The University of Mary Marauders were scheduled to host Bemidji State University at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in the opening round of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference women’s soccer tournament at the MDU Resources Community Bowl in Bismarck, according to a University of Mary Athletics announcement. The announcement listed UMary as the No. 2 seed and Bemidji State as the No. 7 seed.
The announcement said UMary had earned a share of its first conference women’s soccer championship after finishing league play 12-1-2 with 38 points. The Marauders and Minnesota State University tied for the title, and Minnesota State received the tournament’s top seed after beating UMary 3-0 at home in the teams’ second conference game, according to the announcement. UMary entered the tournament 13-2-3 overall and unbeaten in its previous 13 games, the school said.
Cash-only ticket sales were to begin at 3 p.m. at the Bowl’s main north entrance, according to the announcement. It listed admission at $10 for adults and $5 for students from age 6 through college, with children 5 and under admitted free; passes would not be accepted. The first 200 UMary students with a valid MCard were to be admitted free, the school said.
The announcement said the top remaining seed after the opening round would host the semifinals Friday, Nov. 6, and the championship game at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. The tournament champion would receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Central Region tournament, according to the school.
