(GPAC Logo - Photo Courtesy of the Great Plains Athletic Conference)Sioux City, Iowa — Postseason brackets are set for GPAC soccer, and both Dordt and Northwestern will be in action as conference tournament play begins.
On the men’s side, both Dordt and Northwestern qualified for the eight-team tournament field. Dordt secured the No. 2 seed after finishing conference play at 6-2-2 and will host Midland in the quarterfinal round. Northwestern earned the No. 6 seed and faces a difficult road test at No. 3 seed Morningside.
The winner of the GPAC Men’s Soccer Tournament receives the league’s lone automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
GPAC Men’s Soccer Quarterfinals
Saturday, Oct. 31st
- #8 Doane at #1 Concordia, 6 p.m.
- #5 Briar Cliff at #4 Dakota Wesleyan, 7 p.m.
- #6 Northwestern at #3 Morningside, 1 p.m.
- #7 Midland at #2 Dordt, 5 p.m.
The men’s semifinals will be played on Nov. 6th, with the GPAC Championship scheduled for Nov. 10th.
On the women’s side, Dordt earned the No. 8 seed and will open tournament play on the road against top-seeded Hastings in a GPAC quarterfinal match on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. Hastings, Concordia, and Morningside shared the GPAC regular-season title, each finishing with 28 points and a 9-1-1 conference record.
The winner of the GPAC Women’s Soccer Tournament earns the conference’s second automatic berth into the NAIA National Championship Opening Round.
GPAC Women’s Soccer Quarterfinals
Tuesday, Nov. 3rd
- #8 Dordt at #1 Hastings, 7 p.m.
- #5 Briar Cliff at #4 Mount Marty, 5 p.m.
- #6 Dakota Wesleyan at #3 Morningside, 7 p.m.
- #7 College of Saint Mary at #2 Concordia, 7 p.m.
The women’s semifinals are scheduled for Nov. 7th, with the championship match set for Nov. 11th.
Both the men’s and women’s NAIA National Championship Opening Rounds are scheduled for Nov. 19th through the 21st. The NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship will be held at the Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Alabama, while the NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship will take place at the Jack Allen Sports Complex in Decatur, Alabama.
