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Women's Soccer Heads To Penn State For NCAA Tournament 1st Round Match
11/10/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
BUFFALO, NY – After winning their first Mid-American Conference Championship in program history, the State University of New York, Buffalo women's soccer team (16-2-3, 9-0-2 MAC) will head to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions on Friday, November 14 at 7:30 pm in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Bulls are one of six teams making their first NCAA Tournament appearance.
UB earned one of the 31 automatic qualifying bids into the NCAA Tournament after winning the MAC regular season and tournament titles, both of which for the first time in program history. The Bulls defeated Ball State in double overtime in the semifinals before handing Western Michigan the 1-0 defeat in the MAC Championship match.
The Bulls have played Penn State three times in program history with the Nittany Lions holding the 2-1 edge in the all-time series. The last meeting between the two squads was in 1995 with Penn State earning the victory over the Bulls.
Second-round games will be played Friday, November 21, at campus sites, and third-round games will be played Sunday, November 23, at the same campus sites. Quarterfinal games will be played November 28 or 29 also on campus sites.
The 33rd annual NCAA Women's College Cup will be played December 5 and December 7 at FAU Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida, with Florida Atlantic University and the Palm Beach County Sports Commission serving as co-hosts. The first national semifinal will be played and shown live on ESPNU at 5 p.m. Eastern time Friday, December 5. The second semifinal will begin at approximately 7:30 p.m. Eastern time live on ESPNU. The national championship match will take place at 1 p.m. Eastern time on Sunday, December 7 and will also broadcast live on ESPNU.
