GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team will begin defense of its Region IV tournament title by traveling to face nationally ranked Prairie State in a quarterfinal match at noon Sunday.
The third-seeded Chargers finished the regular season with a 5-6-1 overall record and 5-5-1 mark in the region. Prairie State, the No. 2 seed, enters with a 14-3 overall record and No. 11 ranking in NJCAA Division II.
The winner advances to the semifinals at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 2 against the winner of Sunday’s quarterfinal between top-seeded Triton and fourth-seeded Waubonsee. The Region IV tournament champion qualifies for the NJCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championship to be played Nov. 14-19 in Tucson, Ariz.
Sandburg hosted the Pioneers back on Oct. 1 and won 4-3 behind a hat trick from Jean Forestal. Prairie State was ranked 10th in the nation at the time of that match.
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