2012 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

2012 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship

Men's Division II College Cup (semifinals & final)
Tournament details
Country	USA
Teams	35
Final positions
Champions	Lynn University (2nd title, 4th final)
Runner-up	Saginaw Valley State University (1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	34
Goals scored	100 (2.94 per match)

The 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship featured 35 schools in four unbalanced Super-Regional tournaments involving seven to ten teams each. Super-Regional games were played at campus sites.

The Division II College Cup was held at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Georgia and was hosted by the Peach Belt Conference.

In the national semifinals, Mercyhurst (17-6-1) was defeated by Lynn 4-1, and Simon Fraser (19-2-1) fell to Saginaw Valley 3-1. Lynn (19-3-1) won its second Division II crown by beating Saginaw Valley (18-3-4) 3-2 in the national final.

East Super-Regional

Source:

	First Round Friday, November 9					Second Round Sunday, November 11					Third Round Thursday, November 15					Quarterfinals Saturday, November 17
						LIU Post		0
	Mass-Lowell		3			Mass-Lowell		1
	Post		1								Mass-Lowell		0
											Southern N.H.		2
						Southern N.H.		1
	Merrimack		1			Merrimack		0
	Franklin Pierce		0													Southern N.H.		1
																Mercyhurst		2
						Gannon		2
						Davis & Elkins		1
											Gannon		1
											Mercyhurst		2
						Charleston (WV)		0
						Mercyhurst		1

Midwest Super-Regional

Source:

	First Round Friday, November 9					Second Round Sunday, November 11					Third Round Friday, November 16					Quarterfinals Saturday, November 17
						Rockhurst		3
	Notre Dame (OH)		3			Notre Dame (OH)		2
	Drury		0								Rockhurst		1
											Saginaw Valley		2
						Saginaw Valley (PK 6-5)		1
						Quincy		1
																Saginaw Valley		1
																Northeastern State		0
											Northeastern State		6
											Ft. Hays State		3

South Super-Regional

Source:

	First Round Friday, November 9					Second Round Saturday, November 11					Third Round Thursday, November 15					Quarterfinals Saturday, November 17
											Rollins		1
											Lynn		2
						Lynn		1
						Tampa		0
																Lynn		2
	Wingate		3													Wingate		0
	Montevallo		1			Lander		1
						Wingate		2
											Wingate		2
	Mars Hill		2								Flagler		1
	UNC Pembroke		3			Flagler (PK4-2)		0
						UNC Pembroke		0

West Super-Regional

Source:

	First Round Thursday, November 8					Second Round Saturday, November 10					Third Round Thursday, November 15					Quarterfinals Saturday, November 17
						Simon Fraser		2
	Cal State, Stanislaus		3			Cal State, Stanislaus		1
	Notre Dame de Namur		2								Simon Fraser		2
											Grand Canyon		1
						Grand Canyon (PK 5-4)		1
	Seattle Pacific		1			Cal State, L.A.		1
	Cal State, L.A. (PK 5-4)		1													Simon Fraser		1
																Incarnate Word		0
											Regis (CO)		0
											Incarnate Word		1
						Colorado Mines		2
						Incarnate Word		4

Division II College Cup at Evans, Ga.

Source:

	National Semifinals November 29					National Championship December 1
	Mercyhurst		1
	Lynn		4
						Lynn		3
						Saginaw Valley		2
	Saginaw Valley		3
	Simon Fraser		1

Attendance: Semi #1 = 182; Semi #2 = 213; Final = 311

Final

December 1, 2012

12:00 PM

Lynn	3–2	Saginaw Valley
Johnny Myrtl 2:07' (Winter) Jake Furman  36:38' Yannick Braeuer 40:19' Anthony Desperito 66:45' (Winter)	Report 1 Report 2	Mitch Posuniak  40:14' Zach Walega 77:16' Lachlan Savage  78:00', 82:15' (Minor)

Blanchard Woods Park, Evans, Georgia

Attendance: 311

Referee: Mark Kadlecik

External links

• NCAA Men's Division II Soccer