MSOC Faces R12 Champ Muskegon For Trip to Nationals
The Massasoit men’s soccer team faces Region 12 champion Muskegon Community College in the NJCAA Division II Northeast District Championship on Saturday in Muskegon, Michigan. Game time is set for 12 PM.
BROCKTON, Mass. ---- The Massasoit men's soccer team faces Region 12 champion Muskegon Community College in the NJCAA Division II Northeast District Championship on Saturday in Muskegon, Michigan. Game time is set for 12 PM.
Saturday's district winner earns an automatic bid the NJCAA National Tournament held in Wichita, Kansas. Saturday's loser could back its way into the National Tournament as the men's soccer committee selects four at-large bids to makeup the 12-team field.
As for Saturday, it will mark the first time Massasoit and Muskegon have met on the soccer pitch.
The Warriors enter with a record of 10-2-2, and advanced to the district finals by edging Mercer County on the road in penalty kicks last Saturday.
Muskegon defeated Schoolcraft, 2-0, in the Region 12 Championship last weekend to reach the district finals. The Jayhawks are ranked 14th nationally and boast a record of 10-4-3 on the season and finished 8-1-1 in league action. Muskegon is riding a six-match win streak entering Saturday's contest.