For Immediate Release
Sunday, October 29, 2017
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BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2017 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament pairings have been determined following the conclusion of the NSIC regular season schedule. The top eight teams from the NSIC Soccer Standings advance to the single-elimination tournament. The top four seeds host first round matches on Wednesday, November 1 with the winners advancing to the semifinal and championship rounds on Friday, November 3 and Sunday, November 5 in a bracketed format. There will be no reseeding following the first round matches. The highest remaining seed following the quarterfinals will host the semifinal and championship matches.

Minnesota State won its fifth NSIC regular season title after finishing 13-1-1 in NSIC play. The Mavericks will be the number one seed entering the tournament and will host a first round match against the eighth seed Minnesota Duluth on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Bemidji State, Augustana and Minot State were the two, three and four seeds and will also host first round matches on Wednesday.

The winner of the 2017 NSIC Women's Soccer Tournament earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Central Region Tournament. The complete NCAA championship bracket will be announced on Monday, November 6 via a webcast selection show on www.NCAA.com at 5 p.m. (CT). The regional tournament will begin November 10 on regional campuses.
 

	Quarterfinals (at higher seed)			Time/Result
11/1/2017	(8) Minnesota Duluth	at	(1) Minnesota State	1 p.m.
11/1/2017	(7) Winona State	at	(2) Bemidji State	1:30 p.m.
11/1/2017	(6) Concordia-St. Paul	at	(3) Augustana	3 p.m.
11/1/2017	(5) UMary	at	(4) Minot State	5 p.m.
	Semifinals			Time/Result
11/3/2017	WSU/BSU Winner	vs	CSP/Augie Winner	TBD
11/3/2017	UMD/MSU Winner	vs	UMary/MISU Winner	TBD
	Championship			Time/Result
11/5/2017	Semifinal Winner	at	Semifinal Winner	2 p.m.

 
Tie-breakers:  CSP defeated WSU head-to-head