LEBANON, Ill. - McKendree University men's soccer (10-5-5, 8-2-4 GLVC) claimed its spot in the 2025 NCAA Division II National Tournament after being tabbed the #8 Seed in Super Region III, following its push into the GLVC Championship game this past weekend. The eighth-seeded Bearcats will head to Kansas to battle the #9 Seed Indianapolis at Fort Hays State, which boasts the top seed in the regional. McKendree has now made three-straight NCAA Tournaments with its berth, after reaching the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four the last two campaigns. The Bearcats' opening round contest will be the second bout against the Greyhounds this season with the first coming in October with McKendree prevailing, 3-2, in Lebanon, Illinois. The first round of the NCAA Tournament for the Bearcats will kick off on Friday, November 21 at 1:00PM against the ninth-seeded Hounds with the winner taking on top-seeded Fort Hays State on November 23 at 1:00PM.

OPENING ROUND / TOURNAMENT INFORMATION - NCAA DII Tournament Page
NCAA Tournament - First Round
Matchup: #8 McKendree vs. #9 Indianapolis
Date & Time: Friday, November 21 | 1:00PM
Location: FHSU Soccer Stadium | Hays, Kansas
Live Stats | Live Stream

McKendree heads to a third-straight NCAA Tournament following a third-straight winning campaign and a sixth under head coach Scott Gyllenborg. The Bearcats pushed through a slow start to the season with a third place finish in the GLVC before fighting through to the league title game. The Bearcats look to make a splash in the postseason, as the program reached the Sweet Sixteen in 2023 and then made it to the National Semifinal in 2024. McKendree boasted five postseason honorees from the Great Lakes Valley Conference with two Second Team All-GLVC nods in sophomore forward Adam Reiniger and sophomore defender Philipp Muehlhans and three Third Team All-GLVC selections in sophomore Henri Poll, sophomore goalkeeper Toby Lewis and freshman defender Alonso Romero. 

UP NEXT | NCAA Tournament - Super Region III
Nov. 21 | 1:00PM | #8 McKendree vs. #9 Indianapolis | FHSU Soccer Stadium - Hays, Kansas | Live Stats | Live Stream
 Nov. 23 | 1:00PM | Winner of #8/#9 vs. #1 Fort Hays State | FHSU Stadium - Hays Kansas | Live Stats | Live Stream

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