The 2024 NJCAA Region 13 Women's and Men's Soccer Tournaments are scheduled to get underway this week.
In the women's tournament, Anoka-Ramsey Community College will travel to Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) champion Rochester Community and Technical College on Saturday, October 26, to play the single game of the tournament. Alexandria Technical and Community College was not able to field a full team for the tournament and withdrew. Anoka-Ramsey finished the regular season in second place in the MCAC with a 3-3 overall record and a 2-2 conference record. Rochester went 7-1-1 on the season and 4-0 in the MCAC to claim the conference title. In the two regular season matchups between the Golden Rams and the Yellowjackets, Rochester won 5-1 and 8-1.
The men's Region 13 Tournament will kick off on Tuesday with #5-seeded Lake Superior College (1-9-1 overall, 0-6-1 conference) traveling to #4-seeded Anoka-Ramsey Community College (5-5-2 overall, 3-4-1 in the MCAC), with the winner advancing to the semifinals on Thursday to play at top-seeded Riverland Community College. Riverland is the MCAC champion for the first time in program history, and with their 7-3-3 overall record and 6-1-1 conference record, the Blue Devils hope to repeat as Region 13 champions. Minnesota West Community and Technical College (3-7-1 overall, 3-3-1 in the MCAC) is this season's #3 seed, and the Bluejays will travel to #2-seeded Alexandria Technical and Community College (4-2-2 overall, 4-2-2 in the MCAC) on Thursday in the second semifinal game.
The winners of the two men's semifinal contests will play on Sunday, October 27, at the highest remaining seed's home site.
Women's Tournament Championship Game:
Saturday, October 26 at Noon: Anoka-Ramsey Community College at Rochester Community and Technical College
Men's Tournament Schedule:
For MCAC soccer schedules and scores, visit https://mcacsports.org/landing/index
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.