Warriors to Battle in National Tournaments
No. 10 (15-3-2) hosts Carroll College (Mont.) in the opening round of the 2016 on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. on Thorrington Field. °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp faculty/staff and their families will get in for free along with °µÍø±¬ÁÏapp students. General admission is $8, students from other schools are $3, and anyone under the age of 14 is free.
Despite losing the Golden State Athletic Conference Tournament, the Warriors earned an at-large bid to the tournament. The Carroll Saints (12-3-5), who have not lost since Aug. 31, earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the Cascade Conference Tournament Championship. If the Warriors win, they advance to the second round Nov. 28-Nov. 29 at Orange Beach Sportsplex in Orange Beach, Ala.
No. 20 (11-5-1), regular season GSAC co-champions, s. The Warriors lost the 2-1 to No. 25 Menlo on Nov. 12.
No. 1 (31-0) begins its quest for a National Championship Nov. 29 at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Opening Rounds are Nov. 19, but the Warriors are the No. 1 seed in the tournament field of 44 teams and received an opening-round bye. After a 24-day lay-off, the Warriors will take the court again for three-days of pool, which consists of 32 teams divided into eight pools of four teams each. Each team will play the others in their pool once. At the end of pool play, the two teams from each pool with the best records will advance to a 16-team, single elimination bracket that will be conducted over two days. Assignment to pool play will not be announced until after the opening round matches take place. The National Championship match is Saturday, Dec. 3, at 5 p.m. on ESPN3.