(I will, fates willing, update this thread and thread title with more information as we learn who the future Buff opponent(s) is/ are.)
With the Buffs (11-4-5 overall; 4-2-5 in conference play) yesterday (Monday, 11/11) named as one of 64 teams selected for this season's NCAA Championship soccer tournament, wanted to start this thread to cover their (hopefully long) tourney run. 1st up is a match with the regional #7 seed Georgia Bulldogs (8-6-6, 3-3-4) this Friday, with the opening kick scheduled for 2:30 PM MT, with video coverage scheduled to be available via ESPN+. (More detail and link(s) available below.)
This match winner is scheduled to meet the winner of Morehead State and #2 regional seed Wake Forest.
The tourney set-up (from https://www.ncaa.com/championships/soccer-women/d1/road-to-the-championship):
NCAA's interactive bracket (Usually gets filled in as the selection show progresses) - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/soccer-women/d1/2024
(Original bracket in .pdf format - https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/styles/original/public-s3/images/2024/11/12/2024-DI-women's-soccer-tournament-bracket.png?itok=zx7meCVw )
NCAA's release after tournament selection with lots of current and historical information (It also looks like it has a schedule it will hopefully keep updating.) - https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-wo...s-soccer-championship-bracket-scores-schedule
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Links with more info on the Buffs' opponent(s):
1st round (Georgia):
Roster - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2024
Schedule/ results for this season - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule
Their article after being selected to the tourney - https://georgiadogs.com/news/2024/1...olorado-friday-in-ncaa-tournament-first-round
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links (will be filled in as info becomes available):
1st Round vs. Georgia:
Matches' notes -
Live stats - (Assume a dedicated page may be added, but the current link is the below "NCAA page for the match" link.)
Live Video - ALL 32 1st round matches are scheduled to be viewable via streams on ESPN+ for those who have a subscription to that service. The direct link ot the Buff- Georgia match is https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/412f282c-a005-4283-8336-bb9de970e767, with it also available on the ESPN app. (Looks like a general ESPN link with schedule and links for all matches - https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/league/usa.ncaa.w.1 )
NCAA page for the match - https://www.ncaa.com/game/6348126
With the Buffs (11-4-5 overall; 4-2-5 in conference play) yesterday (Monday, 11/11) named as one of 64 teams selected for this season's NCAA Championship soccer tournament, wanted to start this thread to cover their (hopefully long) tourney run. 1st up is a match with the regional #7 seed Georgia Bulldogs (8-6-6, 3-3-4) this Friday, with the opening kick scheduled for 2:30 PM MT, with video coverage scheduled to be available via ESPN+. (More detail and link(s) available below.)
This match winner is scheduled to meet the winner of Morehead State and #2 regional seed Wake Forest.
The tourney set-up (from https://www.ncaa.com/championships/soccer-women/d1/road-to-the-championship):
- The tournament is set up with 4 regions, with 8 regional seeds hosting the 32 1st round matches over this Friday through Sunday.
- Then, next weekend 8 teams (assume mainly the highest seeds in their sub-brackets who won their 1st round matches), with all 2nd round matches on Friday, 11/22 and winners of those rounds will face off on Sunday, 11/24.
- The quarterfinals (regional finals) are then held at, again I assume the highest remaining seed of each region on either Friday 11/29 or Saturday 11/30.
- Finally, the Final 4 will be played, as often happens, in Cary, North Carolina. (It will be the 4th time in the last 6 years Cary will host.) The semi-finals will be held back to back on Friday, 12/6, and then the final/ Championship match finishes things off on Monday, 12/9.
NCAA's interactive bracket (Usually gets filled in as the selection show progresses) - https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/soccer-women/d1/2024
(Original bracket in .pdf format - https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/styles/original/public-s3/images/2024/11/12/2024-DI-women's-soccer-tournament-bracket.png?itok=zx7meCVw )
NCAA's release after tournament selection with lots of current and historical information (It also looks like it has a schedule it will hopefully keep updating.) - https://www.ncaa.com/news/soccer-wo...s-soccer-championship-bracket-scores-schedule
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Links with more info on the Buffs' opponent(s):
1st round (Georgia):
Roster - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster
Stats - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/stats/2024
Schedule/ results for this season - https://georgiadogs.com/sports/womens-soccer/schedule
Their article after being selected to the tourney - https://georgiadogs.com/news/2024/1...olorado-friday-in-ncaa-tournament-first-round
Their preview article for the match with the Buffs - Not available as I type this.
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Media links (will be filled in as info becomes available):
1st Round vs. Georgia:
Matches' notes -
Live stats - (Assume a dedicated page may be added, but the current link is the below "NCAA page for the match" link.)
Live Video - ALL 32 1st round matches are scheduled to be viewable via streams on ESPN+ for those who have a subscription to that service. The direct link ot the Buff- Georgia match is https://www.espn.com/espnplus/player/_/id/412f282c-a005-4283-8336-bb9de970e767, with it also available on the ESPN app. (Looks like a general ESPN link with schedule and links for all matches - https://www.espn.com/soccer/schedule/_/league/usa.ncaa.w.1 )
NCAA page for the match - https://www.ncaa.com/game/6348126