Unranked Midwestern State snapped NCAA Division II men’s defending champion Ft. Lewis‘ 33-game unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory. The Mustangs opened up a 3-0 lead on goals by Brandon Swartzendruber, Sun Potter and Scott Leonard after 51 minutes. Ft. Lewis, ranked No. 1 in the NSCAA/adidas Top 25, had previously allowed only one goal in 10 games.
— North Carolina Wesleyan improved to 10-0-0 with an impressive 1-0 overtime win over No. 17 Mary Washington in NCAA Division III men’s action. Oz Otoo scored the game’s lone goal for the Bishops, who were No. 25 in last week’s NSCAA adidas Top 25. Otoo and Lucas Fuentes lead Wesleyan with eight goals apiece. Eighteen different players have scored for the Bishops.
— Toby Bares, the only head coach in the 23-year history of the Wisconsin-Oshkosh men’s program, tallied his 300th victory with the Titans’ 2-0 win over St. Olaf. Bares, who raised his coaching record to 300-84-30, became the 27th NCAA Division III head coach to reach the 300-victory mark. He has led UW-Oshkosh to a winning record the past 21 seasons and guided it to 10 NCAA Division III tournament appearances and three final fours.
— Texas A&M Commerce handed Metro State, ranked second in the NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II women’s rankings, its first loss after 12 wins with a 2-1 victory. Tamara Geels scored off her own rebound to tie the score in the 89th minute, and twin sister Bailey won the game for the Lions nine minutes into overtime.
— Lindsey Wilson ended Martin Methodist‘s 20-match unbeaten streak with a 4-1 win in a battle of the last two NAIA women’s champions. Freshman Kristen Pedersen, returning from a four-game absence due to an injury, Jamaican international Omalyn Davis, Sandra Andersson and Sashsheena Stewart scored for the Blue Raiders, the 2004 NAIA champions. Martin Methodist, the 2005 champion, went into the game ranked No. 1 in the NAIA rankings.
