MELBOURNE, Fla., November 8, 2022 – After two seasons away from the national tournament, the Monroe College Mustangs men's soccer team is heading back to the NJCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship. The Mustangs earned the No. 3 seed as an at-large bid into the tournament, as announced by the NJCAA Bracket Release Show on the NJCAA Network on Tuesday. The tournament is set to take place from Sunday, Nov. 13, through Saturday, Nov. 19, at Eastern Florida State College's Orlando Health Stadium in Melbourne, Fla.
 
The Mustangs will be the top team in Pool C of the pool-play round of the tournament, joined by No. 6 Jefferson College and No. 10 Angelina College. Pool C will play the third game of each day for the first three days of the tournament, with kickoff scheduled for 3 p.m. As the pool's top seed, the Mustangs will play on Sunday, rest on Monday, and then finish up pool play on Tuesday. Monroe opens up against No. 10 Angelina on Sunday at 3 p.m.
 
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE (for Pool C)
Sunday, Nov. 13
No. 3 Monroe vs. No. 10 Angelina – 3:00 PM
 
Monday, Nov. 14
No. 6 Jefferson vs. No. 10 Angelina – 3:00 PM
 
Tuesday, Nov. 15
No. 3 Monroe vs. No. 6 Jefferson– 3:00 PM
 
Thursday, Nov. 17
Semifinal (Highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed) – 5:00 PM
Semifinal (2nd highest vs. 2nd lowest) – 7:30 PM
 
Saturday, Nov. 19
Championship Game – 7:00 PM
 
TOURNAMENT COVERAGE
All games at the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship will be broadcast on the NJCAA Network.
 
All games will have live stats as well. Follow live on the Monroe Mustangs live stats page.
 
HISTORY
The Mustangs are back in the NJCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship for the first time since their 2019 Championship season. The Mustangs have historically been championship contenders, but finally took home the trophy in 2019, one year after the Mustangs women's soccer team won the national championship for the second time. The magical 2019 season saw the Mustangs finish a perfect 18-0-0, just one of six times the NJCAA Champion has ever finished the season without a loss or tie.
 
The Mustangs have never played either of their Pool C opponents in Jefferson College and Angelina College. Jefferson is making its sixth appearance in the NJCAA Div. I Men's Soccer Championship, earning its way in as the Midwest District Champions. Angelina gets into the tournament as an at-large team just like the Mustangs, having lost its District Championship to No. 2 Tyler Junior College.
 
THE REST OF THE FIELD
Pool A:
No. 1 Daytona State College
No. 8 Cowley College
No. 12 Montgomery College
 
Pool B:
No. 2 Tyler Junior College
No. 7 Arizona Western College
No. 11 Otero College
 
Pool D:
No. 4 Salt Lake Community College
No. 5 Iowa Western Community College
No. 9 Eastern Oklahoma State College
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 35 teams competing across nine sports. There are 21 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well 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 11 teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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