Trojans face No. 11 Northeast CC in tourney opener
NORFOLK, Neb. - The sixth-seeded NIACC women's soccer team will face third-seed Northeast CC in the opening round of the NJCAA Region 11 Division II tournament at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
No. 10 Iowa Central (9-4-3 overall) earned the top seed and a first-round bye by winning the regular season with a record of 8-0-1.
Second-seed Hawkeye CC hosts seventh-seed DCTC and fourth-seed Iowa Lakes hosts fifth-seed Western Iowa Tech in the other two opening round matches on Sunday.
NIACC (6-7-2, 4-5) dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 11 Northeast CC (13-4-2, 7-1-1) on Oct. 9 in Mason City in the regular season contest.
The winner of the NIACC/Northeast CC contest faces the Hawkeye CC/DCTC winner on Wednesday at the site of the highest remaining seed.
First round of NJCAA Region 11 tournament
Sunday's matches
3 p.m. - (5) Western Iowa Tech at (4) Iowa Lakes
3 p.m. - (6) NIACC at (3) Northeast CC
3 p.m. - (7) DCTC at (2) Hawkeye CC
Wednesday's matches
Western Iowa Tech/Iowa Lakes winner at Iowa Central
NIACC/Northeast CC winner vs. DCTC/Hawkeye CC winner
Sunday, Nov. 3 - Championship match at site of highest remaining seed
