#12 Rockhurst (14-2-2) vs. #6 Ohio Valley (17-1-4)
NCAA Division II Championship Third Round
Thursday, Nov. 16, 4:00 p.m. (EST)
Multi-Sport Performance Stadium, Philippi, West Virginia
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MIDWEST REGIONAL: The 12th-ranked Rockhurst Hawks, 14-2-2, will be playing in the Midwest Regional championship game in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championships for the third year in a row. Second-seeded Rockhurst will meet top-seeded Ohio Valley, 17-1-4, on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 4 p.m. EST at Alderson Broaddus University in Philippi, W.Va.
NCAA HISTORY: Rockhurst is playing in its 10th NCAA Tournament and its sixth in the last seven years. The Hawks have advanced to the national semifinals in three of the past four years. Rockhurst has captured four NCAA Midwest Regional crowns since 2011. The Hawks own an all-time record of 11-6-6 in the NCAA Tournament going to 2002.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Rockhurst ranks 12th in assists (39), 32nd in scoring offense (2.18) and 24th in shutout percentage with nine shutouts in 18 games in NCAA Division II. Senior goalkeeper Logan Feldmann ranks 16th nationally in goals against average (0.68). Senior forward Kaleb Jackson stands 26th in goals (12) and 27th in points (30) in Division II. Senior midfielder Adam Michel ranks 15th nationally in game-winning goals (5).
750 ALL-TIME WINS: With the win on Sunday over Maryville, Rockhurst has now won 750 games since the program begin in 1964. The Hawks are the all-time winningest program among Division II schools and ranks as the eighth winningest NCAA program all-time.
SIX-TIME GLVC CHAMPIONS: The Hawks captured their sixth Great Lakes Valley Conference regular season championship in 2017 with a 12-1-1 league record. Rockhurst also won GLVC regular season titles in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016.
POSTSEASON HONORS: Rockhurst forward Kaleb Jackson, goalkeeper Logan Feldmann and Rockhurst head coach Tony Tocco garnered major postseason honors from the Great Lakes Valley Conference. Jackson was named the GLVC Offensive Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Feldmann was selected the GLVC Defensive Player of the Year, while Tocco earned GLVC Coach of the Year accolades. Tocco is now a six-time GLVC Coach of the Year, having previously been recognized by GLVC coaches in 2008, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2016. Jackson, Feldmann, midfielder Adam Michel, defender Connor Mullen, defender Filippo Santandrea and defender Luca Mastrantonio were named to the All-GLVC First Team. Forward Umoh Ufot and defender Swann Vincent nabbed All-GLVC Second Team honors. Midfielder Ben McDonald and defender Sal Caruso received All-GLVC Third Team accolades. Jackson, Michel and Mullen were named to the CCA All-Midwest Region first team, while Santandrea and Mastrantonio earned second team All-Region honors.
COACH TONY TOCCO: Coach Tocco ranks second on the all-time list among intercollegiate men's soccer coaches with 694 victories, trailing Ohio Wesleyan's Jay Martin who has 695 victories. The Hawks finished third in the nation in Division II in 2015 and 2016, and ranked fourth nationally in 2008, 2011 and 2012. Rockhurst has been the No. 1 seeded team in the NCAA Midwest Regional five times. The Hawks won NCAA Midwest Regional titles in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016, and reached the national semifinals in 2013, 2015 and 2016.
SCOUTING THE FIGHTING SCOTS: Ohio Valley advanced to the third round of the Midwest Regional with a 3-0 shootout victory over Davis & Elkins after the two teams fought to a 1-1 tie after two overtime periods Sunday in Charleston, W.Va. The sixth-ranked Fighting Scots have outscored their opponents 59-10 on the season. Forwards Guillermo Segovia and Celso Riveros lead the Saints with 11 goals apiece. Riveros was named the GMAC Offensive Player of the Year, while goalkeeper Carlos Rubio was named the GMAC Defensive Player of the Year.
