NCAA Women's Soccer College Cup
University of Utah To Host 1st and 2nd Round Games

INDIANAPOLIS -- The field of 64 teams, which will compete for the 25th NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, was announced today by the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee. The top 16 teams are seeded and conference teams cannot play each other in the first round; however, second round conference match-ups are permissible. When pairing teams, the committee is restricted by geographic proximity. Sites are selected for the first and second rounds to create the least number of flights; therefore, only 12 of the top 16 seeds will be hosting first- and second-round competition.

The four No. 1 seeds include the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, the University of Notre Dame, Santa Clara University and the University of Texas at Austin. All four teams enter the tournament as automatic qualifiers and represent four different conferences.

The University of Utah will host the 1st and 2nd round games. Thursday at 4:30 PM, No. 4 seed Utah (15-4-1), one of 16 seeded teams, has every reason not to look past the Big Sky Conference Champion Idaho State University when they meet once again in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Ute Field. Brigham Young (13-2-4) meets defending national champion Portland (14-3-3) at 7:00 PM. The winner of these two games will meet in the 2nd round at Ute Field on Saturday, at 5:00 PM -- the winner of this game will advance to the Sweet 16.

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