THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - William Rolland Stadium on the campus of Cal Lutheran University will host one of 16 NCAA Regional Tournaments starting on Saturday, Nov. 12. The Regals will host UC Santa Cruz at 7:30 p.m. in their first round contest.
Website: Cal Lutheran Regional
Single-day tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students and senior citizens, and $3 for children under 12 years of age. All-session tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for students and senior citizens, and $6 for children under 12.
All matches throughout the weekend will be streamed live on the Cal Lutheran athletics website. They can be viewed online for free by clicking here.
Action will begin on Saturday at 5 p.m. with Concordia-Moorhead and Puget Sound meeting in the tournament opener. Cal Lutheran's contest with UC Santa Cruz will begin no earlier than its originally scheduled start time of 7:30 p.m.
The winners from Saturday's matches will meet each other on Sunday, Nov. 13, at 5 p.m. Matches are listed in the local time zone and are subject to change.
Concordia-Moorhead vs. Puget Sound (5 p.m.)
Concordia-Moorhead finished third in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) and defeated conference champion Saint Benedict in the regular season finale. The Cobbers lost in the MIAC Tournament finals with two seconds left in overtime. This will be their second trip out to California which featured a match against UC Santa Cruz in which the Cobbers fell 1-0.
Puget Sound won the Northwest Conference regular season title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. On the season the Loggers have allowed only 10 goals against in 19 games. UPS has faced off with the other two squads in this region suffering a 2-1 loss to Cal Lutheran in its season opener (Sept. 5) while earning a 2-1 win over UC Santa Cruz (Sept. 11).
Cal Lutheran vs. UC Santa Cruz (7:30 p.m.)
Saturday will mark the third time these teams have met this season. Cal Lutheran came out victorious on both occasions with a pair of 2-0 victories at home (Oct. 9) and on the road (Oct. 16). The Regals have been shutout only once this season, won six straight over the Banana Slugs including five straight two-goal victories.
UC Santa Cruz has already faced each of the three teams in this region going 1-3-0 overall. The Banana Slugs return to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth time in six seasons with a one-year absence in 2010.
