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Drake soccer advances, ISU, UNI volleyball begin NCAA tourney

November 30, 2009 By Todd Kimm

The Drake mens soccer team has made it to the elite eight of the NCAA tournament. The 24th ranked Bulldogs claimed a high scoring affair as they won at Boston College 6-4 on Sunday. Next up, the bulldogs will play North Carolina for the right to earn a trip to the Final Four.

The Iowa State volleyball team will host the first two rounds off the NCAA tournament. The Cyclones will take on George Mason on Friday night. The other first round match pits Wichita State against St. Louis University. The winners will meet in the second round on Saturday night. The cyclones finished the regular season 25-4 and this will be their fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament.

The 20th ranked U.N.I. Panthers will travel to Lincoln, Nebraska for the opening round and will go up against Washington State on Friday. The Panthers are 30-2 overall and finished 18-0 in Missouri Valley Conference play. Tenth rated and host Nebraska takes on coastal Carolina in the other first round contest.

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