Five Big Ten Women's Soccer Teams Compete in NCAA First Round

The NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament kicks off on Friday with five Big Ten teams making the field.

The NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament kicks off on Friday with five Big Ten teams making the field.

First Round
NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament

Detroit 3, Michigan 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio
-- The University of Michigan women's soccer team had its season come to an end with a 3-2 loss to Detroit in the first round of the NCAA Championship Friday afternoon (Nov. 12) at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The Wolverines nearly erased a three-goal halftime deficit by scoring two goals and outperforming the Titans 13-1 on the shot chart in the final 45 minutes. Detroit, which earned its first NCAA postseason victory, improves to 14-7-1, while Michigan finishes the year at 11-9-2.
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Wisconsin 2, Dayton 1 (OT)
SOUTH BEND, Ind.
- Junior midfielder/forward Amy Vermeulen (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) scored seven minutes into overtime to send the University of Wisconsin women's soccer team to the second round of the NCAA tournament with a 2-1 victory over Dayton.
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No. 19 Illinois 2, Rice

COLLEGE STATION, Texas
-Defense was the name of the game as the Orange and Blue showed their strength in the back, while senior forward Tara Hurless notched both goals for the Illini for a 2-0 shutout of Rice in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. #19 Illinois (14-5-2) moves on to the second round of the tournament to play either #7 Texas A&M or Texas State Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

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No. 6 Ohio State 2, Bowling Green 0
Columbus, Ohio - The Ohio State women's soccer team (17-3-3) blanked Bowling Green, 2-0, in the first round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Lara Dickenmann and Danielle Dietrich both netted second-half goals to extend Ohio State's current win streak to seven matches and setup a second-round meeting with Detroit at 1 p.m. Sunday. The Titans topped Michigan, 3-2, in the first match Friday.
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No. 2 Penn State 6, Binghamton 1

STATE COLLEGE, Penn-
The No. 2 seed Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Binghamton, 6-1, Friday night in NCAA women's soccer first round action at Jeffrey Field. The Lions will advance to meet Maryland on Sunday at 1 p.m. for a second round match-up. Sophomore Jean Rettig (Hummelstown, Pa.) played an outstanding game for the Lions, and recorded the game-winning goal in the 11th minute of play.
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