 | Marco Afonso – Fifth Year Senior – Forward – UNCG – Afonso fired a one-timer into the back of the frame from inside the box in regulation to get the Spartans on the board. The goal was set up by a nice and gutsy move down the right flank and pass from JC Ngando. UNCG subsequently prevailed in a match that had to be decided by a penalty kick shootout after it was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and overtime. The Spartans punch their ticket to the Elite Eight for the first time in Division 1 play where they will host Portland on Saturday. |
 | Yani Bazini – Redshirt Sophomore – Forward – Vermont – Bazini broke the ice for the Catamounts when he alertly controlled his own blocked pass and utilized his left foot to send a ball into the left side of the goal from just outside the 18-yard box. The goal was his fifth of the season. Midfielders Yves Borie and Alex Nagy also scored in Vermont’s 3-0 win over UCLA in the Sweet Sixteen. The Catamounts improve to 16-3-2 before a sold out crowd at Virtue Field in Burlington and advance to the Elite Eight where they will face Syracuse on the road on Sunday. |
 | Bertin Jacquesson – Junior – Forward – Pittsburgh – Jacquesson earns back-to-back nods on the College Soccer News Team of the Week after scoring the game-winning goal with time winding down in Pitt’s come from behind 2-1 win over Kentucky to advance to the Elite Eight for the third season in a row. Pitt improves to 11-4-5 and will host Portland on Saturday with a trip to the College Cup on the line. |
 | Scotty Taylor – Senior – Forward – Duke – Taylor scored the lone goal of the match in the closing minutes of the first stanza when he converted a heel flick out of a corner kick with an assist from forward Miguel Ramirez in Duke’s 1-0 win over FIU at Koskinen Stadium in Durham. Duke improves to 13-1-4 and moves forward to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2006 and the first under head coach John Kerr. |
 | Giona Leibold – Sophomore – Midfielder – Syracuse – Leibold scored out of a counter attack in the 83rd minute of play after receiving a throw from goalkeeper Russell Shealy and making a move off the dribble to create the space he needed to convert the game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over a determined Cornell team. The goal was Leibold’s fifth on the season. The Orange improve to 16-2-4 and secure a spot in the Elite Eight for the second time under head coach Ian McIntyre and the first time since 2015. Syracuse will host Vermont. |
 | Giorgio Probo – Sophomore – Midfielder – Creighton – Probo, who transferred in from Iowa Western Community College where he was the Junior College Player of the Year, contributed the helper out of a corner kick on midfielder Mark O’Neill’s goal. He also converted a penalty kick that was awarded when forward Duncan McGuire was fouled in the box to score what proved to be the game-winning goal in the Bluejays 2-1 win over Tulsa on the road. A red hot Creighton team improves to 12-4-6 and advances to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015. |
 | Mark O’Neill – Sophomore – Midfielder – Creighton – O’Neill converted a header out of a corner kick to net the equalizer in Creighton’s 2-1 come from a goal down win on the road over Tulsa. He was also part of a Bluejay defense that tightened up as the game progressed holding a good Tulsa team to a total of only five shots on goal. Creighton wins its six consecutive game including three in NCAA Tournament play to improve to 12-4-6 to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight for the first time since 2015. The Bluejays will travel once again to take on Duke in Durham on Saturday. |
 | Noah Egan- Senior – Defender – Vermont – Egan put in a full 90 minute shift as a key ingredient in a Vermont defense that limited UCLA to only two shots on goal in route to a 3-0 shutout win over the Bruins. Vermont is now 16-3-2 and advances to the Elite Eight where they will face Syracuse on the road next Saturday. |
 | Brett Bebej – Senior – Defender – Indiana – Bebej came up with the big play the Hoosiers needed to top a very good Marshall team 1-0 when he decisively placed a header out of a corner kick into the back of the frame. Senior forward Ryan Wittenbrink served in a picture perfect ball to set up what proved to be the lone goal in a hard fought contest. The goal was Bebej’s third of the year and sixth of his career. A history rich Indiana team under head coach Todd Yeagley advances to the Elite Eight for an amazing 28th time where they will face UNCG in Greensboro on Saturday. |
 | Delentz Pierre – Junior – Defender – Portland – Pierre’s header proved to be the difference maker in Portland’s 1-0 win over a very competitive Western Michigan team. The Pilots improve to 15-2-3 and punch their ticket to the Elite Eight for the first time since the 1995 season. He was also part of a Pilot defense that recorded its 10th shutout of the year. |
 | Isaac Briner – Sophomore – Goalkeeper – UNCG – Briner took over for Spartan goalkeeper Niclas Wild when the UNCG and Stanford contest went into a penalty kick shootout after the score was tied 1-1 at the end of regulation and overtime. Briner came up with three crucial stops in the shootout helping UNCG prevail 3-1 to secure a spot in the Elite Eight. The number 12 seeded Spartans under head coach Chris Rich improve to 13-1-6 and earn the right to host number 13 seeded Indiana at UNCG Soccer Stadium on Saturday with a trip to the College Cup on the line. |
