UNG women’s soccer earns third seed in Southeast Regional

DAHLONEGA – The NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Committee announced the field of 56 teams for the 2019 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Championship, and the No. 18 University of North Georgia women’s soccer team earned the No. 3 seed in the Southeast Region.

The Nighthawks will battle sixth-seeded Mount Olive on Friday at 3 p.m. in Hickory, North Carolina. The winner of that game will play the winner of second-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne and seventh-seeded Wingate. The Bears, as the No. 2 seed, were awarding hosting rights for the opening rounds of the regional.

On the other side, top-seeded Flagler will welcome No. 4 Lincoln Memorial, No. 5 UNC Pembroke and No. 8 Catawba.

Mount Olive comes into the tournament with a 14-0-3 record, winning both the Conference Carolinas regular season and tournament championships. UNG has won the only two matchups against the Trojans with the last matchup coming back in 2012, a 7-0 win for North Georgia.

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