2009 College Season off to an interesting start

The 2009 mens college soccer season kicked off Tuesday evening with some marquee matchups as well as some very interesting results.  Many teams started the season with a flurry as they play a daunting early season schedule.  Tuesday night saw some NCAA Tourney previews as well as some head scratching upsets.

The Marquee Matchups -
Several juicy games dotted Tuesdays schedule.  New Mexico put on a very impressive display as they travelled to #21 St Louis and won handily 3-0 outshooting the hosts 15-9 on the night.  
#10 Notre Dame went on the road and totally destroyed Michigan 5-0 behind a hat trick from Bright Dike.
UC Irvine won an entertaning match with Santa Clara 3-2 in double overtime.  Santa Clara blew a 2-0 lead in the match and Amani Walker's header gave UC Irvine the win in the 105th minute.

The Quality Games -
Cincinnati travelled to rivals Dayton and put on a wonderful display winning 5-2.  Brenden Stelmak had a pair of goals and Nick Weightman had a goal and 3 assists in the win.
Drake got off to a good start to the season with a 2-0 win at home over Big East foe Depaul.

Upsets -
Lehigh knocked off Stanford 2-1 rallying from a halftime deficit to win.
Gardner Webb travelled to Clemson winning 1-0.
Adelphia held Georgetown to a 0-0 draw.

No Trouble for the Big Boys -
North Carolina had no trouble taking care of UNC Asheville 5-0.
San Francisco easily defeated Summit League favorites UMKC 4-1.
Wake Forest was held scoreless until the 73rd minute when Zach Schilawksi scored for a 1-0 win over William & Mary.
Tulsa defeated Missouri State 2-0.
Duke defeated James Madison 2-0.