NCCAA Soccer 11-14-18

Men's Soccer Jordan Alves

Men's and women's soccer set to host Hiwassee College and Oakland City for NCCAA Regional

CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — The National Christian College Athletic Association recently released that Campbellsville University men's and women's soccer will serve as the host for the Mid-East Regional Championships this weekend. 
 
The top-seeded Lady Tigers will host two-seeded Hiwassee College on Friday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET for the Mid-East Regional finals. 
 
The nightcap will feature a neutral game at Citizens Bank Field and Finley Stadium. The Tigers are joined by Hiwassee College and Oakland City University in the three-team regional. Hiwassee and Oakland City will play on Friday evening at 7 p.m.
 
The winner of the men's semifinal will face Campbellsville on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET for the championship. 

All games will have live stats and also live video via the CU Sports Network at the links above.
 
The winner of each regional will earn the Mid-East Regional's automatic bid to the NCCAA National Championship in Kissimmee, Florida – which is scheduled for Nov. 26 – Dec. 1 in Kissimmee, Fla. at Austin-Tindall Soccer Complex.
 
On the women's side, Hiwassee College enters with a 7-9 record but has won its last two games over Warren Wilson and Oakwood University. 

On the men's side, the Hiwassee College Tigers boast a 9-10 record and have won two of its last three games. Oakland City enters the weekend with a 9-8 record. The Oaks have won six of their last eight games, including a 3-1 win over Midway, 2-1 over Brescia, 2-1 over Lindenwood-Belleville.
 
Men's Soccer in the NCCAA
  • The Tigers won the 2013 Mid-East Regional, which was also played at home, 2-1 over Lee University. 
  • The Tigers played in the NCCAA Regional last year and lost to Bluefield College, 1-0. But CU still earned an at-large bid to the NCCAA Championship. 
  • In the 2016 season, the Tigers earned an at-large bid to the championship as well and went 1-1 inside Pool Play. 
  • CU has reached the NCCAA Championship Tournament five times in program history – 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2017. 
Women's Soccer in the NCCAA
  • The last appearance in the NCCAA Championship for Lady Tiger soccer was in 2016 when the Lady Tigers went 1-2 inside Pool Play.
  • The 2014 season saw the most success in the NCCAA Championship as the Lady Tigers lost to Lee University in the semifinal round, 3-0. 
  • In the 2014 year, CU went 2-0 inside Pool Play, including a thrilling 2-1 overtime win over Houghton College. 
  • The last regional the Lady Tigers played in was 2013 at Lee University. Campbellsville went 0-1-1 inside that tournament by tying Mississippi College, 2-2, and lost to the host Flames, 7-0. 
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