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The men's and women's soccer seasons have yielded the 2018 NJCAA Region XIII Tournament participants and the Golden Rams of Anoka-Ramsey Community College have earned the top seed in both competitions.
In men's soccer, the ARCC squad currently sits at 8-7 overall and registered a 4-1 MCAC mark. The lone Anoka-Ramsey loss in the MCAC slate was a 2-0 setback to Lake Superior College on Sunday, September 16. As the No. 1 seed, ARCC will host No. 4 Minnesota West CTC, a team which is in the first year of sponsoring a varsity men's soccer program. The other semi-final shall feature the No. 2 Lake Superior College Ice Hawks hosting No. 3 Riverland Community College. Lake Superior has two contests yet to play, including a MCAC match against Minnesota West, but hold the tiebreaking criteria. Riverland sits 4-5-1 on the year and 1-3 in MCAC play. The highest seed remaining after the October 17 semi-finals shall serve as the host school for the finals, to be played on October 21.
In women's soccer, Anoka-Ramsey Community College also will have the top spot after posting two wins over both other MCAC women's soccer programs.
ARCC defeated Lake Superior College by 3-0 and 5-0 scorelines and racked up a pair of victories over Rochester Community & Technical College by 4-1 and 9-0 margins this fall. Overall, Anoka-Ramsey sits an impressive 10-2-1 and 4-0-0 in league play. The Golden Rams will host the Region XIII women's soccer championship on October 21, where they will play the winner of No. 2 Lake Superior College and No. 3 RCTC. The No. 2 IceHawks (2-5-1) and the No. 3 Yellowjackets (0-7-2) will face off in a semi-final match on October 18 at Lake Superior College, time and field to be determined.
NJCAA Region XIII Men's Soccer Tournament
| 1. ARCC hosts 4. MnWest, 10/17 | |
| Highest Remining Seed Hosts Final, 10/21 | |
| 2. LSC hosts 3. Riverland, 10/17 |
- Please visit host school website for field location, game time and logisical information.
NJCAA Region XIII Women's Soccer Tournament
| 1. ARCC bye | |
| 1. ARCC hosts semi-final winner, 10/21 | |
| 2. LSC hosts 3. Rochester CTC, 10/18 |
- Please visit host school website for field location, game time and logisical information.
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions. The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.