No. 14 Women's Soccer to host Penn St.-Behrend in First Round of NCAA III Tournament
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's soccer team will host Penn St.-Behrend in the First Round of the NCAA Div. III Tournament at Kerscher Stadium on Saturday at 11:30 am.
The Polar Bears (17-1-2 overall) earned an automatic bid to the tournament after winning their second Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament title in school history under 14th-year head coach Mark Batman.
Penn St.-Behrend (15-4-1 overall) earned an automatic bid to the tournament after winning their seventh straight Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title.
Ohio Northern is making its fourth appearance in the NCAA III Tournament in school history, all under the guidance of Batman.
ONU returns to the tournament after a 4-year absence, when it advanced to the Second Round of the tournament in 2012.
In the other First Round game at ONU on Saturday, No. 20 Illinois Wesleyan will face Centre (Ky.) at 2 pm.
The Second Round will be on Sunday at 1:30 pm at Kerscher Stadium.
The 64-team tournament is comprised of 43 automatic qualifiers, while 21 teams earned at-large bids.
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