MASON CITY – The NIACC soccer team hosts Indian Hills at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the opening round of the NJCAA Region XI tournament.
The winner of Tuesday’s opening-round match faces No. 1 Iowa Western in the regional semifinals at noon on Saturday at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines.
Iowa Western received a first-round bye in the regional tournament as Iowa Lakes will not participate in the post-season tournament.
Fourth-seeded NIACC (5-10 overall, 4-8 in the ICCAC) swept the regular-season series with fifth-seeded Indian Hills (4-13, 2-10).
NIACC topped Indian Hills 5-3 on Sept. 28 in Ottumwa and blanked the Warriors 6-0 in Mason City on Oct. 23.
NJCAA REGION XI TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS
Tuesday’s first-round matches
(All matches start at 3 p.m.)
(5) Indian Hills (4-13 overall, 2-10 in ICCAC) at (4) NIACC (5-10, 4-8)
(6) Scott CC (3-14, 2-10) at (3) Iowa Central (12-6, 8-4)
(7) Dakota County (14-2-1) at (2) Marshalltown (14-3-1, 10-2)
Notes – Iowa Western (18-0, 11-0) received a first-round bye … Dakota County Technical College (Minn.), which is not in the ICCAC, is slotted in as the No. 7 seed for this year’s tournament.
Saturday’s semifinals
(At Cownie Soccer Complex, Des Moines)
(Matches start at noon)
(1) Iowa Western vs. Indian Hills/NIACC winner
Scott CC/Iowa Central winner vs. Dakota County/Marshalltown winner
Note – The championship is set for noon on Sunday.
