Veteran Concordia coach Dan Birkey and his 25th-ranked Cavaliers will play an opening round national tournament game in Missouri this Saturday.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo.—The Concordia University men’s soccer team will be making its fifth appearance at the NAIA National Championships when it travels to face William Jewell in Liberty, Mo., on Nov. 20 the NAIA announced on Sunday.
Concordia, ranked No. 25 in the final NAIA Coaches’ Poll, finished the season with a 16-2-1 record and earned its bid into the NAIA National Championships with a 2-1 win over Warner Pacific College in the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday.
William Jewel (17-2-0) fell to No.15-ranked Missouri Valley 1-0 in double overtime in the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament and earned an at-large bid into the championship tournament. William Jewel was ranked No. 12 in the final NAIA Coaches’ Poll.