The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the pairings for the 2011 Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round. There will be 30 teams playing at 15 on-campus sites on Nov. 19. The winners of the National Championship Opening Round games, as well as number four Mobile (Ala.), will advance to the Final Site from Nov. 28 – Dec. 3 in Orange Beach, Ala.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University will play the number three seed, Baker University in the opening round of the NAIA National Tournament. The game time is still to be determined but the game will be played Saturday November 19th, in Baldwin City, Kansas. Baker will host the Eagles for the second time this year. Baker beat OKWU Eagles 4-2 in a matchup earlier this season. Baker Wildcats have climbed as high as number one in the nation after snapping Hastings NAIA record winning streak of 39 games. Baker enters the national tournament as the number three seed.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University enters the tournament after winning the MCAC regular season title and the MCAC conference tournament. The Eagles have not lost in there last ten matches, and there last loss came at to, Baker University. Game times will be set on Tuesday.