Saturday Division II Recap: All Chalk
Four bids will be handed out in Division II on Sunday, and the matchups include all of the conference favorites as the brackets are all intact.
GRLC
Way back on Feb. 28, Missouri Valley – then ranked No. 8 in the country – traveled to Lindenwood-Belleville for a seemingly innocuous game against the Lynx, only to leave with a staggering, 7-3 loss. Three months later, the Vikings will get their chance for redemption.
And this time the stakes will be much higher. The two teams tangle for the GRLC automatic qualifier at noon in St. Louis. LUB knocked off MoBap, 10-9, to make the finals while MoValley rocked Robert Morris, 14-6. Will history repeat itself?
Saturday - Semifinals
#1SE Lindenwood-Belleville d. #1SW Missouri Baptist, 10-9
#1NW Missouri Valley d. #1NE Robert Morris, 14-6
Sunday - Finals
#1SE Lindenwood-Belleville vs. #1NW Missouri Valley, 12 p.m.
PNCLL
Western Washington was the toast of Division II last year as the Vikings made a spirited charge all the way to the national semifinals. Now Southern Oregon is looking to follow that same path after stunning WWU, 10-9, in overtime in one of the PNCLL’s semifinals. The Raiders will have to defeat Gonzaga to earn the league’s AQ. The Bulldogs rocked Western Oregon, 21-10, to make the finals.
Saturday – Semifinals
#1N Gonzaga d. #2S Western Oregon, 21-10
#1S Southern Oregon d. #2N Western Washington, 10-9 (ot)
Sunday – Finals
#1N Gonzaga vs. #1S Southern Oregon, 11 a.m.
SLC
The chalk held relatively comfortably in the SLC with Concordia-Irvine blasting Northern Arizona and Fullerton fending off a late bid by San Diego to make it interesting. The Eagles look unstoppable at this point, but they’ll be facing a Titans squad that might just need an automatic qualifier.
Saturday – Semifinals
#1S Concordia-Irvine d. #2N Northern Arizona, 23-6
#1N Cal State Fullerton d. #2S San Diego, 14-11
Sunday – Finals
#1N Cal State Fullerton vs. #1S Concordia-Irvine, 11 a.m.
WCLL
The top two seeds advanced for a shot at nationals. The Eagles beat the Aggies during the regular season, 8-4, and defense will be the name of the game in this title tilt.
Saturday - Semifinals
#1 Sierra Nevada d. #4 UC Santa Cruz, 14-2
#2 UC Davis d. #3 San Jose State, 13-10
Sunday - Finals
#2 UC Davis vs. #1 Sierra Nevada, 11 a.m.