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Men's Soccer Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Golden Knights to Host Two-Time Defending National Champion Franklin Pierce in NCAA Tournament

Golden Knights, Ravens square off in 2023 Elite Eight rematch

ERIE, Pa. – It will be an Elite Eight rematch when the Gannon men's soccer team takes the pitch in the Super Region 1 Tournament. The NCAA announced the field for the NCAA Division II Tournament on Monday night.
 
Gannon was awarded the fourth seed in the ten-team Super Region 1 field. The Golden Knights will host two-time defending national champion Franklin Pierce in the second round. The Ravens are seeded fifth and have an 11-2-5 record. The match will take place on Sunday, November 24 at 12 noon at McConnell Family Stadium.
 
The Golden Knights will be appearing in the Super Region 1 Tournament for the third time in four years and fourth overall under head coach Billy Colton. They come in with a 14-3-3 record after dropping a 2-1 decision to Bloomsburg in the PSAC Championship Game.
 
Charleston (WV) (18-1-1) is the number one seed in Super Region 1. The Golden Eagles will play the winner of the first-round game between No. 8 New Haven (12-4-3) and No. 9 Concord (15-3-2).
 
The bottom half of the bracket features No. 2 seed Southern New Hampshire (14-2-2) playing the winner of No. 7 Post (12-5-2) and No. 10 District of Columbia (8-7-4). Bloomsburg, the PSAC champion, is the third seed and will play No. 6 Felician (16-4-2) in the second round.  
 
Gannon has enjoyed another highly successful season under Colton, winning the Western Division regular season title for the second straight year. The Golden Knights reached the PSAC Championship thanks to a 1-0 overtime win over West Chester in the semifinals.
 
A year ago Gannon made an extended run in the NCAA Tournament, Entering as the sixth seed in Super Region 1, they defeated No. 3 seed Millersville 2-1 the upset No. 2 seed Charleston (WV), also by a 2-1 score, to reach the Elite Eight. Top-seed and eventual national champion Franklin Pierce ended the run with a 1-0 decision. 
 
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