DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., November 9, 2021 – The NJCAA announced the bracket for the 2021 NJCAA Div. I Women's Soccer Championship on Tuesday. The Mustangs will enter the national tournament as the No. 8 seed as part of Pool A with No. 1 Tyler Junior College and No. 12 Motlow State Community College. The tournament is set to take place at Daytona State College in Daytona Beach, Fla., from Monday, Nov. 15, through Saturday, Nov. 20.
 
Pool A will play the first game of each day during the pool-play round of the tournament. As the middle seed in the pool, the Mustangs will play No. 12 Motlow State on Tuesday, Nov. 16, at 9:30 a.m., and then No. 1 Tyler at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17. Tyler and Motlow State will face off in the tournament's first game on Monday, No. 15 at 9:30 a.m.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (for Pool A)
Monday, Nov. 15
No. 1 Tyler vs. No. 12 Motlow State – 9:30 AM
 
Tuesday, Nov. 16
No. 8 Monroe vs. No. 12 Motlow State – 9:30 AM
 
Wednesday, Nov. 17
No. 1 Tyler vs. No. 8 Monroe – 9:30 AM
 
Friday, Nov. 19
Semifinal (Highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed) – 12:00 PM
Semifinal (2nd highest vs. 2nd lowest) – 3:00 PM
 
Saturday, Nov. 20
Championship Game – 3:00 PM
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
All games at the 2021 NJCAA Div. I Women's Soccer Championship will be broadcast on the NJCAA Network.
 
All games will have live stats as well. Find those links on the Mustangs women's soccer schedule page.
 
HISTORY
Monroe and Motlow State have never matched up in their history, while Monroe and Tyler have played four times, three of which took place in the NJCAA Championship tournament. The Mustangs and Apaches have split their all-time matchups, 2-2. Most recently, Tyler defeated Monroe in the 2019 championship finals. The year prior, the Mustangs defeated the Apaches to win the 2018 Championship. Tyler picked up a regular-season victory over the Mustangs in September of 2017. The last time Monroe and Tyler matched up in the pool-play round, the No. 7-ranked Mustangs defeated the No. 2-seeded Apaches, 2-1, back in 2015.
 
As mentioned previously, the Mustangs most recently won the NJCAA Championship back in 2018. This was Monroe's second national title, as the Mustangs also defeated Eastern Florida State College in 2014 for the program's first championship. The Mustangs return to the tournament after not competing in the 2020-21 season, and makes it back by winning the East District Championship.
 
Tyler has won three of the past four NJCAA Championships (2020-21, 2019, 2017) and has appeared in each of the last five tournament finals. Tyler qualified for this year's tournament by winning the South District Championship, and was the No. 1-ranked team in the NJCAA in the final rankings.
 
Motlow State is making its first-ever appearance in the NJCAA Div. I Women's Soccer Championship tournament this season. Motlow State went a perfect 7-0 in conference play and won the Southeast District Championship.
 
THE REST OF THE FIELD
Pool B:
No. 2 Seminole State Community College
No. 7 Snow College
No. 11 Navarro College
 
Pool C:
No. 3 Eastern Florida State College
No. 6 Hill College
No. 10 Rose State College
 
Pool D:
No. 4 Iowa Western Community College
No. 5 Salt Lake Community College
No. 9 Butler Community College
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 39 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, the Monroe College marching band, and the newly added esports and men's volleyball programs, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus, has 18 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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