NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship Opening Round Recap

	No. 1 seed Oklahoma City advances to the final site of the National Championships

Nov. 22, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – (Updated Bracket) (Opening Round Scoreboard) The NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round had many exciting moments and big finishes. Track all the scores and highlights by clicking here.

The 15 winners of the Opening Round games, as well as host school Fresno Pacific (Calif.) University, advance to the final site of the 50^th Annual Men’s Soccer National Championships from Dec. 1-6 in Fresno, Calif.

No. 1 seed Oklahoma City was one of several top seeds to cruise into the final site of the National Championships. The Stars took down McPherson (Kan.) 6-1 and moved to 18-2-1 on the year. Three matches went to a shoot-out format after two scoreless overtime periods. Concordia (Ore.) out-lasted defending national runners-up Concordia (Calif.) by a 9-8 penalty kick advantage. Hastings (Neb.) won by a 4-2 penalty kick margin over Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) while Maine-Fort Kent survived against Northwood (Fla.) 3-1 in PK’s.

The National Championships final site in Fresno, Calif., includes 15 games beginning with an 11:30 a.m. PST match on Monday, Dec. 1. There are four games scheduled during the first three days. The Semifinals are slated for Friday, Dec. 5 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. and the 2008 champion is crowned at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. For ticket information in Fresno, Calif., contact Michelle Boling at 559-453-2009 or by email at michelle.boling@fresno.edu

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Notes: No. 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is making its 16^th appearance and 15^th straight, which is the most by any school in the field… The Blue Raiders also boast the most wins of any participant with a 35-8-4 mark after a 6-0 win over King (Tenn.)… There are eight schools that qualified for the National Championships for the first time in school history… Three teams scored six goals – Oklahoma City, Lindsey Wilson and Notre Dame (Ohio)… The hosts went 13-2 today.

National Championship Opening Round | Nov. 22

Game 1	#1 Oklahoma City def. McPherson (Kan.) 6-1	Recap	Box Score
Game 2	#9 Concordia (Ore.) ties Concordia (Calif.) 3-3 (Concordia (Ore.) wins 9-8 on penalty kicks)	Recap	Box Score
Game 3	#8 Hastings (Neb.) tied Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) 1-1, (Hastings wins 4-2 on penalty kicks)	Recap	Box Score
Game 4	Bethel (Tenn.) def. #5 Bellevue (Neb.) 3-0	Recap	Box Score
Game 5	#12 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) def. Lambuth (Tenn.) 2-1	Recap	Box Score
Game 6	Mobile (Ala.) def. #13 Texas-Brownsville 3-0	Recap	Box Score
Game 7	Dana (Neb.) def. #4 St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3-1	Recap	Box Score
Game 8	#3 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) def. King (Tenn.) 6-0	Recap	Box Score
Game 9	#14 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) def. Lee (Tenn.) 2-0	Recap	Box Score
Game 10	#11 Westmont (Calif.) def. Holy Names (Calif.) 3-2 (2 OT)	Recap	Box Score
Game 11	Baker (Kan.) def. #6 Park (Mo.) 1-0 (OT)	Recap	Box Score
Game 12	#7 Notre Dame (Ohio) def. Judson (Ill.) 6-1	Recap	Box Score
Game 13	#10 Maine-Fort Kent ties Northwood (Fla.) 1-1 (UMFK wins 3-1 on penalty kicks)	Recap	Box Score
Game 14	#15 Madonna (Mich.) def. Grand View (Iowa) 2-1	Recap	Box Score
Game 15	#2 Rio Grande (Ohio) def. Bethel (Ind.) 2-1	Recap	Box Score