GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Sabercats have finished as the #5 seed as they look forward to the 2024 Midwest Region Men's Soccer Tournament and will open play in the play-in game against the #4-seeded Great Lakes Christian College Crusaders on Tuesday, November 5. Maranatha and Great Lakes will battle it out at 2:00 p.m. Eastern with the winner advancing to the Midwest Region Semifinal against the #1-ranked Kuyper College Cougars.
The semifinals and finals will be hosted by Grace Christian University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, November 8-9.
Besides the Midwest Region title, the winner of the tournament will earn a berth at the 2024 NCCAA DII National Tournament, which is held November 18-23 at Austin-Tindall Regional Park in Kissimmee, Florida.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
| Date |
Time (EST) |
Location |
Matchup |
| Tuesday, 11/5 |
2:00 p.m. |
Lansing, Mich. |
Play-in: #5 Maranatha vs #4 Great Lakes |
| Friday, 11/8 |
12:30 p.m. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Semifinal 1: #1 Kuyper vs #4/#5 Winner |
| Friday, 11/8 |
3:30 p.m. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Semifinal 2: #3 Grace vs #2 Emmaus |
| Saturday, 11/9 |
2:00 p.m. |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
Winner Semifinal 1 vs Winner Semifinal 2 |
LINKS
SCHEDULE :: LIVE VIDEO (Play-in)
*live video link for the semifinal/final games will be published at mbusabercats.com/sechedule.
FORMAT
The format is single-elimination with seedings determined by the new regional format, announced in September.
SEEDINGS
The standings for the NCCAA Midwest are as follows (GD - Goal Difference):
| Seed |
Team |
W |
L |
T |
PTS |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 1 |
(RV) Kuyper |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| 2 |
Emmaus |
2 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
| 3 |
No. 6 Grace |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
| 4 |
Great Lakes |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
| 5 |
Maranatha |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
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