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The St. Edward’s University women’s soccer team will make its eighth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament on Friday in Commerce, Texas. Earning the No. 3 seed in the South Central region, the 15-1-2 Hilltoppers will play against No. 6 Midwestern State at 2 p.m. If the team wins, they will play Nov. 13 in a rematch against No. 2 Texas A&M University-Commerce, which resulted in the team’s only regular season loss in overtime on Sept. 11.

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Lewis-Chen Family Field will be the stomping grounds for the men’s soccer team in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Hilltoppers compiled a 17-2-1 record throughout the regular season, which earned them a No. 1 rank in the South Central region and the opportunity to host playoffs for the first time. On Saturday at 1 p.m., the opponent will be the No. 4 seeded Regis University, a strong Colorado team that St. Edward’s has never faced.

 

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On Nov. 5, the women’s soccer team hosted conference rival Dallas Baptist University for the Heartland Conference Championship. Since 2011, the championship trophy has been split 3-3 between these top two teams. This time, the hard-fought game went into double overtime and still ended in a 0-0 tie, causing penalty kicks to decide the winner. Dallas Baptist narrowly won the battle 5-4, but St. Edward’s finished the regular season with a higher seed heading into the NCAA Tournament.