Women
St Thomas and North Dakota State both caught fire late in the regular season.
North Dakota State v South Dakota - 2pm Thursday
The 7-6-6 Bison navigated multiple lead changes in the last ten minutes to beat the Coyotes 4-3 in Brookings at the end of October to keep their postseason qualification chances alive, and now the two face each other with two wins between them and a spot in the College Cup playoffs. The 'Yotes finished the regular season with six wins, six draws and 7 losses.
Oral Roberts v St Thomas - 6pm Thursday
Rest v Rust and a red-hot Tommies team on the road at the #1 seed Oral Roberts, who finished the regular season on a five game winning streak, with an overall record of 14 wins, 4 draws and only 1 loss. Their opponents ended with a 5-2-11 record before unexpectedly getting hotter than a jackrabbit in the quarter-finals.
Championship Final - Sunday at 1pm
Men
Omaha v Delaware - 2pm Wednesday
Two regionally ranked schools meet with the Blue Hens of Delaware looking to continue a historical postseason run. They had no wins in the Summit season, but accumulated an overall record of 8 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses in this most peculiar of conferences. Omaha on the other hand went 9-3-4 (W-D-L) and secured the second bye into the semifinals.
#12 Kansas City v St Thomas - 6pm Wednesday
National ranked KC face a 5-4-8 Tommies squad. As with the women's competition, the #1 seed will host the semifinals and final.
Championship Final - Saturday at 5pm
Check back on Northland Soccer Journal socials and here for a post-match roundup this time next week.
