RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – After winning the GAC regular season title for a second-straight year, Fort Hays State is set to host the GAC/MIAA Men's Soccer Championship Tournament once again. The tournament will take place Thursday, November 5 and Saturday, November 7 at FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays. The Tigers are the No. 1 seed in the four-team tournament and earned the right to host with their second-straight unbeaten regular season, going 11-0-1 in conference regular season play.
 
The semifinals of the tournament take place on Thursday (Nov. 5) afternoon/evening. No. 1 seeded Fort Hays State will play No. 4 seeded Southern Nazarene at 3 p.m. Following that contest, No. 2 seed Rogers State will face No. 3 seed Northeastern State. Winners of the semifinal matches will move on to the championship match on Saturday (Nov. 7) at 12 p.m.
 
Both Fort Hays State and Rogers State are nationally ranked, with the Tigers ranked No. 9 and the Hillcats ranked No. 25 in the latest national coaches' poll. Southern Nazarene has spent time inside the top 25 this season as well.
 
Fort Hays State enters the tournament at 13-2-3 overall. The Tigers were ranked third in the NCAA NPI Super Region rankings at the beginning of this week and have maintained that position throughout the last week of the regular season.
 
Below is the schedule for the tournament.

Thursday, November 5 - Semifinals
3 p.m. – (1) Fort Hays State vs. (4) Southern Nazarene
6 p.m. – (2) Rogers State vs. (3) Northeastern State
 
Saturday, November 7 - Championship
12 p.m. - Winners of both semifinal matches