Carson-Newman Women’s Soccer Receives First-Round Bye in NCAA Tournament
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — The 11th-ranked
Carson-Newman women’s soccer team received a first-round bye
in the NCAA Division II Tournament, the NCAA announced Monday.
The tournament appearance is the seventh-straight for C-N, which
is a South Atlantic Conference record.
The Lady Eagles (18-2-1), who are the No. 1 seed in the Southeast
Region, will play the winner of the matchup between Newberry
(13-4-2) and Tusculum (14-4-3) on Sunday at 1 p.m. at McCown Field.
Newberry and Tusculum will meet on Friday at 7 p.m. at McCown Field
in Jefferson City.
The Lady Eagles defeated both Tusculum and Newberry during the
regular season.
With a win on Sunday, C-N would advance to the Southeast Regional
final, which will be played on Nov. 20.
C-N enters the tournament on a roll after winning both the SAC
regular season and SAC Tournament titles for the second year in a
row. The Lady Eagles are on a six-match winning streak, which
includes a 3-1 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne in the SAC title match.
C-N also went on a school-record 11-match winning streak to open
the season.
On the other side of the Southeast Region bracket is No. 2 seed
Columbus State (15-2-3). The Lady Cougars will host the winner of
Armstrong Atlantic/Belmont Abbey on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Lady Eagles are 8-6 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. C-N
defeated UNC-Pembroke in the second round last season to advance to
the Southeast Region finals, where they lost to top-seeded Columbus
State, 1-0. C-N advanced to the national semifinals in both 2004
and 2005.
