The Central Missouri women and Charleston (W. Va.) men were crowned NCAA Division II national champions for the first time on Saturday at sunny Swope Soccer Village.
Children’s Mercy Victory Field hosted the men’s and women’s NCAA Division II soccer championships for the second consecutive year, providing the stage on which the Central Missouri Jennies completed a perfect 26-0-0 season and the Charleston Eagles finally reached the pinnacle after finishing runners-up in 2014 and 2016.
The first match of Saturday’s doubleheader saw Central Missouri fall behind in the 19th minute when fellow unbeaten Carson-Newman (Tenn.) took the lead through Lauren Wade.