PANTHERS SET TO FACE SALISBURY IN FIRST ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
NOVEMBER 8, 2007
OLD WESTBURY, N.Y.-The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee announced the field of 57 teams for the 2007 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship earlier this week. The Panthers will play their first NCAA Tournament match in program history Saturday at 11:00 a.m. in Salisbury, Maryland when Old Westbury takes on Capital Athletic Conference Champion Salisbury University in the Opening Round of the 2007 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships.
Old Westbury is riding high off its Skyline Conference championship, focused on the task ahead. Defeat Salisbury University and move on to the next opponent! The Panthers are focused on the 2007 NCAA Division III championship.
Old Westbury (12-3-1) will face Salisbury (15-4-1) in the first round on Saturday, November 10, at 11 a.m. at the Salisbury University Soccer Complex. Old Westbury sat at home last year for the conference tournament and one year later they are representing the Skyline Conference for a chance to claim the 2007 NCAA Division III championship. Old Westbury was one of 37 teams to win their respective conference and earn an automatic bid into the championship tournament. Salisbury University will make their seventh NCAA tournament appearance in nine years and first since 2005. Salisbury was a national semifinalist four seasons ago in 2004. The Sea Gulls has also reached the national quarterfinals in 1999 and 2003. In the previous six appearances in the NCAA tournament Salisbury University has posted a 5-6-3 record.
Roughly forty minutes after the completion of the opening game the second first round game between Muhlenberg (12-4) and Virginia Wesleyan (16-3) will take place at Salisbury University. The two winners of these first round games will meet in Sunday's second round game at the Salisbury University Soccer Complex.
Virginia Wesleyan, from the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, is making its third straight NCAA appearance and 14th overall in program history. The Marlins earned a Pool C at-large bid. Muhlenberg, from the Centennial Conference, also earned a Pool C at-large bid as the Mules will make the program's 11th appearance in the NCAA tournament.
The winner of the second round game will advance to the NCAA sectionals the following weekend. The national semifinals (November 23) and national championship (November 24) will be played in Orlando, Fla., at the Walt Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex.
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