TOURNAMENT CENTRAL: Women’s Conferences

Women’s conference tournament week got started Tuesday night with two games in the CAA, one of this year’s hot conferences, and Ohio Valley. CAA No. 3 seed James Madison improved to 16-3-1 and 12-0-0 at home with a 2-1 win over George Mason, while Megan Flanagan dished out three assists and Myriam Bouchard notched two goals as No. 4 seed VCU beat UNC Wilmington, 3-1. In the Ohio Valley, No. 6 Eastern Illinois rallied to win, 2-1, in overtime at Murray State and No. 4 UT Martin advanced with a 2-0 win over Morehead State thanks to a pair of goals by Katie Behrens. For all of this week’s conference tournament games and television coverage …

ACC
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
#2 Wake Forest vs. #7 Duke
#1 North Carolina vs. #8 Clemson
#4 Virginia vs. #5 Miami
#3 Florida State vs. #6 Boston College
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Final
Nov. 11 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
(TV: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Fox College Sports Atlantic, FSN Florida, FSN South, live, 1 pm ET)

Online video: ACC Select

AMERICA EAST
Quarterfinals
Nov. 1
Hartford 1 (Riemer 75) Binghamton 1 (Reed 17).
(Binghamton wins 6-5 on penalties.)
Stony Brook 2 (Barbuto 20, Egan 79) Maine 1 (Martell 22).
Semifinals
Nov. 4
#1 New Hampshire 2 (Sheehan 77, 97) #4 Stony Brook 1 (Allenberg 80) (OT)
#2 Boston Univ. 2 (Schumacher-Hodge 31, Brown 58) #6 Binghamton 0.
Final
Nov. 10 in Durham, N.C.
#1 New Hampshire vs. #2 Boston Univ.

ATLANTIC SUN
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in Kennesaw, Ga.
#6 Jacksonville vs. #3 Belmont
#5 Stetson vs. #4 ETSU
Semifinals
Nov. 8 in Kennesaw, Ga.
#2 Mercer vs. #6 Jacksonville vs. #3 Belmont winner
#1 Kennesaw State, vs. #5 Stetson vs. #4 ETSU
Final
Nov. 10 in Kennesaw, Ga.

ATLANTIC-10
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Charlotte, N.C.
Game #1 5:00 pm #3 seed vs. #6 seed
Game #2 7:30 pm #4 seed vs. #5 seed
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Charlotte, N.C.
Game #3 5:00 pm #1 seed vs. Lowest remaining seed
Game #4 7:30 pm #2 seed vs. Highest remaining seed
Final
Nov. 11 in Charlotte, N.C.

BIG EAST
First Round
Nov. 1
Villanova 2 (Hartung 32, Mabery 69) South Florida 0.
St. John’s 0 Rutgers 0 (OT)
(Rutgers wins 4-2 on penalties.)
Quarterfinals
Nov. 4
Notre Dame 2 (Jones 33, Hanks pen. 81) Rutgers 0
Connecticut 0 Georgetown 1 (Wells pen. 74).
Louisville 1 (Cunningham 18) Marquette 0.
West Virginia 1 (Blank 64) Villanova 0.
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Morgantown, W.Va.
#1A West Virginia vs. #2N Louisville (TV: CSTV, live, 7:30 pm ET)
#1N Notre Dame vs. #3N Georgetown (TV: CSTV, live, 5 pm ET)
Final
Nov. 9 in Morgantown, W.Va.
(TV: CSTV, live, noon ET; FSN New York, live, noon ET)

BIG SKY
Semifinals
Nov. 8 in Sacramento
#1 Sacramento State vs. #4 Portland State
#2 Weber State vs. #3 Northern Colorado
Final
Nov. 10 in Sacramento

BIG SOUTH
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Charleston, S.C.
#4 Winthrop vs. #5 Liberty
#1 Coastal Carolina vs. #8 VMI
#3 High Point vs. #6 Radford
#2 Charleston Southern vs. #7 UNC Asheville
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Charleston, S.C.
Final
Nov. 11 in Charleston, S.C.

BIG TEN
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Minneapolis, Minn.
#1 Penn State vs. #8 Iowa
#2 Purdue vs. #7 Northwestern
#3 Illinois vs. #6 Minnesota
#4 Indiana vs. #5 Ohio State
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Minneapolis, Minn.
(TV: Big Ten Network, delay, Nov. 10, 1 am ET)
(TV: Big Ten Network, delay, Nov. 10, 3 am ET)
Final
Nov. 11 in Minneapolis, Minn.
(TV: Big Ten Network, live, 2 pm ET; CSTV, delay, 6 pm ET)

BIG 12
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in San Antonio, Texas
No. 1 Texas A&M vs. No. 8 Iowa State
No. 4 Missouri vs. No. 5 Texas Tech
No. 2 Texas vs. No. 7 Colorado
No. 3 Kansas vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in San Antonio, Texas
Final
Nov. 11 in San Antonio, Texas
(TV: Fox College Sports Central, FSN Detroit, FSN Ohio, FSN Southwest, delay, Nov. 16, noon ET)

Online video: big12sports.com

BIG WEST
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Fullerton, Calif.
#2 Long Beach State vs. #3 Cal Poly
#1 Cal State Fullerton vs. #4 UC Irvine
Final
Nov. 11 in Fullerton, Calif.

Online video: BigWest.TV

CAA
Quarterfinals
Nov. 6 in Harrisonburg, Va.
#3 James Madison 2 (Lowry 61, Deaver 73) George Mason 1 (Vido 80).
Nov. 6 in Richmond, Va.
#4 VCU 3 (Bouchard 9, 22, Hartman 20) #5 UNC Wilmington 1 (Cauble pen. 70).
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Virginia Beach, Va.
#2 Hofstra vs. #3 James Madison
#1 William & Mary vs. #4 VCU
Final
Nov. 11 in Virginia Beach, Va.

CONFERENCE USA
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in El Paso, Texas
#1 UCF vs. #8 East Carolina
#4 UAB vs. #5 Rice
#2 Memphis vs. #7 Southern Mississippi
#3 UTEP vs. #6 Colorado College
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in El Paso, Texas
Final
Nov. 11 in El Paso, Texas
(TV: CSTV, live, 4 pm ET)

Online video: Conference USA PPV

HORIZON
First Round
Oct. 30
Cleveland State 2 (Kakias 90, Clapacs 98) Youngstown State 1 (Morey 87) (OT).
Quarterfinals
Nov. 3
#1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 1 (Steuer 15) Cleveland State 0.
#2 Loyola, Ill. 5 (Morote-Ariza 19, 51, Heidenreich 20, Murray 73, Brown pen. 75) Wisconsin-Green Bay 0.
#3 Wright State 6 (Rooma 17, 48, Miler 22, Agueci 28, Cooper 56, Steven 84) #6 Detroit 0.
#4 Butler 2 (Fox 36, 63) #5 Valparaiso 0.
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Milwaukee
#1 Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs. #4 Butler
#2 Loyola, Ill, vs. #3 Wright State
Final
Nov. 11 in Milwaukee

IVY
No tournament-Penn (champion).

MAAC
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
#2 Fairfield vs. #3 Loyola, Md. 
#1 Marist vs. #4 Niagara        
Final
Nov. 11 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
(TV: ESPNU, live, noon ET)

MID-AMERICAN
Quarterfinals
Nov. 4
#1 Ball State 1 (Martin 57) #8 Miami, Ohio 0.
#2 Toledo 4 (Cornwell pen. 8, 13, 23, Flynn 18) #7 Kent State 3 (Kurz pen. 25, pen. 89, Hester 58).
#3 Northern Illinois 1 (Clausen 21) #6 Ohio 0.
#4 Bowling Green 2 (Bland 86, Yee 92) #5 Eastern Michigan 1 (Wilson 42) (OT).
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Muncie, Ind.
#2 Toledo vs. #3 Northern Illinois 
#1 Ball State vs. #4 Bowling Green    
Final
Nov. 11 in Muncie, Ind.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Quarterfinals
Nov. 4
Creighton 2 (Gans 27, 68) Northern Iowa 0.
Drake 2 (Townley  53, 106) Missouri State 1 (Logan 57) (OT).
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Evansville, Ind.
#1 Illinois State vs. #4 Drake
#2 Evansville vs. #3 Creighton
Final
Nov. 11 in Evansville, Ind.
(TV: Fox College Sports Central, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FSN Midwest, Kansas City Metro Sports, live, 2 pm ET)

MOUNTAIN WEST
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in Provo, Utah
#4 Wyoming vs. #5 Utah
#3 BYU vs. #6 TCU
Semifinals
Nov. 8 in Provo, Utah
#1 UNLV vs. Wyoming/Utah winner (TV: The Mtn., live, 3 pm ET)
#2 San Diego State vs. BYU/TCU winner (TV:  The Mtn., live, 6 pm ET)
Final
Nov. 10 in Provo, Utah
(TV: CSTV, delay, 8 pm ET)

NORTHEAST
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in West Long Branch, N.J.
#1 Monmouth vs. #4 Long Island
#2 Central Conn. State vs. #3 Sacred Heart
Final   
Nov. 11 in West Long Branch, N.J.

OHIO VALLEY
Quarterfinals
Nov. 6 in Martin, Tenn.
UT Martin 2 (Behrens 74, 82) Morehead State 0.
Nov. 6 in Murray, Ky.
Murray State 1 (Latimer 73) Eastern Illinois 2 (Melinauskas 85, Miller 97) (OT).
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.
#2 Samford vs. #6 Eastern Illinois
#1 Southeast Missouri #4 UT Martin
Final
Nov. 11 in Cape Girardeau, Mo.

Online video: OVCSports.TV

PAC-10
No tournament

PATRIOT
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Lewisburg, Pa.
#2 American vs. #3 Navy
#1 Bucknell vs. #4 Army
Final
Nov. 11 in Lewisburg, Pa.

SEC
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in Orange Beach, Ala.
#2 Georgia vs. #7 Mississippi
#3 Tennessee vs. #6 South Carolina
#1 Florida vs. #8 Kentucky
#4 LSU vs. #5 Auburn
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Orange Beach, Ala.
Final
Nov. 11 in Orange Beach, Ala.
(TV: FSN South, Fox College Sports Atlantic, live, 3:30 pm ET)

SOUTHERN
Quarterfinals
Nov. 4
#1 UNC Greensboro 1 (Attayek 52) #8 Elon 0.
#4 College of Charleston 1 (Caruso 22) #5 Western Carolina 1 (Schmoker 61) (OT).
(College of Charleston wins 10-9 on penalties.)
#2 Davidson 2 (Low 7, Bye-Nagel 25) #7 Wofford 1 (Merchant 76).
#3 Furman 3 (Antonik 27, Fry 78, Krankowski 87) Appalachian State 1 (Cleary 23).
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Davidson, N.C.
Final
Nov. 11 in Davidson, N.C.

Online video: SoCon.TV

SOUTHLAND
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Natchitoches, Texas
#3 UTSA vs. #6 Sam Houston State
#4 Northwestern State vs. #5 Southeastern La.
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Natchitoches, Texas
#1 McNeese State vs. Northwestern State/Southeastern La. winner
#2 Stephen F. Austin vs. UTSA-Sam Houston State winner
Final
Nov. 11 Natchitoches, Texas

Online video: Southland TV

SUMMIT
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Rochester, Mich.
#1 Western Illinois vs. #4 Oral Roberts
#2 Oakland vs. #3 Southern Utah
Final
Nov. 11 in Rochester, Mich.

SUN BELT
Quarterfinals
Nov. 7 in Mobile, Ala.
#3 Denver vs. #6 Florida Atlantic
#4 North Texas vs. #5 Louisiana-Lafayette
#2 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 7 UALR
#1 Western Kentucky vs. No. 8 South Alabama
Semifinals
Nov. 8 in Mobile, Ala.
Final
Nov. 10 in Mobile, Ala.

Online video: SBC Extra

SWAC
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Lake Charles, La.
Prairie View A&M vs. Mississippi Valley State
Southern vs. Alabama A&M
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Lake Charles, La.
Jackson State vs. Prairie View A&M/Mississippi Valley State winner
Grambling vs. Southern/Alabama A&M winner
Final
Nov. 11 in Lake Charles, La.

UNITED SOCCER
Quarterfinals
#3 NJIT vs. #6 South Carolina State
#4 Howard vs. #5 Delaware State
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Orem, Utah
#1 Longwood vs. Howard/Delaware State winner
#2 Utah Valley State vs. NJIT/Delaware State winner
Final
Nov. 11 in Orem, Utah

Note: No NCAA automatic berth for champion.

WAC
Quarterfinals
Nov. 8 in Boise, Idaho
#4 Utah State vs. #5 San Jose State
#3 Fresno State vs. #6 Nevada
Semifinals
Nov. 9 in Boise, Idaho
#1 Hawaii vs. Utah State/San Jose State winner
#2 Boise State vs. Fresno State/Nevada winner
Final
Nov. 11 in Boise, Idaho

WCC
No tournament-Portland (champion)

Online video: WAC.tv