Division II Championship Bracket
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KUTZTOWN, Pa. – The third-ranked Kutztown University women's soccer team netted the top seed in the Atlantic Regional in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, announced Monday evening, Nov. 15.
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The Golden Bears (17-1-1 overall) will host a three-team pod in one bracket of the Atlantic Region at Keystone Field. KU earned a bye in the First Round and will face the winner of the fourth seed Charleston (W. Va.) and fifth-seeded West Chester in the Second Round on Sunday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m., for a berth in the Sweet 16 and Atlantic Regional championship either Thursday, Dec. 2, or Friday, Dec. 3.
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KU has now earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament in nine of the last 12 years, including a three-year stretch from 2016-18, and for the 10th time overall.
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On the other side of the Atlantic Regional bracket, second-seeded Concord hosts a four-team pod. The Mountain Lions will face the seventh seed Mercyhurst in one First Round game, while third-seeded and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion Bloomsburg will play the sixth seed Gannon in the other First Round game.
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The Second Round winners will advance to the Third Round, which will be hosted by the highest-remaining seed in the Atlantic Regional. The winner of the Atlantic Regional will then play the winner of the East Regional in the Quarterfinals
, at the same site of the Third Round.
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NCAA DIVISION II WOMEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP ATLANTIC REGIONÂ FIELD
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Seed |
Team |
Record  |
First Round Game |
1 |
KUTZTOWN |
17-1-1 |
Bye |
2 |
Concord |
17-0-3 |
vs. Mercyhurst |
3 |
Bloomsburg |
15-4-2 |
vs. Gannon |
4 |
Charleston |
15-5 |
vs. West Chester |
5 |
West Chester |
11-4-2 |
vs. Charleston |
6 |
Gannon |
12-3-3 |
vs. Bloomsburg |
7 |
Mercyhurst |
14-5-1 |
vs. Concord |
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