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SIUE, who claimed its second-straight OVC Men's Soccer Tournament Championship on Saturday, will play at Western Michigan in the First Round of the 2024 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship.
The game will take place on Thursday, November 21 in Kalamazoo, Michigan at 12:00pm CT (1:00pm ET). The match will air on ESPN+.
The winner will advance to take on No. 1 national seed Ohio State (14-1-3) on Sunday, November 24. SIUE played at Ohio State on August 29.
SIUE (12-4-3) secured its 25th all-time NCAA Tournament berth (17th at the Division I level) by defeating HCU 3-2 in double overtime in the OVC final. The team is 8-1-1 in its last 10 matches overall. The Cougars finished OVC play 8-1-1 and are 17-1-2 in two years of OVC competition. This marks the second-straight and fourth overall Division I Tournament appearance for the program since returning to Division I in 2008; the team was also in the field in 2014, 2016 (the latter resulting in a Sweet 16 appearance) and 2023.
Western Michigan (11-2-6) earned at at-large selection after falling to Evansville in the Missouri Valley Tournament. The Broncos only other loss on the season was at Bowling Green on November 1.