Warner Pacific Draws Clansmen in NAIA Soccer
11/15/2009 12:08:09 PM
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the pairings for the 2009 Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round. There will be 30 teams participating at 15 different sites on Nov. 21. The winners of the National Championship Opening Round games, in addition to host school Fresno Pacific (Calif.), will advance to the National Championship final site Nov. 30 - Dec. 5 in Fresno, Calif.
Cascade Collegiate Conference champion Warner Pacific will travel to Bellingham, Wash., to face fifth-seeded Simon Fraser Saturday. Game time is TBA.
No. 1 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) will host Lee (Tenn.). The Blue Raiders own the most championships among active teams with seven and are appearing in their 16th straight event. Defending national champion No. 12 Bethel (Tenn.) welcomes Kansas Wesleyan to McKenzie, Tenn. The Wildcats recently had a 31-match unbeaten streak, which was snapped in the TranSouth Athletic Conference Tournament Championship on Friday.
Simon Fraser (B.C.) is making its 22nd appearance, the most of any active school and holds the most wins (37). There are eight schools that have qualified for the first time in school history. Four other schools are searching for their first national championship victory.
This year’s 31 teams include 24 automatic qualifiers (conferences/independent/unaffiliated champions), six at-large bids and the host school, Fresno Pacific. The seeds are based on each team’s Longo rating. There has been a different national champion in each of the last seven events.
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2009 National Championship Opening Round Pairings (Nov. 21)
Game Pairings
Game 1 #1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) hosts Lee (Tenn.)
Game 2 Bethel (Ind.) hosts #16 Bellevue (Neb.)
Game 3 #9 William Carey (Miss.) hosts Martin Methodist (Tenn.)
Game 4 #8 Southern Poly State (Ga.) hosts Bryan (Tenn.)
Game 5 #5 Simon Fraser (B.C.) hosts Warner Pacific (Ore.)^
Game 6 #12 Bethel (Tenn.) hosts Kansas Wesleyan
Game 7 #4 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) hosts Mobile (Ala.)
Game 8 #3 Rio Grande (Ohio) hosts Lindenwood (Mo.)
Game 9 #14 Columbia (Mo.) hosts Midland Lutheran (Neb.)
Game 10 Hastings (Neb.) hosts #11 Science & Arts (Okla.)
Game 11 #6 Texas at Brownsville hosts Biola (Calif.)
Game 12 #7 Notre Dame (Ohio) hosts Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Game 13 Ashford (Iowa) hosts #10 Benedictine (Kan.)
Game 14 #15 The Master’s (Calif.) hosts Holy Names (Calif.)
Game 15 #2 Maine-Fort Kent hosts Indiana Tech