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WHEATON, Ill. --Wheaton captured the 14th College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women's Soccer Tournament title in program history with a 2-0 victory over North Central on Saturday at Joe Bean Stadium.
Wheaton has now won the CCIW Tournament title 14 times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021) and the first under head coach Cesar Gomez.
With Saturday's win, the Thunder earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. It will be their 23rd NCAA appearance dating back to 2005, which includes seven Final Four appearances and three National Championships (2004, 2006, 2007).
The NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship bracket will be announced via an
NCAA.com Selection Show at 1 p.m. EST on Monday, November 8.
On Saturday, Morgan Beamer broke the scoreless tie with a free kick goal in the 64th minute. Jensen Ellis added an insurance goal for the Thunder the in 74th minute off an assist by Audrey Sexson.
Tournament Schedule
Wednesday, November 3 (Semifinals)
#3 North Central 6, #2 Illinois Wesleyan 3
#1 Wheaton 2, #4 Augustana 1 (2OT)
Saturday, November 6 (Championship)
#1 Wheaton def. #3 North Central 2-0
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.