Quarterfinal Games - Wednesday, November 8
Game #1 - No. 1 Swarthmore 1,  No. 8 Grove City, 1 2 OT (Grove City Advances on Shootout)
Game #2 - No. 2 Carnegie Mellon 3, No. 7 Westminster, 1

Quarterfinal Games - Thursday November 9
Game #4 - No. 4 Wesley 2, No. 5 Gettysburg 3, OT
Game #3 - No. 3 Penn State Altoona 0. No. 6 Alvernia, 1

Semifinals - Saturday, November 11
Game #5 - Grove City 0, Gettysburg 2,
Game #6 - CMU 3, Alvernia 0

Championship- Sunday, November 12, 1:00 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon 4,  Gettysburg 1

Carnegie Mellon Defeats Gettysburg 4-1 to Win ECAC South Championship

PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Senior forward Jonathan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) capped off an illustrious career by scoring three goals and leading the Carnegie Mellon men's soccer team to the ECAC Division III Men's South Soccer Championship. Carnegie Mellon faced Gettysburg College in the Championship game on Sunday, November 12 and came away with a 4-1 victory.

The Tartans came into the eight team tournament as the number two seed and defeated Westminster College on Wednesday and Alvernia College on Saturday to reach the championship game. 

Browne, the school's all-time goal and points leader, scored just 83 seconds into the game by using his head to redirect a header by freshman midfielder Jonathan Simon (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) into the net.

Browne's second goal happened in the 13th minute off a cross from the right corner by senior midfielder Will Schlough (Stratham, N.H./Exeter). The ball bounced free in the box and Browne one-timed a shot from five yards out past Bullets goalkeeper Matt Langston.

Standing near the right post, Browne registered the hat trick in the 16th minute when he one-timed a pass from senior forward Andrew Park (Boise, Idaho) into the goal. This marks his third career hat-trick and first since his sophomore year.

Park added a goal of his own in the 56th minute when he collected his blocked shot and laced the ball inside the far left post from 18 yards out.

Gettysburg ended Carnegie Mellon's shutout bid in the 80th minute when forward Chris Bayon (Langhorne, Pa./Lawrenceville School) one-timed a pass from defender Ross Witte (Emmaus, Pa.) into the net past backup senior goalkeeper Robert Vargo (West Mifflin, Pa.). The shot hit the crossbar and deflected down into the goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton) made five saves in the win. Langston stopped four shots on the day.

The Tartans outscored their opponents 10-1 in the ECAC tournament. Browne was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Carnegie Mellon wraps up their season with a 14-5 record and Gettysburg finishes with a 12-6-4 mark.

Carnegie Mellon and Gettysburg to Play In ECAC South Championship

Nov. 11 - (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - On a wet Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Mellon men's soccer team hosted the semifinals of the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Men's South Soccer Championships. In the second game of the semifinals, Carnegie Mellon defeated the Alvernia Crusaders 3-0 behind a strong early second half to earn a place in the championship game Sunday. The Tartans improve to 13-5 on the season while Alvernia College concludes their season at 11-6-4.

The two teams battled to a scoreless first half before Carnegie Mellon senior forward Jonathan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) got the Tartans on the board in the 51st minute. Freshman midfielder Jonathan Simon (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) crossed the ball from the left end line back to Browne in the center of the box who one-timed the pass into the net for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Senior forward Andrew Park (Boise, Idaho) had a breakaway in the 56th minute and, with Crusaders goalkeeper Richard Kessler charging, Park ran onto the ball first, and his sliding shot from 30 yards out got past Kessler and into the net.

The Tartans wrapped up their scoring in the 63rd minute when Simon headed in a cross off a pass from freshman midfielder Ryan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson).

Sophomore Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton) and senior Robert Vargo (West Mifflin, Pa.) combined on the shutout with Bazin stopping three shots and Vargo collecting one save. Kessler made eight saves in the loss. Carnegie Mellon out shot the Crusaders 17-6 on the day.

The Gettysburg Bullets took on Grove City College in the first game of the semifinals and defeated the Wolverines 2-0. Gettysburg midfielders Kieran Lade and Ryan Peiffer each scored goals in the win. Lade's goal came in the 68th minute and Peiffer added an insurance goal in the 82nd minute.

The Tartans advance to play Gettysburg in the ECAC South Championship game tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Gesling Stadium here at Carnegie Mellon.

Penn State Altoona Upset in ECAC playoffs

The Penn State Altoona men's soccer team, ranked third in the ECAC South Region, were stunned by sixth-seeded Alvernia 1-0 Thursday evening at Spring Run Stadium.  Both teams battled soggy field conditions and tornado-like winds that contributed to the game's only tally.  At the 39:10 mark of the first half, the Crusaders' Zach Naylon lofted a direct kick from just outside the top left portion of the box.  Penn State Altoona goalkeeper Mike Ginnona thought he had a play on the ball and took two steps forward, but the wind carried the ball over his head and into the goal, resulting in the 1-0 Crusader advantage. 

The Lions had the wind at their backs in the second half but were unable to find the net, despite out-shooting Alvernia 15-3 on the night.  Crusader goalkeeper Richard Kessler had five saves on the evening for Alvernia, who moves on to meet second-seeded Carnegie Mellon in the ECAC semifinals.  Altoona wrapped up an excellent 2006 campaign at 14-4-2 overall and finished second in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference.

Shootout win sends Grove City to ECAC semis

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Grove City College men's soccer team earned a trip to the Eastern College Athletic Conference Southern Championship Tournament semifinals by earning a 1-1 double-overtime shootout victory over top-seeded Swarthmore in the a quarterfinal match Wednesday night. Grove City, the No. 8 seed in the eight-team bracket, won the shootout 3-1.

Grove City will now play either No. 4 Wesley or No. 5 Gettysburg in Saturday's semifinals. Inclement weather forced the Wesley-Gettysburg quarterfinal match to be moved to Thursday afternoon. Second-seeded Carnegie Mellon will host Saturday's semifinals as the top remaining seed. CMU defeated Presidents' Athletic Conference champion Westminster, 3-0, Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

In the shootout, Grove City scored on all three attempts. Senior forward Bob McNees (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk) gave Grove City a 1-0 lead in the shootout after the Garnet (12-5-2) were rebuked by junior goalkeeper Michael Manahan (State College, Pa./State College).

Swarthmore tied the match in the second round but the Wolverines reclaimed a 2-1 lead as sophomore Tyler Ferrier (Newtown Square, Pa./Delaware County Christian) scored. Following a Swarthmore miss, senior defender Brendan McCommas (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) scored Grove City's third shootout goal. A second straight Swarthmore miss sealed the win for Grove City (11-6-2).

Swarthmore took a 1-0 lead at 4:45 as Stu Leon scored from point-blank range. Yoi Tibbetts supplied the assist. However, the Wolverines rebounded later in the first half as Ferrier scored the equalizer at 26:19. Senior Jonathan Breese (Mercer, Pa./Mercer) assisted the goal.

Neither team broke the tie in the second half. Swarthmore out-shot Grove City in the second half, 11-5, and 19-11 for the match. Manahan stopped three shots for the Wolverines.

It is the second straight season that Grove City has eliminated the top seed from the ECAC tournament. In the 2005 semifinals, Grove City advanced past McDaniel via shootout, 1-1. The Wolverines are undefeated in their last 13 overtime matches (5-0-8) dating back to Nov. 6, 2003.

Wednesday night's match is officially considered a draw for both teams.

CMU Men's Soccer Defeats Westminster in First Round of ECAC Division III South Championship

Nov. 8 - (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) - Following an 11-5 regular season, the Carnegie Mellon men's soccer team qualified for the 2006 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Men's South Soccer Championships. They earned the number two seed in the eight team tournament and squared off against number seven seed Westminster College on Wednesday, November 8 at Gesling Stadium. Carnegie Mellon used a strong start to win 3-0 and advance to the semifinals. The Tartans improve their record to 12-5 while the Titans finish the season 12-7-2.

Senior forward Andrew Park (Boise, Idaho) netted the Tartan's first goal in the 17th minute when he collected the ball outside the 18-yard box and blasted it past Westminster goalkeeper Anthony Beilstein (Butler, Pa./Knoch). Senior Jonathan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) collected two goals of his own late in the first half to finish off the scoring for Carnegie Mellon.

Browne's first goal came in the 38th minute when he stopped a forward pass from senior midfielder Sean Filipovitz (Cleveland, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit) five yards away from the net. Browne turned, and booted the ball into the net to give the Tartans a two goal advantage. Browne's second goal of the game came with only two seconds left in the first half. He received a long pass from brother, freshman, Ryan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) and headed the ball just inside the right post.

In the second half neither team was able to net any goals, although Carnegie Mellon freshman midfielder Ricky Griffin's (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) shot hit the crossbar in the 70th minute. Carnegie Mellon sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton) and senior goalie Robert Vargo (West Mifflin, Pa.) combined on the shutout with Bazin making four saves and Vargo stopping one shot. Beilstein made two saves in the loss.

The Tartans advance to play the winner of the game between third seeded Penn State Altoona and sixth seeded Alvernia. The Tartans will host the ECAC semifinals this Saturday, November 11 at Gesling Stadium. Carnegie Mellon will also host the ECAC South Championship game on Sunday, November 12.

Wesley Taken Out in Overtime by Bullets, 3-2

DOVER, De. - Wesley College (14-5-2) lost to Gettysburg College (11-5-4) by a final score of 3-2 in overtime, in the Quarterfinal Round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Men's Soccer Southern Division Tournament, on Thursday night at Wolverine Stadium.  Gettysburg will now travel to Grove City College on Saturday, November 11th for the semifinal round of the ECAC Southern Division Tournament.

Wesley opened up the scoring first as Kenny Heidtmann (JR, Southold, NY/Southold) headed a corner off the foot of Joey Spino (SR, Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) to put Wesley up 1-0 in the 17th minute of play.  The Wolverines held that lead through the first half, but the Bullets scored in the 51st minute off an unassisted goal by Chris Bayon (SO, Langhorne, PA/Lawrenceville) to tie the game at 1-1.  Gettysburg then scored again to take a 2-1 lead off another unassisted goal in the 77th minute, off a beautiful shot from 18 yards out by Ian Forster (SO, Doylestown, PA/Central Bucks East).  Spino scored the equalizer for Wesley less than three minutes later as Heidtmann assisted on a shot from 20 yards out.

The overtime period did not last long as Gettysburg scored just 1:40 into the extra frame off a goal by Jesse Gemberling-Johnson (JR, Wyndmoor, PA/Christopher Dock) for the game-winner and to advance the Bullets into the semifinal round.

Gettysburg held a 14-12 advantage in shots and a 3-1 advantage in corners.  Wesley goalkeeper Matt Sturdivant (FR, Bear, DE/Caravel) posted 4 saves in goal for the Wolverines on the night.