Women's Soccer Hosts National Tournament Game Saturday
Marshall, Mo., (Nov. 13, 2023)- The Missouri Valley College women's soccer team will host a match in the 2023 NAIA Women's Soccer National Tournament this Saturday against Hastings (Neb.).
The No. 18 Viking women's soccer team earned an automatic berth into the National tournament, and a bye into the second round, after capturing the 2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament, Presented by WinWon Technologies championship with a 3-2 win over No. 4 Central Methodist (Mo.). This was the first postseason tournament championship in program-history
Missouri Valley will host a National tournament game for the first time in program-history, and will play Hastings inside Volney C. Ashford Stadium Saturday. This is a rematch from a non-conference game earlier this season. The Broncos won 3-0 over Missouri Valley back on Aug. 26. The Vikings have earned a berth into the National tournament for the fourth-straight season, and fifth time overall.
Missouri Valley enters the game with a 15-4-2 overall record, and Hastings sits at 16-2-2 and earned an automatic berth into the National tournament after capturing the GPAC regular season title.
The winner of Saturday's game will advance to the National site, which is located at Foley Sports Tourism Championship Stadium in Foley, Ala. The National site games will begin Nov. 27, with the National championship game Dec. 4. Missouri Valley has advanced to the National site once in program-history, finishing as National runner-up in 1991.
Game time and ticket information will be announced. Tickets can be purchased in advance of the game through the valleywillroll.com website, or the MVC Athletics mobile app.
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Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.