USC Women’s Soccer Earns NCAA Tourney Berth

Not only has the selection committee chosen Arizona to be a part of the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in school history, it is the first time that Mulcahy Stadium will be the host of the first round of the tournament.

The Jaguars (17-2-2) are the first ever Sun Belt Conference team to host an NCAA First Round match after sweeping SBC regular seasons and tournament titles this season.

Penn State makes its 21st appearance in the tournament, earning a No. 1 seed after claiming a share of the 2015 Big Ten Championship and the Big Ten Tournament title.

The Wildcats are coming off of a brutal 4-1 home loss on Senior Night against ASU, but the team is ready to put that behind them on focus on their next opponent – the Northern Colorado Golden Bears.

“I’m proud that every recruiting class since 2005, our first recruiting class, has had a chance to play in the NCAA Tournament”, Ingrassia said Monday. Sophomore Vanessa Gregoire has had an impressive season as well, and is now ranked 32nd in the NCAA for assists per game and 39th for total assists.

That capped a comeback of sorts from a winless three-game homestand last month that left WSU 11-5 and in need of momentum.

After a 1-1 draw in the Big East semifinals, the second-seeded Hoyas lost to sixth-seeded Providence on penalty kicks, 4-2.

“We’re excited to play here on Friday”. Notre Dame, Duke (10-5-4) and North Carolina (14-4-1) earned No. 3 seeds and Virginia Tech (14-3-2) grabbed a No. 4 seed.

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This is the 20th time the Saints have played in the NCAA Tournament. “The team has worked hard this year to attain this and now we have to take advantage of that opportunity”.

The defending national champion Florida State, the automatic qualifier out of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), earned a top seed along with fellow ACC member and the 2014 runner-up Virginia. Western Michigan is 2-2 all-time in the tournament, upsetting Illinois back in 2003 before falling to Purdue.