I did pretty well last weekend in my picks, going 7-1 (.895). Evidently I forgot to pick the championship games though; woe is me. In the postseason, I am 27-12 (.692), and for the full year, I am 413-104-56 (.769_.

Let’s see how I can do in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.

Saturday, March 12

Clarkson at Quinnipiac
I have to pick one upset, and this one is as likely as any. Clarkson 2-1

Northeastern at Boston College
They’ve played four times, with two blowouts and two squeakers. What will this one be, and more importantly, will the result be any different? Something tells me no. Boston College 3-2

Princeton at Minnesota
Maybe the week off helps the Tigers heal and get ready, but it won’t be enough. Minnesota 4-2

Mercyhurst at Wisconsin
Can Ann-Renée Desbiens continue her shutout streak? Wisconsin 3-0

We are here — the penultimate weekend of the Division III women’s season. Down to eight teams and after this weekend, just four.

Candace and Matt prognosticate the four NCAA tournament games, starting with one Friday night and three on Saturday.

Friday, March 11

St. Thomas at Wisconsin-River Falls
Candace: Chloe Kinsel is the difference. Wis.-River Falls 3-1
Matt: Both teams have 20-win goalies, but River Falls has a more explosive offense, which is the difference here. Wis.-River Falls 4-1

Saturday, March 12

Amherst at Plattsburgh
Candace: I think losing to Utica just hardened the Cardinals’ resolve. Plattsburgh 3-1
Matt: I’ve said all year that Plattsburgh is on a mission. Nothing stops the Cardinals and nothing gets by Camille Leonard. Plattsburgh 5-0

Massachusetts-Boston at Middlebury
Candace: Mass.-Boston’s underdog streak ends after the Norwich upset. Middlebury 3-1
Matt: While I am a fan of underdogs, which UMass-Boston is, this is not the Beacons’ day. Middlebury is too deep and talented for the lone unranked team in the field. Middlebury 5-3

Elmira at Adrian
Candace: The hardest game for me to call. I think Elmira’s just been a little too inconsistent. Adrian 2-1
Matt: This looks to be the closest game of the quarterfinals. My gut says Adrian, but I think Elmira pulls it off in overtime. Elmira 3-2 (OT)

Matthew and I did pretty well last week, going 7-1 (.875). On the year, I finished the regular season 114-50-14, while Matthew went 109-55-14. I won our picks race, so I’ll be sure to enjoy some tasty IPAs courtesy of Matt.

For the first round of the playoffs, we just pick the winners in the number of games.

Friday-Saturday, March 11-12; Sunday, March 13 (if necessary)

Omaha at Denver
Candace: I was at last Saturday’s game between these two, and while Omaha played well, Denver looks like the strong team overall. Denver 3-2, 3-1
Matthew: UNO will try and shake off its poor recent form, but I’d be surprised if they move on past this weekend. Denver in 3

Western Michigan at St. Cloud State
Candace: St. Cloud has too much offense for the inconsistent Broncos to pull the upset. St. Cloud 4-1, 3-2
Matthew: Difficult to see anything other than a Huskies sweep here. St. Cloud State in 2

Miami at Minnesota-Duluth
Candace: Duluth swept this one last weekend and took swept 10 of 12 points in the season series. It will get harder to sweep from here out, so I see the Bulldogs in three. Minnesota-Duluth 3-1, Miami 3-2, Minnesota-Duluth 3-2
Matthew: Duluth has taken three of four games against the RedHawks so far this season, but I have a sneaking suspicion Miami will steal this series. Miami in 3

Colorado College at North Dakota
Candace: CC surprised the Fighting Hawks in Grand Forks back in January; I don’t see it happening again. North Dakota 4-1, 4-1
Matthew: UND’s trying to lock up a geographically favorable regional, and a sweep this weekend would certainly help there. North Dakota in 2