Men's Soccer Midwest Region Tournament Preview

Men's Soccer Midwest Region Tournament Preview

October 31, 2023 | by Taylor Pill

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The Sabercats have been given the #4 seed as they host the 2023 Midwest Region Men's Soccer Tournament and will open play in the semifinal against the #1-seeded Emmaus Bible College Eagles. Maranatha and Emmaus will battle it out at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, with the winner advancing to the Midwest Region Championship against the winner of #2 Great Lakes Christian and #3 Grace Christian.

Besides the Midwest Region title, the winner of the tournament will earn a berth at the 2023 NCCAA DII National Tournament. Regionals will be held at Maranatha, while Nationals will be held November 14-18 at Austin-Tindall Regional Park in Kissimmee, Florida.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Date Time Matchup
Friday, 11/3 12:30 p.m. #4 Maranatha vs #1 Emmaus   
Friday, 11/3 3:00 p.m. #2 Grace vs #3 Great Lakes
Saturday, 11/4    p:00 p.m.   Championship  
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LINKS

SCHEDULE :: LIVE VIDEO :: LIVE STATS :: NCCAA POWER RATING SYSTEM

FORMAT

The format is single-elimination with seedings determined exclusively by the modified NCCAA Power Rating System

PARTICIPANTS

Below is a brief overview of the four-team field. 

Team    Nickname    Location   Record     Power Rating  
#1 Emmaus Eagles Dubuque, Iowa 5-6-2 3.635
#2 Great Lakes    Crusaders Lansing, Mich. 6-7-2 3.571
#3 Grace Tigers Wyoming, Mich. 5-7-4 3.633
#4 Maranatha Sabercats Watertown, Wis. 2-13-1 2.041

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To follow the matches live, follow @MBUSabercats on Twitter and visit mbusabercats.com/schedule for live video and live stats links.