First Tournament Appearance Since 1982
For the first time in 34 years, the University of Southern Indiana men’s soccer team has received a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament. The 20th-ranked and fourth-seeded Screaming Eagles (13-3-2) will play fifth-seeded Quincy University (12-5-2) in the first round of the Midwest Regional Friday at 7 p.m. in Kansas City, Missouri.
The top half of the Midwest Regional bracket is being hosted by sixth-ranked and top-seeded Rockhurst University (16-2-2).
The winner of the USI-Quincy match advances to play Rockhurst Sunday at 1 p.m. for the right to advance to the Midwest Regional championship game against the second half of the Midwest bracket. The second half of the Midwest bracket includes second-seeded Tiffin University (14-4-2), third-seeded Saginaw Valley State University (15-4-1), and sixth-seeded Drury University (11-4-3). Dates and times for the regional championship game are to be announced.
The Midwest Region title game will be played in Hays, Kansas, and hosted by the Central Region’s Ft. Hays State University. The Midwest Region champion will play the winner of the Central Regional, which features Ft. Hays State (13-4-1) and Lindenwood University (13-3-2), in the quarterfinals of the NCAA II Tournament in Hays.
USI is coming off a third-place finish in the Great Lakes Valley Conference after concluding the regular season with a mark of 13-3-3 and a 10-2-3 mark in the GLVC. The squad bowed out of the GLVC Tournament last Friday when they lost to the University of Indianapolis, 2-0, in the conference semifinals.
The Eagles’ only appearance in the NCAA II Tournament was in 1982 when they lost to Oakland University (Mich.) at Strassweg Field in the first round.
Coverage of all of the Eagles’ action in the NCAA II Midwest Regional, including links for live stats, audio and video broadcasts, can be found on GoUSIEagles.com. More information about the NCAA II Men’s Soccer Tournament can be found at NCAA.com, including the bracket for the entire 38-team field.
The NCAA II Tournament semifinals and final will be played December 1 and 3 at Children’s Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village in Kansas City, Missouri, and hosted by Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and Kansas City Sports Commission.
