2022 NCAA Tournament - First Round
#4 seed Emporia State (11-6-4) vs.
#5 seed Fort Hays State (11-2-7)
Friday, November 11 - 10:00 a.m.
Warrensburg, Mo. - South Recreation Complex
Admission - $5 Adults, $3 Children/Students with ID/Senior Citizens, Free to children under the age of 6.
Live Stream - Live video stream of the match is FREE, provided at the link above.
The Fort Hays State women's soccer team faces MIAA rival Emporia State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday (Nov. 11) in Warrensburg, Mo. Kickoff is scheduled for 10 a.m.
The Tigers drew the No. 5 seed in the Central Regional and make their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2016. This will be the third meeting between the Tigers and the Hornets this season as they played to draws twice (1-1 in Emporia, 2-2 in Hays). FHSU and ESU have tied four times in their last eight meetings. The Tigers have not defeated the Hornets since a 2-0 win in Hays in 2017. FHSU leads the all-time series 8-5-7.
Emporia State is the No. 4 seed in the Central Regional. The Hornets are coming off an appearance in the MIAA Tournament Championship match against Central Missouri. The Jennies won that contest in a high-scoring affair over the Hornets, 4-3. Mackenzie Dimarco and Hannah Woolery have combined for 29 of Emporia State's 50 goals this season. Dimarco has 18 and Woolery has 11.
Hannah Mares continues to lead FHSU in scoring with eight goals on the season, while Montserrat Diaz is next with five. The Tiger defense is surrendering just 0.5 goals per contest, which is tied for eighth-best in NCAA Division II. The Tigers are tied for the 10th fewest goals allowed in NCAA Division II (10). The Tigers allowed no more than one goal in 18 of 20 matches this season, and two is the most they have allowed occurring against Emporia State in the regular season and Central Missouri in the MIAA Tournament Semifinals. Isabel Robben has a .503 goals against average, an .855 save percentage, and 11 shutouts. Robben ranks fifth in NCAA Division II for shutouts and 13th in goals against average.
Fort Hays State enters the NCAA Tournament with 12 shutouts this season, which is tied for the single-season program record and ties for the 12th most in NCAA Division II. The NCAA Tournament Central Regional features four teams with 12 or more shutouts this season. Bemidji State leads the group with 14 and Northwest Missouri State has 13. Minnesota State has 12 alongside FHSU.
The winner of this match will move on to face either top-seeded Central Missouri or eighth-seeded Southwestern Oklahoma State on Sunday (Nov. 13) at 1 p.m.
