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The No. 11 ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team gets set for the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Championships this week with a matchup against No. 20 ranked Barry University on Thursday morning. The Tigers enter at 17-2-1 overall, while the Buccaneers enters the contest at 15-4-2. Kickoff is set to commence at 10 a.m. CT (11 a.m. ET) inside Highmark Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Fort Hays State enters the match riding a 14-match winning streak and a 15-match unbeaten slate. The Tigers won their second-consecutive MIAA championship in 2018 after finishing the regular season conference schedule an impressive 8-0. It was the first perfect record in the MIAA’s history (since 2012). The Tigers earned a spot among the final four teams after defeating Ohio Valley 2-0 in the national quarterfinal match. Fort Hays State earned its fourth central region championship within five years after defeating No. 19 ranked Northeastern State, 3-0.

Barry made its way to the national semifinal by upsetting No. 10 ranked Spring Hill College in the South Region Semifinal, 4-1. They then picked up another upset victory, this time over No. 24 ranked Lynn University in the South Region Championship. The Buccaneers and Fighting Knights were scoreless at the end of regulation and both overtime periods, before Barry defeated Lynn 4-2 in penalty kicks. In the National Quarterfinal against No. 8 ranked Lander University, the Buccaneers held off the Bearcats 2-1 to earn their third trip as one of the final four teams in team history.