RELEASED:  Monday, November 5, 2007

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stevens Point Receive NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Bids

NCAA Release / Complete Bracket

Madison, Wis.--For the second consecutive season, two teams from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) will participate in the NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament.
                                     
UW-Eau Claire (18-1-2) received an automatic bid into the 60-team tournament field for the third consecutive season after winning the WIAC Tournament title.   The Blugolds will host Wartburg College (Iowa) (16-3-1) in a first round contest on Nov. 9.

UW-Stevens Point (15-4-1) claimed one of 18 at-large spots in the tournament and will face College of St. Benedict (Minn.) (15-4-1) in a first round matchup at the University of Chicago (Ill.).

The Pointers will participate in NCAA action for the 12th time in program history and own a 10-11 all-time record in the tournament with a school-best third-place finish in 2000.

UW-Eau Claire and UW-Oshkosh participated in the national tournament a year ago, marking the first time in WIAC history two teams made the field.

NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament (at Eau Claire, Wis.)
First Round - Nov. 10
Wartburg College (Iowa) (16-3-1) at UW-Eau Claire (18-1-2), 11 a.m.
Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.) (16-3-1) vs. Carthage College (15-4-1), 1:30 p.m.

Second Round - Nov. 11
First Round Winners, 1 p.m.

NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Tournament (at Chicago, Ill.)
First Round - Nov. 10
Aurora University (Ill.) (19-2-1) at University of Chicago (Ill.) (11-4-3), 11 a.m.
UW-Stevens Point (15-4-1) vs. College of St. Benedict (Minn.) (15-5), 1:30 p.m.

Second Round - Nov. 11
First Round Winners, 1 p.m.