Gannon University
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men's soccer
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press release
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NCAA Great Lakes Regional
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: November
5, 2007
GANNON RECEIVES FIRST NCAA MEN'S
SOCCER TOURNAMENT BID SINCE 1993
GOLDEN KNIGHTS TO FACE NATION'S NO. 1 TEAM IN OPENING ROUND
ERIE, Pa. - The
Gannon men’s soccer team has made it to the Big Dance for the first time
since 1993. The Golden Knights received a bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament
Monday afternoon and will head into the Great Lakes Regional as the No. 4
seed.
Northern Kentucky (20-1) will serve as the host school and the Great Lakes
region’s top seed. The Norse are ranked No. 1 in the latest National Soccer
Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Top 25. NKU was the only undefeated
team in NCAA Division II until suffering a 1-0 loss to Lewis (Ill.) in the
Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Championship Match last Sunday.
Gannon (16-2-1) will face Northern Kentucky Friday, November 9 in the opening
round at 7:30 p.m. Second-seed Lewis (Ill.) (17-4) will battle third-seed
SIU Edwardsville (10-3-3) in the opening match at 5 p.m. The winners will
then play Sunday, November 11 for the Great Lakes Regional Championship and
a spot in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Game time for Sunday’s regional
championship match has yet to be announced.
Gannon rides a seven-match unbeaten streak into the NCAA Tournament, culminating
with last weekend’s GLIAC Championship run. The Golden Knights won the inaugural
GLIAC post-season title with victories over Mercyhurst (3-2 in ot) and Northwood
(2-0).
The post-season bid is Gannon’s eighth all-time and first since 1993. The
Golden Knights made all seven previous NCAA Tournament appearances between
1984 and 1993, producing a 5-7 tournament record.
Gannon is 4-2 all-time against Northern Kentucky. The Golden Knights last
played the Norse in 2005, dropping a 1-0 decision in Highland Heights, Kentucky.
The squad earned a 2-1 victory over the Norse at home in 2004.
Only three teams in school history have posted more victories in a single
season than this year’s squad. Gannon brings a 16-2-1 record into the NCAA
Tournament. Only the 1985 team (20-1), 1989 squad (18-3-1), and 1983 team
(17-3) captured more victories in a season.
More information on radio broadcasts, live statistics, and ticket information
will be announced shortly. More information on the NCAA Division II Tournament
selections can be found at http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/story/10453982.
The NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Tournament bracket can be found at http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/brackets/straight32_dyn/2007/DII.
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updated 11/5/07 by: drt
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