Some Pregame Notes

A year ago at this time, women's soccer coach Ed Matz was probably sending many of his players get well cards. Now he's hours away from taking his team to a NCAA tournament showdown with Harvard.

At one point last season, Matz was missing six starters to injury and was down to only one sub on the bench.

"I didn't think things could get worse," Matz told the then Northeastern News in October. "I thought these conversations [about injuries] were over. It's just simply amazing."

Among those injured included seniors Emilee Ellison and Jenna Lucchesi, both who made the CAA All-Tournament team this season. Lucchesi was named tournament MVP after making a remarkable comeback from a severe compound leg fracture. Read Stephanie Daly's story about her comeback in the 9/25 edition of the Huntington News here.

-The awards keep piling up for rookie sensation Veronica Napoli. In addition to being named CAA Rookie of the Year last week, she was honored with a berth on topdrawersoccer.com All-Rookie Second team.

-Harvard won the Ivy League title and is led offensively by Melanie Baskind, Katherine Sheeleigh, and Christina Hagner, who each had six goals apiece. In net, Laura Dale and Lauren Mann combined for most of the playing time, as the Crimson only allowed 0.88 goals a game. Complete notes and stats for Harvard are here.

-Game notes for the Huskies.

-Complete tourney bracket, courtesy of the NCAA

The CAA has released video highlights from the tournament. Check 'em out.

It's a little dark out now, but the rain should hold off in Newton, according to weather.com. Game time conditions are listed as 55 degrees and cloudy.

That's it for now. If you can't make it to the field, be sure to check back closer to game time for updates, or tune into 104.9 FM with Keith Lavon and Ben Horner.