Peter Briguglio
Campus News
The month of October has made it clear which Region XV athletic teams will be vying for both Regional and National Championships in the fall 2018 season. Across all of the fall sports, the perennial powerhouses have made their presence known, but a few surprise teams appear poised to reach new heights. Below we take a look through all current fall sports to see how our teams are faring thus far.
Women’s Soccer
The first Region XV title to be decided in 2018-19 was the DIII Women’s Soccer crown. Beginning with seven teams for the first time ever, the region’s top four teams advanced to postseason competition.
Fashion IT and Nassau each advanced through the Semifinals to the Region Championship game for the second straight season. The Tigers took an early 1-0 lead, but Nassau responded very quickly and never looked back. In the end, Nassau prevailed for a third straight season, knocking off the FIT Tigers by a convincing 5-2 final score to advance to the District tournament.
In Division I play, Monroe figures to be a National title contender yet again, ranking as high as 3rd overall in the latest national rankings poll thanks to a 9-0-1 regular season record. The Mustangs, one of only five NJCAA Division I teams left undefeated as of October 26, easily advanced through the Region XV Championship game over a weakened ASA squad by a score of 7-0.
Men’s Soccer
Would anybody have been shocked to learn that Nassau and Suffolk were to face off against one another for the Region XV Championship this year? The two teams managed to easily march through the quarterfinals and semifinals, setting up their 6th straight title match. Suffolk emerged victorious in 2017, though Nassau defeated Suffolk 3-0 in their only regular season matchup this year. It would be a dramatic upset if Suffolk claimed the Championship victory this year as Nassau enters ranked #1 in the nation in the final DIII Men’s Soccer poll of the season.
Over on the Division I side, Monroe finished the season ranked #10 in the country but figures to have a difficult matchup against ASA for the right to move on and continue their season in the District tournament. In the Avengers’ and Mustangs’ only meeting of the year, ASA dealt Monroe their only regular season loss of the year by a score of 2-1.
Volleyball
For a third straight season, Queensborough Community College has been at the top of the Division III Women’s Volleyball Region XV standings with an impressive 24-1 overall regular season record and a flawless 19-0 record in regional play. Nassau entered the semifinals of the Regional Tournament with a 22-10 overall record, with their only two regional losses coming against the Tigers. Those two teams figure to be the favorites to advance out of the District tournament for a berth in Nationals yet again as both are ranked nationally.
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