HUNTSVILLE, AL --- The Howard women's soccer team will begin its quest to win the 2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship on Wednesday, November 5 at the John Hunt Soccer Complex.
After winning the 2014 title as the No. 1 overall season, the Bison enter this year's competition as the No. 4 seed. HU went 7-3 in SWAC play and 11-7-1 overall.
SCHEDULE- Quarterfinals vs No. 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (W, 2-0) |
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RECAP- Semifinals vs No. 1 Mississippi Valley State (November 6 @ 1 p.m. Central / 2 p.m. Eastern) |
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- Championship vs No. 3 Alabama State (November 8 @ 11 a.m. Central / 12 p.m. Eastern) |
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LIVE STATS | PREVIEW | BOX SCORE | RECAPNOTES- The Bison will be attempting to do something that has never been done in SWAC Women's Soccer - repeat as Tournament Champions.
- Howard is eligible to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament if it wins the tournament (the Bison conceded the bid to runner-up Prairie View A&M last season because of their first year status in the SWAC). The bid would secure the first NCAA Tournament appearance in the program's history.
- Howard has defeated quaterfinal opponent UAPB twice since joining the SWAC:
6-0 on 10/26/2014 and
1-0 on October 16 of this year.
- The Bison's matchup with Mississippi Valley State pits the league's top two goal scorers (No. 1 Nykosi Simmons, No. 2
Kela Gray) and top two offenses (No. 1 MVSU, No. 2 Howard). MVSU's Simmons is the nation's leading scorer (20 goals, 1.18/game) while Gray is tied for ninth with 17 goals (0.85). Valley is averaging 4.00 goals per game while Howard is logging 3.20 goals per game. Howard
defeated MVSU 3-1 on 9/28/2014 and
4-1 on October 23 this season.
- For the full preview of Howard's Championship matchup with Alabama State,
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