LA MIRADA, Calif. --- Biola Women's Soccer finished its regular season with a perfect 14-0-2 record, which was good for a No. 6 ranking in the final Modified Ratings Percentage Index (MRPI), and earned the Eagles a chance to host a NAIA National Tournament Opening Round match for the first time in program history.
Head Coach
Erin Brunelle's squad (15-1-2) will host unranked Northwest (WA) on Saturday Nov. 19, 2016 in a 3:30 p.m. PT match at Al Barbour Field on the Biola University campus. A match preview and breakdown of the two squads will be available later this week, while this release is simply to push out any pertinent information about the event for those planning to attend or follow along online.
MATCH LOCATION: Al Barbour Field (#16 on
Biola University Campus Map)
MATCH DATE: Saturday Nov. 19, 2016
MATCH TIME: 3:30 p.m. PT
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here for directions to Biola University
PARKING: Parking is available directly under the soccer field (small parking structure) or adjacent to the field (large parking structure).Â
TICKETS:
General Admission - $8
Student Admission/Senior (62+) Admission - $4
Biola Alumni - $4
Biola Student/Faculty/Staff - FREE
WHAT'S AT STAKE: A spot at the NAIA National Tournament Final Site (Orange Beach, Ala.). Winner will play the winner of an opening round match between
Ottawa (Kan.) and #11 seed
Hastings (Neb.). The next round's game is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. PT on Tuesday, Nov. 29.
MEDIA:
LIVE BROADCAST:Â
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/biola/
LIVE STATS:Â
http://livesports.biola.edu/wsoccer/xlive.htm (live stats also available through the
NAIA Tournament Dakstats page)
BANQUET INFORMATION:
BANQUET LOCATION: Andrews Banquet Room in the Talbot East Building (#45 on
Biola University Campus Map)
BANQUET DATE:Â Friday Nov. 18, 2016
BANQUET TIME: 7:30 p.m. (check-in begins at 7:30pm, program begins at 7:45 p.m.)
BANQUET COST: $25 per head (dinner and desert included)
BANQUET RSVP:Â
https://connect.biola.edu/2016-naia-womens-soccer-banquet (RSVP closes at 5:00 pm on Nov. 16)
Any questions about any of these tournament events can be directed to the site supervisor, Neil Morgan (neil.morgan@biola.edu).
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