2007 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Franklin Pierce
(1st title, 2nd final)
Runner-up Lincoln Memorial
(1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored95 (3.06 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)David Clifton, FPU (9)
Best playerOffense:
David Clifton, FPU
Defense:
James Thorpe, FPU
  2006
2008  

The 2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 36th 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.

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The Franklin Pierce Ravens defeated Lincoln Memorial, 1–0, at the D-II Championship Festival, held in Orange Beach, Alabama, and hosted by the University of West Florida. David Clifton scored the match's lone goal in the 89th minute to give the Ravens men's team their first national title. [1]

Franklin Pierce, who finished the season 17-2-4, were coached by Marco Koolman. [2]

Brackets

Pool 1

First round
*Campus sites
Second round
*Campus sites
Regional Finals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
November 30
Orange Beach, Alabama
            
Lincoln Memorial 2
Wingate 1
Lincoln Memorial2
Carson–Newman 1
* Tusculum 1
Carson–Newman 3
Lincoln Memorial2
* Northern Kentucky 1
* Northern Kentucky 5
Gannon 2
* Northern Kentucky1
SIU Edwardsville 0
Lewis 1
SIU Edwardsville 2
Lincoln Memorial1
Montevallo 0
* Lees-McRae 3
Queens (NC) 0
* Lees-McRae1
Lander 0
Clayton State 0
Lander 1
* Lees-McRae 0
Montevallo2
* West Florida 1
Montevallo 2
Montevallo1(6)
Tampa 1(5)
Tampa 2
Lynn 1

Pool 2

First round
*Campus sites
Second round
*Campus sites
Regional Finals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
November 30
Orange Beach, Alabama
            
* CSU Dominguez Hills 1
Grand Canyon 0
* CSU Dominguez Hills 1(2)
Sonoma State1(4)
Seattle 0
Sonoma State 2
Sonoma State 2(4)
* Midwestern State2(5)
* West Texas A&M 2
Fort Lewis 1
* West Texas A&M 0
Midwestern State1
Midwestern State 8
Metropolitan State 1
Midwestern State 0(2)
Franklin Pierce0(4)
* East Stroudsburg 0
NYIT 2
NYIT 0
Dowling4
Dowling 2
Bridgeport 0
Dowling 1
* Franklin Pierce2
* Franklin Pierce 5
Le Moyne 0
* Franklin Pierce3
Mass-Lowell 1
Southern Conn. St. 1(1)
Mass-Lowell 1(3)

Final

Franklin Pierce 1–0 Lincoln Memorial
David Clifton Soccerball shade.svg88:10' (Francois) Report 1
Report 2
Orange Beach Sportsplex, Orange Beach, Alabama
Attendance: 512
Referee: Tim Debysingh

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References

  1. "Franklin Pierce captures Division 2 national title". Boston Globe. December 3, 2007. p. D3. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. "Division II Men's Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 10–15.