2006 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

The 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 35th annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States. Thirty-two teams participated in the tournament.

2006 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Country United States
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsDowling
(1st title, 1st final)
Runner-upFort Lewis
(3rd final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored103 (3.32 per match)
Best playerOffense:
Guy-Roland Kpene, Dowling
Defense:
Thomas Vaaland, Dowling
← 2005
2007 →

The Dowling Golden Lions defeated Fort Lewis, 1–0, at the DII Championship Festival, held in Pensacola, Florida. Morten Jensen scored the match's lone goal in the 38th minute to give the Golden Lions the school's first national title.

Dowling, who finished the season 22-0-2, were coached by John Dirico.[1]

Brackets

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Pool 1

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First round
*Campus sites
Second round
*Campus sites
Regional Finals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
November 16
Pensacola, Florida
            
2 Lenoir–Rhyne 3
Catawba 2
6 Lenoir-Rhyne 1(3)
Lincoln Memorial 1(5)
Lincoln Memorial 1(OT)
9 Carson–Newman 0
10 Lincoln Memorial 2
Northern Kentucky 1
15 SIU Edwardsville 6
12 Mercyhurst 1
15 SIU Edwardsville 2
14 Northern Kentucky 3(OT)
Wisc. Parkside 0
14 Northern Kentucky 4
3 Fort Lewis 4
10 Lincoln Memorial 2
CSU Dominguez Hills 1
Seattle 2(OT)
Seattle 3(4)
CSU Los Angeles 3(3)
CSU Los Angeles 2
Seattle Pacific 1
3 Fort Lewis 5
Seattle 2
3 Fort Lewis 3
Metropolitan State 1
3 Fort Lewis 1(3)
6 Midwestern State 1(1)
17 Incarnate Word 0
6 Midwestern State 2

Pool 2

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First round
*Campus sites
Second round
*Campus sites
Regional Finals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
November 16
Pensacola, Florida
            
10 Lander 0(1)
Queens (NC) 0(2)
Queens (N.C.) 2
19 Limestone 1
19 Limestone 0(3)
USC Spartanburg 0(2)
Queens (N.C.) 0
3 West Florida 2
3 West Florida 2(4)
20 Montevallo 2(1)
3 West Florida 2
5 Lynn 1
Rollins 0
5 Lynn 3
3 West Florida 3(3)
1 Dowling 3(5)
7 Franklin Pierce 1
Southern N.H. 0
7 Franklin Pierce 1
13 Southern Conn. St. 2
Dominican (NY) 1
13 Southern Conn. St. 2
13 Southern Conn. St. 1
1 Dowling 2(OT)
1 Dowling 3
C.W. Post 1
1 Dowling 4
18 Lock Haven 0
18 Lock Haven 2(OT)
7 East Stroudsburg 1

Final

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Dowling1–0Fort Lewis
Morten Jensen   37:59' (Kpene, Grady)
Michael Bujan   38:26'
Robert Miller   46:30'
Thomas Vaaland   51:34'
Report 1
Report 2
Kieran Hall   38:18'
Ashton Brosnaham Stadium, Pensacola, Florida
Attendance: 550
Referee: Rich Huber

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Division II Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA.