NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Day 2: South Carolina upsets No. 2 UNC

The first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship continued on Saturday with 12 matches of exciting action.

South Carolina landed the biggest upset of the day, knocking off No. 2 North Carolina 1-0. Luciana Zullo‘s goal in the 81st minute gave South Carolina the victory, as the Gamecocks’ defense managed to hold the Tar Heels off the scoreboard.

A great pass from @pf_chang24 sets up @lucianazullo for a wide-open shot at the goal! pic.twitter.com/cHnKAAroCl

— Gamecock Women’s Soccer (@GamecockWSoccer) November 13, 2021

Saturday also saw two overtime finishes as St. John’s defeated Brown in one overtime while Purdue beat Loyola Chicago in a double-overtime thriller.

Here are all the scores from first round games on Saturday:

• No. 3 Georgetown 6, Central Connecticut State 0
• St. John’s 1, Brown 0 (OT)
• Hofstra 3, Providence 0
• South Carolina 1, No. 2 North Carolina 0
• No. 4 Pepperdine 7, South Dakota State 1
• No. 1 Rutgers vs. Bucknell | POSTPONED due to weather and field conditions; rescheduled for Sunday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m.
• No. 3 USC 6, Grand Canyon 0
• Santa Clara 1, Stanford 0
• Milwaukee 1, Xavier 0
• No. 4 BYU 6, New Mexico 0
• Purdue 1, Loyola Chicago 0 (2OT)
• Washington State 3, Montana 0

The first round will conclude on Sunday. Check out the full schedule below (all times Eastern):

• South Florida vs. NC State | 1 p.m.
• Wake Forest vs. Harvard | 1 p.m.
• SIUE vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | 1 p.m.
• Bucknell vs. No. 1 Rutgers | 1 p.m.
• Memphis vs. LSU | 2 p.m.
• SMU vs. Texas | 2 p.m.

Click or tap here for the full DI women’s soccer bracket.

(Photo Credit: Andy Mead)