MLS was silent last weekend as the playoffs took a break for the international match window, but the NCAA game had one of its biggest weekends as every conference determined a champion and automatic bids for today's NCAA Tournament draw. Eight FC Dallas Academy players won their respective conference tournaments and let's take a look at the action:
Bobby Edet & Marco Ortiz win SoCon Tournament with Furman
WATCH: Edet assists on game-winner
Two sophomores who had a big impact this weekend were forward Bobby Edet and midfielder Marco Ortizwho helped lead Furman to their first conference tournament championship since 2007. Ortiz had the game-winning goal in Furman's 1-0 semifinal win over Wofford while Edet was instrumental in their 1-0 win over Mercer in the championship game.
Edet had the game-winning assist sending a pinpoint cross in to Lewis Hawke who headed home the game-winning goal in the 82nd minute to clinch Furman's conference championship and appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Furman will travel to UAB on Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament with the winner traveling to Washington next Sunday.
Ambrose and Maryland win first Big Ten Tournament Championship
WATCH: Ambrose service leads to goal
It still feels weird to say, but Maryland is in the Big Ten now and they've continued their dominance from the ACC straight into the Big Ten.
Team captain and left back Mikey Ambrose helped lead Maryland to two huge wins this weekend scoring a 0-0 penalty kick win over Michigan State in Friday's semifinals before winning 2-1 on a spectacular Mael Corboz free kick late in the conference championship win over Indiana.
Ambrose played every minute in both games for Maryland who are 10-0-1 in their last 11 games and head into the NCAA Tournament as the #4 overall seed. With that #4 seed, the Terps will play every game at home up until the NCAA College Cup should they keep winning. They will play the winner of Wake Forest-UMBC on Sunday.
Three FCD'ers win Atlantic Sun Tournament at Florida Gulf Coast
Fort Meyers, Florida is becoming FCD Academy East as three FCD Academy alumni helped the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles to the Atlantic Sun Tournament title.
All-Atlantic Sun First Team junior defender Aaron Guillen, freshman defender Kamar Marriott and junior midfielder David Robledo all played a big part in the Eagles' championship weekend. Guillen and Marriott both started and played every minute of shutout wins over Northern Kentucky and North Florida while Robledo came off the bench in each match. The wins secured the tournament championship and their third NCAA Tournament appearance in just four seasons of eligibility.
FGCU will travel to play Coastal Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday with the winner playing at Clemson.
Knowles-Ramirez & Tulsa win AAC Tournament Championship
Yet another FC Dallas Academy Alumni defender, Byron Knowles-Ramirez played an integral role as Tulsa took home their first AAC Tournament Championship in Storrs, CT.,
Ramirez, an outside defender, played every minute of their semifinal 2-0 win over SMU and 0-0 penalty kick championship win over USF as the Hurricanes clinched their spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Byron and Tulsa will play at Saint Louis on Thursday with the winner traveling to Louisville on Sunday.
Hagan and Old Dominion upset Charlotte en route to C-USA Title
Another senior outside back, Skylar Hagan, and the Old Dominion Monarchos took home the Conference USA Championship defeating #4 Charlotte 2-1 on Friday night before scoring a 2-1 conference championship win over South Carolina.
Hagan started both matches for the Monarchs who are headed to the NCAA Tournament where they'll host St. Francis with the winner playing at Georgetown on Sunday.
Other NCAA Tournament-bound FCD'ers
Boyd Okwuono and North Carolina enter the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid and they'll host James Madison on Thursday night with a trip to Charlotte awaiting the winner. The Tar Heels also have Clemson and UCLA in their quarterfinal with a potential blockbuster west coast trip to the Bruins in the future.
Kris Reaves and Wake Forest also enter the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid and the Demon Deacons will host UMBC on Thursday with a tough trip to Maryland awaiting the winner.
