No. 25 WVU Tech receives bid to NAIA Men's Soccer Opening Round
(By WVU Tech Sports Information)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- The NAIA announced the 32-team field and opening round pairings for the 2015 NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Monday. WVU Tech men's soccer received an at-large bid and will face No. 15 Campbellsville University Saturday, November 21.
The trip to Campbellsville, Kentucky will mark the first national tournament appearance in men's soccer program history.
Tech finished the season as runners-up in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Championship and with a 16-2 overall record. This was the first season the Gold and Blue have been a part of the KIAC, falling in the championship to NAIA's No. 1 University of Rio Grande, 3-1.
The Golden Bears hold six top-five rankings in the NAIA including the top spot in shots on goal per game (13.760). They are No. 2 in shots per game (23.940) while ranking No. 4 in assists per game (3.470) and goals per game (4.350) and No. 5 in total assists (59) and total goals (74).