Wake Forest away from advancing to the Sweet 16. The
Terriers have put together the finest season in program history – they’ve outscored
their opponents 54-11, they’ve won a school-record 14 games in a row and they
haven’t received one yellow card. That’s right – not a single booking all
season. No other team remaining in the
NCAA tournament can say that. In fact, Boston U. had only been saddled with
three yellow in the past three seasons.
Our Game Magazine takes a closer look at the Terriers’ discipline on the
field.
ESPN.com’s Graham Hays checked this game as one of three
second round matchups to keep an eye on. He explains that if there is an
underdog team that can limit Wake’s potent offense, it’s Boston U.
“But even if the other No. 1 seeds face second-round
games against bigger schools (No. 1 Duke against Georgia; No. 1 Stanford
against South Carolina) or higher-profile programs (No. 1 Florida State versus
Portland), Wake Forest may be the one with the trickiest path to the Sweet 16.
The Terriers have missed just two NCAA tournaments since 2000 and none since
2004, so they know the surroundings,” Hays says.
That is due in large part to a stingy backline featuring
a slew of talented defenders and a senior goalkeeper. Alice Binns and Emma
Clark both were featured in their hometown newspapers leading up to this big
time battle against the Deamon Deacons.
Boston U. is one of five non-FBS conference schools to
win to win a game in the NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship, while America East
is one of just four non-FBS conference to have a team win a game. The Terriers
try to add another victory this evening.
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