WESTFIELD, Ind. — Janet Rayfield has a busy weekend ahead. The Illinois soccer coach will be keeping an eye on conference tournaments across the country while keeping her team ready just in case good news comes Monday when the NCAA tournament field is announced.
The Illini (11-8-1) are in wait-and-see mode after Friday morning’s 1-0 loss to top-seeded Penn State in the Big Ten tournament semifinals at Grand Park in the Indianapolis suburbs.
“We’ll watch all the conference tournaments and hope the No. 1 seeds win across the board everywhere so they don’t take at larges away form other teams,” Rayfield said.