Lady Bulldogs are No. 2 seed in next week's NJCAA National Tournament
The full-field is set for next week's NJCAA DII Women's Soccer Tournament at Blanchard Woods Park in Evans, Ga. June 4-9. Teams include: Holmes, Waubonsee, Muskegon, CCBC Essex, Heartland, Allen County, Northeast, Phoenix, Jones, St. Louis, Lake County and Howard.
Eight teams received automatic bids to the tournament including: Central --- Waubonsee, Ill., 10-1-1, No. 12 in last NJCAA poll; Great Lakes --- Muskegon, Mich., 9-1, No. 18 in last NJCAA poll; Mid-Atlantic --- CCBC Essex, Md., 9-2, No. 5 in last NJCAA poll; Midwest – Heartland, Ill., 9-0, No. 6 in last NJCAA poll; Plains --- Allen County, Kan., 11-0, No. 16 in last NJCAA poll; North Plains --- Northeast, Neb., 12-3-1, No. 14 in last NJCAA poll; South --- Holmes, 12-0-1, No. 2 in last NJCAA poll; West --- Phoenix, Ariz., 10-0, No. 1 in last NJCAA poll.
The at-large teams named today included: Jones, 12-2, No. 7 in last NJCAA poll; Lake County, Ill. 7-2, No. 10 in last NJCAA poll; Howard, Md., 10-1, No. 3 in last NJCAA poll; and St. Louis, Mo., 11-2-1, No. 8 in last NJCAA poll.
The tournament will be broken down into pool play before the semifinals and finals. Pools include: No. 1 Phoenix, No. 8 Waubonsee, and No. 12 Muskegon; No. 2 Holmes, No. 7 St. Louis and No. 11 Allen County; No. 3 CCBC Essex, No. 6 Jones and No. 10 Lake County; No. 4 Heartland, No. 5 Howard and No. 9 Northeast.
Times are Eastern Time
Friday June 4th
9:00 AM DII - #1 Phoenix (AZ) vs. #12 Muskegon (MI) Stadium
11:30 AM DII - #2 Holmes (MS) vs. #11 Allen County (KS) Stadium
5:00 PM DII - #3 CCBC Essex (MD) vs. #10 Lake County (IL) Stadium
7:30 PM DII - #4 Heartland (IL) vs. #9 Northeast (NE) Stadium
Saturday June 5th
9:00 AM DII - #8 Waubonsee (IL) vs. #12 Muskegon (MI) Field #4
11:30 AM DII - #7 St. Louis (MO) vs. #11 Allen County (KS) Field #4
5:00 PM DII - #6 Jones (MS) vs. #10 Lake County (IL) Field #4
7:30 PM DII - #5 Howard (MD) vs. #9 Northeast (NE) Field #4
Sunday June 6th
12:00 PM DII - #1 Phoenix (AZ) vs. #8 Waubonsee (IL) Field #4
2:30 PM DII - #2 Holmes (MS) vs. #7 St. Louis (MO) Field #4
5:00 PM DII - #3 CCBC Essex (MD) vs. #6 Jones (MS) Field #4
7:30 PM DII - #4 Heartland (IL) vs. #5 Howard (MD) Field #4
Tuesday June 8th
9:00 AM DII – Pool A Winner vs. Pool D Winner Stadium
11:30 AM DII – Pool B Winner vs. Pool C Winner Stadium
Wednesday June 9th
7:00 PM DII – National Championship Stadium