Difference-makers Olivia Bernadel-Huey and Prai Harris / Photo: Jackie Finlan
Today saw the last of the DI and DII spring conferences host their respective championships and/or seeding tournaments to regional championships* (see scores). Below are the teams that continue their 15s seasons on April 20-22. Eastern teams play at Life University and East Carolina, and western teams play at BYU and Stanford. Stay tuned for match reports and interviews.
* There is still a seed to decide between Carolinas #2 College of Charleston and at-large Salisbury (Capital #4) on April 14.
DI ELITE + DI SPRING R16
DI ELITE
BYU (@ BYU)
Life (@ Life)
Lindenwood (@ Stanford)
Penn State (@ East Carolina)
FLORIDA
#1 Central Florida (@ Life)
GOLD COAST (west)
#1 Grand Canyon
#2 UC Santa Barbara
MASON DIXON
#1 UVA (@ ECU)
#2 Virginia Tech (@ Life)
#3 North Carolina (@ ECU)
#4 Pittsburgh (@ Life)
#5 James Madison (@ ECU)
PACIFIC MOUNTAIN
#1 Chico State
#2 UC Davis
#3 Stanford
#4 Washington State
DIVISION II SPRING R16*
CAPITAL (east)
#1 George Washington
#2 Catholic (@ East Carolina)
CAROLINAS (east)
#1 UNC Charlotte (@ East Carolina)
UPDATE:
Carolinas #2 College of Charleston vs. at-large berth-winner Salisbury (Capital #3) will contest a play-in match on April 14.
FLORIDA (east)
#1 Eckerd (@ Life)
GOLD COAST
#1 Claremont (@ Stanford)
#2 Long Beach State (@ Stanford)
MID-AMERICA
#1 John Brown
SOUTH INDEPENDENT
#1 Tulane
#2 Kennesaw State
WEST COAST
#1 Fresno State (@ Stanford)
#2 UN Reno (@ Stanford)
* There are only 12 teams listed because (1) Cascade did not contribute any teams this year, unlike 2017 when the Pacific Northwest league sent two teams; and (2) the bracket had originally planned for 14 teams, with two teams in the west getting first-round byes.
#2018SpringPlayoffs