University of Memphis Athletics
Wednesday, April 28
Greenville, N.C. / Johnson Stadium (East Carolina University)
3 p.m.
University of Memphis
vs
Utah Valley
Photo by: Eric Glemser
Tigers prepped for NCAA Tournament opener Wednesday afternoon
Apr 27, 2021 | Women's Soccer
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Memphis Tigers begin NCAA Tournament play Wednesday at 3 p.m. CT with a first-round contest against Utah Valley. The match at Johnson Stadium on the campus of East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., will be broadcast on NCAA.com.
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Memphis' trip to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship marks its third-straight postseason appearance and fourth in the last five seasons. The Tigers are playing in their ninth NCAA Tournament in program history.
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"We are super excited to be playing in the postseason," Tigers head coach Brooks Monaghan said. "I am very proud of the way the girls have handled this difficult year. We are focused on what we do right and what we do well."
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The Tigers (8-3) secured one of 19 at-large spots in the 48-team tournament field. Before a 1-0 setback to Cincinnati in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on April 15, Memphis had won six of its last seven matches, including a 3-2 overtime win at No. 6 Vanderbilt on March 28.
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The Wolverines (12-4-4) earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Utah Valley is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance.
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"Utah Valley is a good team," Monaghan said. "They are very well coached, and they work very hard. We know it will be a tough game. We need to come out with the right mentality, which is the first step to give us an opportunity to get a result."
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Should Memphis defeat Utah Valley, it would advance to play No. 6 national seed Arkansas at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, also at Johnson Stadium in Greenville.
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"Reaching the NCAA Tournament is the standard that we have set at Memphis," Monaghan explained. "When you come to Memphis, you expect to compete for championships and play in the national tournament. This is the norm. People ask me 'what's success in this program?' It's winning a conference championship or getting to the NCAA Tournament."
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The entire tournament will be held in Cary, N.C., and the surrounding areas. Each of the first four rounds will be available on NCAA.com, while the national semifinals will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and the final will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
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For more information, visit www.NCAA.com.
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Memphis' trip to the 2020 NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship marks its third-straight postseason appearance and fourth in the last five seasons. The Tigers are playing in their ninth NCAA Tournament in program history.
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"We are super excited to be playing in the postseason," Tigers head coach Brooks Monaghan said. "I am very proud of the way the girls have handled this difficult year. We are focused on what we do right and what we do well."
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The Tigers (8-3) secured one of 19 at-large spots in the 48-team tournament field. Before a 1-0 setback to Cincinnati in the semifinals of the American Athletic Conference Championship on April 15, Memphis had won six of its last seven matches, including a 3-2 overtime win at No. 6 Vanderbilt on March 28.
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The Wolverines (12-4-4) earned an automatic bid to the tournament by winning the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. Utah Valley is making its third NCAA Tournament appearance.
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"Utah Valley is a good team," Monaghan said. "They are very well coached, and they work very hard. We know it will be a tough game. We need to come out with the right mentality, which is the first step to give us an opportunity to get a result."
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Should Memphis defeat Utah Valley, it would advance to play No. 6 national seed Arkansas at 3 p.m. CT on Saturday, also at Johnson Stadium in Greenville.
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"Reaching the NCAA Tournament is the standard that we have set at Memphis," Monaghan explained. "When you come to Memphis, you expect to compete for championships and play in the national tournament. This is the norm. People ask me 'what's success in this program?' It's winning a conference championship or getting to the NCAA Tournament."
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The entire tournament will be held in Cary, N.C., and the surrounding areas. Each of the first four rounds will be available on NCAA.com, while the national semifinals will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and the final will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
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For more information, visit www.NCAA.com.
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