COLLEGE: Central Arkansas reaches NCAA Division II men's final four for first time

Central Arkansas got a hat trick from Canadian Sheldon Cooper to beat USC Spartanburg, 3-0, on the road to advance to the NCAA Division II men's final four and extend its unbeaten streak to 18 games.

In the process, the Bears became the first team from Arkansas to advance as far as the semifinals in an NCAA soccer tournament.

UCA (17-1-2) meets Sonoma State (18-3-1), a 3-0 winner over Midwestern State, in the semifinals Dec. 6 in Virginia Beach, Va.

In the other semifinal, Southern New Hampshire (19-2-2) faces Mercyhurst (16-1-0).

Southern New Hampshire (the former New Hampshire College) got two goals from Barbados freshman Romelle Burgess in a 5-3 win over East Stroudsburg.

Mercyhurst beat Rockhurst, 2-0, in the other quarterfinal.