CWRU varsity athletic events for the second week of the winter season and 11th week of the fall season (November 6-13) 

Volleyball (20-7)

Schedule

Friday, November 10 vs. (3)/#9 WashU
UAA Championship Tournament
Emory, Ga. · Woodruff P.E. Center
2:00 PM
Live Stats | Video

What to Watch For

• Title on the Line: The UAA will determine its champion at the eight-team tournament this weekend in Atlanta. The championship features some of the top teams in the country, as top-seed and host Emory is ranked fourth in Division III, second-seeded NYU ranks seventh, third-seeded WashU is ninth, and sixth-seeded CWRU received votes in the latest AVCA Top 25 Poll.
• Working for the Weekend: If the Spartans defeat WashU in the quarterfinal, they advance to the semifinal at 4 p.m. against the winner of the match between NYU and seventh-seeded Brandeis. On the other side of the bracket, the winners of the matches between Emory and eighth-seeded Rochester and fourth-seeded Carnegie Mellon and fifth-seeded Chicago will meet in the semifinal at 4 p.m. If CWRU falls to the Bears, they will play in the consolation semifinal at 6 p.m. The third, fifth, and seventh place matches will take place on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the championship to follow at 1 p.m.
• Regional Rankings: CWRU ranked sixth in Region VII in the NCAA Regional Rankings released last Wednesday. The final rankings of the regular season, which are used to determine the 22 at-large selections to the NCAA Tournament, will be published later today.

Men's Basketball (0-0)

Schedule

Friday, November 10 vs. Pitt.-Bradford (0-0)
Bill Sudeck Tournament
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
7:00 PM
Live Stats | Video

Saturday, November 11
Bill Sudeck Tournament Consolation/Championship
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
1:00 PM (Consolation)/3:00 PM (Championship)
Live Stats | Video

What to Watch For 

• Sudeck Tournament: CWRU will be looking to win the Sudeck Tournament for the second-straight season after defeating Oberlin and Dickinson last year to win the title. Former Spartan Cole Frilling was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, while former Spartan Danny Frauenheim was named to the All-Tournament Team.
• Recent Success: The Spartans are coming off their second-straight NCAA Tournament appearance after reaching the Round of 32 last year. CWRU won its first-ever UAA Championship in 2022-23, while setting a school record for wins, going 22-4.
• Roster Makeup: The CWRU roster consists of 20 players, including eight returners, six transfer students, and five first-year players. Top returners include junior forward Umar Rashid (12.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 45 blocks), senior guard Luke Thorburn (7.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg), junior forward Sam Trunley (8.5 ppg, 45.7 3PT%), and senior forward Ian Elam (7.4 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 23 blocks).

Men's and Women's Cross Country

Schedule

Saturday, November 11
NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships
Norton, Ohio · Silver Creek Metro Park
11:00 AM (Men's 8K) | 12:00 PM (Women's 6K)
Live Results 

What to Watch For 

• In Action: Set to compete for the Spartan men are senior Stephen Henry, juniors Aidan Nathan, Mike Lombardi, Luke Kishna, and Nate Gilbert, and first-years Seth Tivakaran and Jacob Slater, while sophomore Solomon Greene will serve as the alternate. Competing for the women will be senior Grace Jackson, junior Marquis Globokar, and sophomores Lauren Iagnemma, Arianna Holbrook, Ayla Grabenbauer, Julia Hluck, and Anna Avila, with senior Jessica Kwasny serving as the alternate.
• Men's Preview: Last year, the CWRU men finished second at the NCAA Regionals, with six runners earning All-Region honors (based on a top-35 finish) including Nathan, who placed 22nd overall. Henry also competed at last year's regionals, finishing 51st. The men will enter Saturday's race ranked fourth in the region.
• Women's Preview: The women's squad finished 10th at last year's NCAA Regional Championship, with Jackson and Novak finishing 34th and 35th, respectively, to earn All-Region honors. 

#8 Women's Soccer (11-1-4)

Schedule

Saturday, November 11 vs. Grove City (14-4-1)
NCAA Championship First Round
Cleveland, Ohio · DiSanto Field
11:00 AM
Live Stats | Video

What to Watch For

• Postseason History: The Spartans are returning to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and fifth time in program history. Last season, CWRU reached the national championship, the furthest run for any women's team in Case Western Reserve Athletics history. All-time the Spartans have an 8-3-1 record in postseason play reaching the Round of 16 in 2021, the Second Round in 2011, and the First Round in 2019.
• Weekend at DiSanto: Case Western Reserve is hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship for the third consecutive season, welcoming Grove City, John Carroll, and Cortland to Cleveland this weekend. The Spartans face the Wolverines in the first matchup of the weekend at 11 a.m. followed by the match between the Blue Streaks and Red Dragons at 1:30 p.m. The two advancing teams will meet in the Second Round on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Scouting the Opposition: CWRU has faced Grove City just twice in program history winning both matchups in 2011 and 2010. Case Western Reserve and crosstown rival John Carroll have faced each other 26 times since 1990, including a meeting to start this season at DiSanto Field. The hosts triumphed 2-1 on goals by Maggie Farra and Helina VanBibber to improve to 17-7-2 all-time against the Blue Streaks. The Spartans and Red Dragons have played each other just once, meeting in the second round of the 2011 NCAA Tournament at CWRU. Cortland prevailed 1-0 to eliminate the Spartans from their first-ever NCAA Tournament. 

Women's Basketball (0-0)

Schedule

Saturday, November 11 at Waynesburg (0-0)
Waynesburg, Pa. · Rudy Marisa Fieldhouse
1:00 PM
Live Stats | Video

Monday, November 13 vs. Marietta (0-0)
Cleveland, Ohio · Horsburgh Gymnasium
7:00 PM
Live Stats | Video

What to Watch For 

• Building on Last Year: The Spartans went 15-10 last season, marking the team's best record since the 2018-19 campaign and matching the third-highest win total in program history. Seven of the team's 10 losses came to nationally-ranked opponents, and CWRU placed fifth in the UAA standings.
• Top Returners: Among the Spartans returning from last year's squad are four players who started at least 20 games, including senior forward Kayla Characklis (11.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg), sophomore guard/forward Emily Plachta (8.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg), senior guard Sarah Mitchell (7.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg), and senior guard Margaret Terry (6.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg). 
• Welcome to the Team: In addition to the team's 11 returners, CWRU has added two graduate transfer students and five first-year students to the roster.

Men's Soccer (9-3-3)

Schedule

Saturday, November 11 vs. Hobart (12-5-2)
NCAA Championship First Round
Cortland, N.Y. · T. Fred Holloway Field
1:30 PM
Live Stats | Video

What to Watch For 

• Postseason History: The Spartans are making their fifth all-time appearance in the NCAA Tournament and second in as many seasons. CWRU has a 4-2-3 all-time postseason record, reaching the national quarterfinals in 2018. Case Western Reserve reached the Round of 16 in 2006, Second Round in 2011, and First Round in 2022.
• Cort-land of Opportunity: The first two rounds of the tournament will be hosted by SUNY Cortland in Cortland, N.Y. The sixth-ranked Red Dragons will face Alfred State in the first matchup on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the match between the Spartans and Statesmen to follow at 1:30 p.m. The two advancing teams will meet in the Second Round at 1 p.m. with all matches taking place at T. Fred Holloway Field.
• Unknown Opponents: This will be the first all-time meeting between the Spartans and Statesmen. CWRU has never faced any of the three teams meeting in Cortland this weekend. 

Football (7-2, 7-2 PAC)

Schedule

Saturday, November 11 at Carnegie Mellon (8-1, 8-1 PAC)
Pittsburgh, Pa. · Gesling Stadium
7:00 PM
Live Stats | Video | Game Notes (.PDF)

What to Watch For

• It's All Academic: Each fall, student-athletes from Case Western Reserve University and Carnegie Mellon University meet on the gridiron with the victor claiming the Academic Bowl. Although the football series between the Spartans and Tartans began in 1970, it was not until 1986 that the annual meeting between two of the nation's top academic institutions was labeled the Academic Bowl. The Academic Bowl is more than a trophy, however, as it emphasizes a "Commitment to Academic and Athletic Excellence." The Spartans won the first Academic Bowl in 1986, defeating Carnegie Mellon 21-14. In the all-time Academic Bowl series, the Tartans hold a 21-15 advantage, including a 12-5 edge in games played in Pittsburgh. The Spartans won eight-straight Academic Bowl games between 2007 and 2014, but Carnegie Mellon has won six of the last seven matchups between the two teams, including three-straight. Including pre-Academic Bowl matchups, Saturday's game will be the 52nd all-time meeting between the Tartans and the Spartans, with Carnegie Mellon holding a 32-19 advantage in the series.
• Coyne Approaching 1,000: Junior wide receiver Noah Coyne's 886 receiving yards this season are the eighth-most ever by a Spartan player, and he needs 114 yards in the team's final game of the year to notch the seventh 1,000-yard receiving season in program history. Coyne is currently eighth among all Division III players with 23.32 yards per reception this year.
• Record in Sais-t: Junior defensive back Dominic Sais picked off his team-leading sixth pass of the season last Saturday against Allegheny, tying him for the eighth most in a single year in program history. He needs two interceptions in the team's final game of the year to match the program's single-season record of eight interceptions, set by Tom Olsavsky in 1984 and John Polivka in 1986. Sais is ranked third among Division III players this season with 0.7 interceptions per game.

Wrestling

Schedule

Sunday, November 12
Bob Del Rosa Ohio Intercollegiate Open
Cleveland, Ohio · Veale Center
10:00 AM
Live Results

What to Watch For 

• Taking the Bracket: Sophomore Art Martinez placed first in the 141-pound bracket at the Adrian Invitational last weekend to help the Spartans place fourth out of nine teams. Martinez went 3-0 at the invite, including two wins by pin, to start the season. In addition, first-year Mike Valerino won the first-year and sophomore 133-pound bracket, going 3-0 with two pins.
• Finishing on Top: Six additional Spartans finished in the top four in their brackets at Adrian. Graduate student Mitchell Arch placed second at 165 pounds, sophomore E.J. Alizio placed third at 125 pounds, sophomore Jacob Gregg placed fourth at 133 pounds, first-year Mathew Gummere placed fourth at 174 pounds, graduate student Stephen Andryc placed fourth at 197 pounds, and sophomore Thomas Wagner placed fourth at 157 pounds. 
• About Bob: Sunday's meet is wrestled in honor of long-time CWRU Head Coach Bob Del Rosa, who served Case Western Reserve University for 49 years with 46 seasons at the helm of the Spartan wrestling program. As a wrestling coach, he produced four national champions, 37 national qualifiers, 18 All-Americans and 35 Scholar All-Americans. In 1996, Coach Del Rosa was inducted into the N-C-A-A Division III Wrestling Hall of Fame.