Embry-Riddle, Florida Tech, Nova Southeastern, and Rollins Earn Spots in 2023 Women's Soccer Regional
SSC teams will begin regional play on Friday, November 17
Phil Wood | Sunshine State Conference
MELBOURNE, Fla. - [Bracket] - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida Tech, Nova Southeastern University, and Rollins College will represent the Sunshine State Conference in the 2023 NCAA Division II Women's Soccer South Region Tournament. The NCAA announced the bracket on Monday, November 13th.
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Embry-Riddle (14-1-3, 8-1-1) earns the #1 seed in the NCAA Division II South Region after defeating Florida Tech (13-2-3, 8-1-1) 1-0 in the SSC Championship Game. The SSC regular season co-champions will host the winner of #4 West Florida and #5 Nova Southeastern (10-4-1, 7-3) on Sunday, November 19 at 1:00 PM.
Florida Tech earns the #3 seed in the region after finishing the regular season as the SSC co-champions. Their seven-game winning streak was ended in the SSC final. They will open up NCAA play against #6 Rollins (9-6-3, 6-3-1) on Friday, November 17 at 1 PM in Cleveland, Tenn. The Tars earned their way into the regional after finishing fourth in the SSC regular season standings. When these two teams met earlier in the season, the Panthers won 2-0.
Nova Southeastern earned the #5 seed in the region after falling 2-1 to Florida Southern College in the SSC Quarterfinals. They will play #4 West Florida on Friday, November 17 at 1:00 PM in Dayton Beach, Fla.
Since it became a league sport in 1998, the SSC has captured five Division II championships in Women's Soccer. Barry University has the majority of those national championships with three; however, the most recent one belongs to the University of Tampa (2007).