To start the 2012-2013 season, DePaul played Moody Bible Institute on Sept 7th, 2012. It was a fun match as DePaul was able to claim the win to start the season 1-0. We would later play Moody again in October but this time, our cross town rival beat us evening our series to one a piece.
Penn State played in their first ever National Tournament, where they also played their first ever games. They showed tremendous growth from game one to four as well.
Going 5-10 on the season, the WKU Hilltoppers picked up the biggest win in program history by beating SVSU at the BEAST !!. Continue reading
The Ohio State Buckeyes had a very up and down year, but ultimately finished well as they would reach the National Quarterfinals.
The defending National Champions going into the season, SVSU went 15-7-3 before losing to Michigan State in the National Quarterfinals. Continue reading
The Kentucky Wildcats had arguably their best season yet, reaching the National Semifinals and hosting the 2013 NCDA National Tournament.
Despite playing with less than a full 15 men most of the season, CMU was able to go 6-9 with some solid wins.
Kent State went 26-8 on the season, and earned the #1 seed at Nationals 2013 before losing to MSU in the Semifinals.
The MSU Spartans ended up 16-8-3, and made their first ever appearance in the National Title Game.
Your 2013 National Champions, the Grand Valley State Lakers, went 16-2 on the season.
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Quarterfinals:
Semifinals:
Championship Game:
Grand Valley State won the 2013 National Title by beating Michigan State 3-0 in the title game. The Lakers had to knock off Bowling Green, James Madison, and Kentucky to get there, and they continued their stellar play by defeating the Spartans.
More results will be posted later on!
#3 James Madison (14-4-2) won the BGSU Round Robin, going 2-0 in the tournament. They knocked off #10 Bowling Green (3-12-1) 3-2 in OT, as well as #5 Michigan State (11-6-3) 3-2 in OT. The Dukes trailed in both games (2-0 to BGSU at halftime, 2-1 to MSU in the second half) but were able to play strong in the event. None of the teams had their best lineup, and only JMU had a full 20 man roster. Continue reading
Courtesy of Andy Lieblich (MSU #20), here is an updated RPI as of March 4th, 2013.
CHICAGO-Ray Meyer: UK def MAD 2-1, UWP def DePaul 4-1, UK def DePaul 4-1, UWP def MAD 4-2 in the DePaul University Invitational. Continue reading