KISSIMMEE, Florida - The Trevecca Nazarene women's soccer team (15-3-3) has earned a bid to the 2012 NCCAA Division 1 Women's Soccer Championship. The event will take place November 28-December 1, 2012 at the Austin-Tindall Soccer Complex in Kissemmee, Fla.
The Trojans have drawn the No. 8 seed and will face No. 1 seed Judson University (17-5) on Wednesday, November 28 at 4 p.m. Additionally, the team was ranked No. 14 in this week's NCCAA Division 1 Women's Soccer poll. It is the first time a TNU women's soccer team has been ranked in a national poll.
Judson is located in Elgin, Ill. and are members of the Chicagoland Conference of the NAIA. The Eagles have lost just five matches on the year, one of those was to conference foe Olivet Nazarene.
Trevecca earned their berth by winning the 2012 NCCAA Mid-East Regional, their first regional title. Trevecca also won the 2012 Great Midwest Athletic Conference, the first-ever G-MAC women's soccer title.
Team/Individual Notes
- Have won seven in a row, program best win streak
- Have a string of four consecutive shutouts in postseason
- Have won 15 matches, most in program history
- Have 15 shutouts, most in program history
- 14-1-1 over last 16 matches, 12 shutouts and just five goals allowed
- Bekah Headrick has program best 14 shutouts in goal
- Set a school record with six consecutive shutouts
- Had an 11 game stretch with 10 shutouts, just one goal allowed, producing a 8-0-3 record
- Brooke Gann set a school record with 12 goals this season
- Headrick is on pace to set the school record for lowest goals against average (.33)
- Trevecca has outscored its opponents 44-9 this season
- Gann is now third in career goals (20)
- Kayla VanEs is now fourth in career goals (19)
- VanEs is now third in career points (51)
- Headrick owns the career record for shutouts (18)
- Headrick owns the career record for wins (24)
There are eight teams participating and all teams will play three matches over four days. Friday, November 30 will be an off day for all teams as they participate in a joint Community Service Project. Each team will play a match Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
1. Judson University At Large 17-5-0
2. California Baptist West Region 15-2-1
3. Grace College Midwest Region 16-4-2
4. Houghton College East Region 13-6-0
5. Southern Nazarene Central Region 13-9-1
6. Trinity Christian North Central Region 13-9-1
7. Palm Beach Atlantic South Region 13-4-1
8. Trevecca Nazarene Mideast Region 15-3-3
All 2012 Women's & Men's Soccer Championship contests will be available at $5/per match via Tourbeau Sports (www.tourbeausportsgroup.com).
Once established, the links for these contests will be available via the NCCAA website at www.thenccaa.org. (Note: Due to limited field access and staffing, the 7th place matches on Field 6 on Saturday will not be broadcast). Technical support contact information for Tourbeau Sports during the event will be made available prior to Wednesday, November 27.