In an effort to manage the movement of the sport, the NCAA Soccer Guidelines Committee has proposed a number of timing guidelines adjustments with maybe essentially the most notable being now not stopping the clock on first downs outdoors of the final two minutes of every half.

“This rule change is a small step meant to scale back the general sport time and can give us a while to assessment the impression of the change,” stated Kirby Sensible, co-chair of the committee and coach at Georgia, within the NCAA’s press launch.

At present all first downs cease the clock in NCAA, a rule that’s distinctive to school soccer and never within the NFL. The purpose is to shrink the variety of performs, and sport time together with that, down.

How far down?

That reply isn’t specified within the committees report though a NCAA examine on the 2022 season, as talked about on this article on The Athletic, revealed that faculty soccer video games have a mean of 25 extra performs in them and take a mean of about 20 minutes longer than NFL video games.

In that very same article on The Athletic, Tulane’s Athletic Director estimated that the brand new rule proposals will solely take about 10 performs out of the sport. So the brand new guidelines are actually extra of a primary step in direction of shortening the video games.

All of those guidelines additionally impression participant security as lessening the quantity of performs in a sport turns into extra necessary with Faculty Soccer Playoff growth proper across the nook.

Groups who make the CFP Championship might doubtlessly play 17 video games in a season, akin to a full-length NFL common season and much from the 12-13 video games that groups performed roughly 20 years in the past.

Additionally included within the guidelines proposal are two different suggestions to assist quicken the sport.

Within the suggestion, groups won’t be allowed to name two timeouts consecutively and penalties that occur on the finish of the primary and third quarter will carry over to the second and fourth as a substitute of giving the offensive group one other play to run on the finish of the quarter.

Wilmington, Del. — The Duquesne Dukes fell in an Atlantic 10 Championship second-round sport by a 71-68 rating to George Washington Thursday night at Chase Fieldhouse after Mia Lakstigala’s game-winning three-point shot within the sport’s closing seconds.

“I’m extremely pleased with the workforce that I used to be lucky sufficient to educate this yr,” Duquesne coach Dan Burt stated. “They’re an unbelievable group of girls which can be the definition of student-athlete. When our program had hit some depths two years in the past, we struggled by means of it collectively. This yr was a turning level and to win 19 video games we actually introduced again what Duquesne basketball has been. What occurred at this time doesn’t take any luster away from what we now have achieved and you may positive as heck wager that we’re going to enter the switch portal and discover a couple extra gamers which can be going to assist us get again right here and get deeper.”

Duquesne’s (19-12/8-8 A-10) Megan McConnell posted 17 factors and set this system’s all-time mark for rebounds in a single season with a second-quarter board. McConnell added eight rebounds and eight assists to her postgame resume.

“It’s incredible however it doesn’t put any salve on the wound of shedding,” stated Burt concerning the milestone. “Meg doesn’t give a crap about any statistic and whenever you take a look at what she did tonight, I believe she’s the very best level guard on the league and greatest on-ball defender too. Sooner or later when she will get older, she’ll be capable of be completely satisfied about it, however proper now, it’s not quite a lot of enjoyable.”

Ayanna Townsend additionally obtained into the act along with her 14 factors and Treasured Johnson 12 pts. The Dukes shot 49% from the sector.

Wednesday Duquesne, particularly coach Dan Burt was very vocal reminding anybody who would pay attention about his squad’s 1-for-29 mark from three-point vary within the common season assembly between these two applications and the Dukes would join on their first two three-point pictures.

It was an offensively oriented half with Duquesne connecting six occasions from deep and firing at a 46.2% mark from the sector. To not be outdone, GW buried 4 triples, three of which got here from Lakstigala and the Colonials shot 46.7% through the 20 minutes.

GW led for a lot of the opening quarter, although Duquesne was in a position to set up connection between Townsend and Treasured Johnson. Townsend was in a position to submit up, with Johnson advancing the ball inside resulting in an and-one taking part in and one other high-percentage layup.

Duquesne briefly led within the closing stretches of the primary quarter following a Townsend free throw, however GW’s Asjah Inniss charged the lane, ending with a proper hand layup, permitting her workforce to steer 20-19 after one interval.

Within the second quarter, GW fed off that rating, happening a 9-0 run as Duquesne had to return to the drafting board.

The Dukes did simply that as Tess Myers related on her first three-point basket of the night after which McConnell referred to as her personal quantity, first grabbing a rebound after which replicating Myer’s feat, separating the workforce by a pair of factors.

Behind Lakstigala, GW stretched its benefit to 6 factors, however that lead was reduce in half, 36-33.

Down 5, Amaya Hamilton offered Duquesne with a carry, to the tune of an and-one bounce shot. On the Dukes subsequent time down the court docket, she transformed a reverse layup tying the competition.

After both sides traded three-point baskets, GW used a key 10-1 run to create separation. Lauren Wasylson would give the Dukes some momentum with a three-point basket, however the Colonials remained in entrance by 9 factors.

It turned out that Wasylson’s basket, was the gasoline Duquesne wanted because the workforce used a 13-2 run to get again accountable for the sport.

Duquesne discovered well timed capturing as McConnell transformed an and-one play, Wasylson nailed one other triple and McConnell discovered Johnson on the run.

“I favored that we saved on preventing,” Wasylson said. “Each sport you’re going to face adversity and we did, we hit a wall a few occasions, however we by no means gave up. We caught by means of all of it collectively and (Lakstigala) made a superb play on the finish. You may’t ask for something extra.”

Each groups then hit offensive lulls, although Hamilton sank a free throw to tie the sport.

Duquesne would escape of its funk first as McConnell twice discovered Townsend on the identical play, giving the Dukes a bonus.

The Dukes maintained the benefit with lower than a minute left, when Lok related for a layup. When Duquesne got here up empty its subsequent time down the court docket, GW missed a shot, however Taiwo grabbed the workforce’s fifteenth offensive rebound, permitting Lakstigala to take and make the game-winning three-pointer.

She’’s an elite-level athlete and I don’t throw that world round very a lot,” stated Burt. “The ball was in PJ (Johnson’s) palms simply very gingerly and attending to nestle into Treasured’s palms and that younger woman appeared like she was on a pogo stick and simply jumped utterly over her, spun the ball out and (Lakstigala) hit a very massive shot. It was an important basketball sport, we performed a superb sport, they performed somewhat higher.”

Myers’s potential game-tying three-point shot was blocked by Taiwo as GW dribbled out the closing seconds to safe victory.

Although Duquesne’s season now involves an finish, Wasylson is trying ahead to subsequent season and supplied a promise of types.

“Subsequent yr goes to be scary,” she said. “Now we have all people returning, so you may wager that we’ll be again right here and we’ll be up for the problem.”

PITTSBURGH — For simply the second time within the historical past of the packages,, each Pitt and Duquesne have reached 20 wins in the identical season.

The final, and solely different time that the 2 packages each received 20 video games was in 2008-09, when Pitt completed 31-5 and Duquesne went 21-13. Jamie Dixon was main the Panthers and Ron Everhart was in yr three main Duquesne on the time.

The Duquesne program has received 20+ video games 15 instances in its historical past, whereas Pitt has surpassed 20 wins 23 instances.

Duquesne, led by Jimmy Clark III, David Dixon, and firm, took down UMass on Wednesday evening by a rating of 88-79 to enhance to 20-10 on the yr. Pitt fell to Notre Dame, 88-81, dropping its document to 21-9 on the yr.

The Dukes win over UMass locked of their first 20-win season since 2019-20. Pitt, however, has not received 20 video games for the reason that 2015-16 season, the final of the Dixon period. Duquesne is at the moment sitting at 10-7 in league play, good for fifth place within the Atlantic 10. Pitt, at 14-5 within the ACC, is tied for first within the ACC with Miami and Virginia.

The Panthers will face off in opposition to the Hurricanes on Saturday in Coral Gables, Florida for the convention crown. Duquesne will wrap up its common season with a matchup in opposition to Fordham (23-6, 11-5 Atlantic 10) on Saturday.

Listed below are the years by which every program has received 20+ video games:

PITT

2022-23, 2015-16, 2013-14, 2012-13, 2011-12, 2010-11, 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03, 2001-02, 1990-91, 1987-88, 1986-87, 1981-82, 1973-74, 1930-31, 1929-30, 1927-28

DUQUESNE

2022-23, 2019-20, 2008-09, 1980-81, 1971-72, 1970-71, 1968-69, 1961-62, 1954-55, 1953-54, 1952-53, 1951-52, 1949-50, 1946-47, 1939-40