The Tigers are not the only team from the Southeastern Conference to earn a berth into this year’s NCAA Tournament field as five other programs will also step onto the field in the first round this weekend. The first national semifinal will be played and shown live on ESPNU at 5 p.m. Eastern Time Friday, December 4.
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The victor of the first-round match between the Saints and Maroons will meet the victor of the Westminster College and Kenyon match on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Virginia Tech (14-3-2) received a No. 4 seed and will welcome Cincinnati (13-5-5) to Blacksburg on Saturday night.
Match times will be announced later tonight or Tuesday morning. The Penmen led that game 2-0 with 1:04 remaining in regulation. Armstrong State is 6-7-1 all-time in NCAA Championships play, advancing to the NCAA Final Four in 2011 and capturing the NCAA Southeast Region championship again in 2012. Washington State is 2-4-0 against teams in the 2015 field of 64. It will be the fourth time MI has traveled to Chapel Hill for NCAA Tournament play since 2010.
“It was definitely a great season with a lot of great memories”, said senior midfielder Ryan Simpson, who played on that national championship team that went 21-1-1 that season after losing its opening game to Post.
The College Cup will take take December 4-6 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Last season, the Jackrabbits were paired with second-seeded North Carolina in the first round. “We’ll just have to do the best job we can in the bracket we’re given”. The 2015 NCAA Tournament marks Penn State’s 21st-straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Despite dominating Horizon League play this season, the Golden Grizzlies finished the year with a 1-4-4 out-of-conference record.
“We work together – every single girl from the forward to our back line – and that’s what makes a difference”, said Reed, a Red Bank Catholic graduate.
The Terrapins improved their NCAA portfolio with a 3-1 victory over Rutgers in the regular season finale and a 5-2 triumph against MI in the conference quarterfinals. The Trojans, who are 14-5-1 this season, finished second in the Pac-12 standings with a Conference record of 9-2.
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“They won their conference championship for a reason”. The Bears won the University Athletic Association (UAA) automatic bid after their win over University of Chicago on Saturday.
