INDIANAPOLIS – Fort Hays State Women’s Soccer will compete in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history when it heads to Mankato, Minnesota to take on Harding University. The Tigers are the No. 3 seed, while Harding, the Great American Conference Tournament champion, serves as the No. 6 seed. The winner gets the right to play No. 2 seed Minnesota State-Mankato in the second round.

On the other side of the bracket, No. 1 seed Central Missouri is a host site. The No. 4 seed Central Oklahoma meets No. 5 seed Minot State in the opening round for the rite to play Central Missouri in the second round.

This is the first appearance for the FHSU women in the national tournament since 2012. That year they earned an automatic bid by winning the MIAA Tournament. This year the Tigers earn an at-large bid with their solid body of work overall at 14-4-2. The Tigers fell in the opening round in 2012 to conference foe Central Oklahoma, but get to meet an out-of-conference team this year in Harding, which won the GAC Tournament on penalty kicks against Southwestern Oklahoma State. Harding is 11-6-2 overall.

The first two rounds will take place on Friday and Sunday. Times of matches will be determined on Tuesday. The Regional Final and Super Regional Final will take place the following weekend.