University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Will Host Creighton in NCAA First Round
11/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Game times for the opening round matchups on Friday are proposed for 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. CST. The No. 6 Aggies and Bison will compete in the first game while the Gophers and Bluejays will battle in the follow-up game. The winners of each game will meet on Sunday, Nov. 14 with a proposed start time of 1 p.m.
The Gophers (12-5-3 overall, 4-4-2 Big Ten) finished sixth in the Big Ten this year and were one of six conference teams to be selected in this year's national tournament along with co-Big Ten champions Penn State and Ohio State as well as Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Minnesota has made six previous appearances in the NCAA tournament in its history including a string of five-straight postseason runs from 1995-99. In just the third year of play, the Gophers made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1995 and reached the first round a second time in 1996 before reaching the second round in back-to-back-to-back seasons from 1997-99. However, Minnesota hit a milestone in 2008 when head coach Mikki Denney Wright took the team to its first-ever Round of 16 appearance.
2008 also marked the last time Minnesota and Creighton have met on the pitch with the Gophers picking up a 3-0 win over the Bluejays at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium on on Sept. 7. The Gophers are 1-2-1 all-time against Creighton.
More information for the NCAA tournament will be published as it becomes available. Times are subject to change.