Kansas City, MO- The 24 Cumberlands Patriots earn their fourth consecutive at bid to the first round of the NAIA Tournament. UC  received an at-large bid and will be competing against the Indiana Tech Warriors in Dalton, GA. That game is set for 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17.

The Pats have been mentioned in every NAIA Coaches' Poll this season, and finished out the final poll at No. 24.

UC holds an overall record of 10-4-4 this season. The Patriots had two wins over ranked opponents this season in Rio Grande and Bethel (IN). Cumberlands made it to the Mid-South Conference Semifinals this season. UC has tallied 30 goals and seven shutouts this far and looks to improve upon those numbers as they move into the NAIA Tournament.

 #2 Cumberlands will face off against the #3 seed Indiana Tech, in the Dalton Bracket. They enter the first round with a record of 12-2-6 on the year. Coming of a their fourth consecutive WHAC Tournament win, the Warriors are making their sixth National Tournament appearance in program history.

Dalton State is the #1 seed and finished the regular season as the No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA. The team is currently 14-1-3 and will face off against the #4 seeded Columbia International. The Rams have an overall record of 12-3-4 and are coming off of their first ACC Tournament title.

Cumberlands is joined by Lindsey Wilson as the two MSC representatives in the first round of the NAIA Tournament. After winning the conference tournament, the Blue raiders secured an automatic bid to the tournament and will compete in Winona Lake, Indiana.

UC will take on Indiana Tech at 8:30PM ET on Thursday November 17.  The winners of the First Round matchups on Thursday will face off Saturday, November 19^th with a chance to advance to the NAIA Final Site in Decatur, Alabama.

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