BATON ROUGE, LA | For the first time in program history, the Southern University Women's Soccer team (9-9-2, 5-1-2 SWAC) earned their first postseason berth under head coach Jeremy Fontenot and will kick off the 2024 NCAA Tournament in the first round against No. 1 seed Mississippi State (17-2, 10-0 SEC) on Saturday, November 16 at 5:00 pm.
"Saturday's game is more than just a match up it's a moment of pure pride and passion. For me, as someone who's been following this program since 2003 and has poured everything into building it since 2016, this win means the world," said Jeremy Fontenot..
"Watching this team make history by winning the SWAC Championship and earning a spot in the postseason for the first time ever, feels like all the hard work, sweat, and dedication has paid off. This isn't just about us, it's for our university, our soccer alumni , and everyone who's believed in us. We've built something special, and this is just the beginning our story's far from over!"
The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 43rd NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, was announced on Monday by the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Committee. 31 conference champions qualified automatically, while the rest of the field was selected at-large by the committee.
Southern versus Mississippi State is one of thirty-two single-elimination first-round games that will be conducted at non-predetermined campus sites on November 15, 16 or 17 with the winning team from each game advancing to the second round.
Second and third round competition will follow across eight non-predetermined campus sites. At each campus site, four teams will compete in a single-elimination second-round competition. The two winning teams will then compete against each other in a single-elimination third-round competition at the same campus site. The winning team from each of the eight third rounds advanced to the quarterfinals.
Four single-elimination quarterfinals games will be conducted on November 29 or 30 with the winners advancing to the championship final site.
The 43rd annual NCAA Women's College Cup will be played Dec. 6 and 9 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina, with the University of North Carolina and Cary, NC serving as hosts. The first national semifinal will be played and broadcast live on ESPNU at 5 p.m. CT Friday, Dec. 6, followed by the second semifinal beginning at approximately 6:30 p.m. CT live on ESPNU.
The national championship match will take place at 4 p.m. CT Monday, Dec. 9 and will also broadcast live on ESPNU.
Check the full interactive bracket for updated times of the 2024 NCAA Championships here. Television and streaming information is to come.
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