NCAA Division II women's soccer bracket
DURANGO, Colo. — Kickoff times and tickets prices have been announced for the NCAA Division II women's soccer Central Region playoff games at Dirks Field this weekend.
Fort Lewis (14-2-4) earned the No. 2 seed the NCAA Division II Central Region and will host games this Friday and Sunday at Dirks Field.
At 2 p.m. on Friday afternoon, No. 16 Regis (14-5-0), seeded third, will face unranked and sixth seed Colorado Mesa (10-7-4) at Dirks Field. Ticket prices for Friday's game are $10 for adults, $5 for students (with ID), senior citizens (age 65 and older), and children (ages 6-12). Children five and younger are admitted free of charge.
The winner of the first-round matchup will face Fort Lewis in the second round on Sunday. Kickoff time depends on the outcome of Thursday's men's NCAA playoff game between No. 3 Fort Lewis and No. 19 Metro State, scheduled for 2 p.m. at Dirks Field.
In the event of a doubleheader on Sunday, ticket prices will be $15 for adults and $8 for students (with ID), senior citizens (age 65 and older), and children (ages 6-12). Children five and younger are admitted free of charge. The women's game would start at 11:30 a.m. and the men at 2:30 p.m.
If there's just a stand-alone women's game on Sunday, ticket prices will be identical to Friday's game. In this case, the women's game would start at 2 p.m.
The Skyhawks went 1-0-1 against the Mavericks this season, winning 2-1 in Durango on Sept. 21 and tying 0-0 in double overtime in Grand Junction on Oct. 2. Fort Lewis owns a 15-12-4 advantage in the all-time series between the two schools.
Regis defeated Fort Lewis 1-0 in Denver on Oct. 30 in the only meeting between the two teams this season. The Rangers own a 25-9-3 lead in the all-time series.
Colorado Mesa won two of three meetings against Regis in 2011, winning 3-1 in Grand Junction on Sept. 18, losing 4-0 at Regis on Oct. 14, and winning 1-0 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference semifinals at Regis last Friday.
2011 marks the third straight year that the FLC women's soccer team will have hosted NCAA playoff games.
Fort Lewis earned its fourth NCAA women's soccer playoff berth. The Skyhawks are 1-3-1 all-time in the NCAA playoffs. Their deepest run into the big dance was in 2010, when they won the Central Region championship and advanced to the Elite Eight.
