For Immediate Release
Friday, November 5, 2021
NSIC Media Relations
Tournament Website

BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The 2021 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 10 with the winning teams advancing to the semifinal and championship rounds on Friday, November 12 and Sunday, November 14 in a bracketed format. There will be no reseeding following the first round matches. The highest remaining seed following the quarterfinals matches will host both semifinal and championship matches.

No.6 Bemidji State won its second NSIC regular season title after finishing 13-0-2 in NSIC play. The Beavers will be the number one seed entering the tournament and will host a first round match against the eighth seed Northern State on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Augustana earned the second seed and will host the seventh seed St. Cloud State at 2 p.m.  Third seeded Minnesota State will matchup with sixth seeded University of Mary  at 12 p.m., while fourth seeded Minot State will host fifth seeded Concordia-St. Paul  at 5 p.m.
 
Tiebreakers: Augustana defeated Minnesota State head-to-head.

The winner of the 2021 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 15 via a webcast selection show on www.NCAA.com at 5:30 p.m. (CT). The regional tournament will begin November 19 on regional campuses.