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Hawkeyes to Host Missouri State in NCAA Tournament First Round

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November 12th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s soccer team enters the NCAA Tournament as a No. 3 regional seed. Iowa (13-2-4) will host Missouri State (13-4-3) in the First Round at 6 p.m. (CT) on Friday, Nov. 15, at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The No. 3 seed is the highest seed in program history.

All first-round matches will be streamed live on ESPN+ (subscription required).

Friday will be the second time the Hawkeyes have hosted an NCAA Tournament match. Iowa played host to Bucknell last year where they won, 2-0, in overtime. Iowa set a program home attendance record with 2,639 spectators in attendance.

The Hawkeyes earned a No. 3 seed after finishing third-place in the Big Ten regular season. Iowa has four ranked victories on their resume which is a program record. The Hawkeyes head into the post season two wins shy of tying their program record for most victories in a season.

10 Big Ten teams were selected to be a part of the NCAA Tournament field, a conference record. Nine of the ten Big Ten teams earned top six seeds in their respective quadrants.

NCAA Tournament Second Round play takes place on Nov. 22, with Sweet 16 action scheduled for Nov. 24. Those games will take place at eight non-predetermined campus sites.