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INDIANAPOLIS – Earning its third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, the Missouri State men's soccer team will host Creighton in a first-round matchup on Thursday, Nov. 18, as the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Committee announced the 48-team field on Monday afternoon.
This is the second time the Bears have hosted an NCAA tournament game at Allison South Stadium. In 2019, MSU defeated Denver, 1-0, in a first-round matchup.
The Bears, who captured both the Missouri Valley Conference regular-season and tournament championships for the second-straight year, will make their sixth overall appearance in the NCAA Tournament after previous trips in 1997, 1999, 2009, 2019 and Spring 2021.
MSU boasts a 17-1 overall record and will head into the NCAA tournament as the winningest team in the nation. The Bears are coming off a 3-0 win over Evansville in the MVC tournament title game, recording its 10th shutout of the season against the Purple Aces in front of a home crowd.
Creighton (8-7-2) will make its 25th NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2016 after earning an at-large bid from the committee. The Bluejays finished fourth in the Big East Conference with a 5-4-1 mark and currently boast an RPI of 23.
The Bears NCAA tournament mark sits at 2-5-0 after the team's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance last season with a come-from-behind win over Maryland. Ultimately, the Bears lost to Washington, 2-0, in the third round to end their season after the historic run.
The 48-team field is made up of champions from 23 conferences, who qualified automatically, in addition to 25 teams that were selected at-large.
The first-round matchup is set for Thursday, Nov. 18 at Allison South Stadium with kickoff time of 6 p.m. Ticket prices for the first round are seven dollars for adults and three dollars for students. The game will broadcast on ESPN3 or ESPN+.
