11/06/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 11/05/2024 23:01
AUGUSTA, Ga. | The Peach Belt Conference has released the bracket for the 2024 women's soccer tournament championship, which begins with the quarterfinals Nov. 9.
Georgia College & State University (8-6-3 overall, 3-5-1 PBC), earned the No. 4 seed and will host No. 5 seed Clayton State University (8-2-5, 3-2-4) Saturday (Nov. 9) at 7 p.m. at the Bobcat Soccer Field. The No. 4 seed for GCSU is the highest since they were seeded fourth in the 2015 tournament and also the first time since 2015 that the Bobcats have hosted a PBC Tournament match. The Bobcats lead the all-time series with the Lakers 11-8-4, including a 5-5-0 ledger at home. The two teams battled to a scoreless draw Oct. 2 in Morrow, Georgia.
The other three quarterfinal matches Saturday (Nov. 9) will have top seed Columbus State University (15-0-1, 9-0-0) hosting No. 8 seed University of South Carolina-Beaufort (7-5-4, 3-4-2) in Columbus, Georgia, while No. 3 seed Flagler College (7-2-5, 4-2-3) facing No. 6 Lander University (8-2-5, 3-2-4) in St. Augustine, Florida, and No. 2 University of North Georgia (10-3-2, 5-2-2) entertaining No. 7 Georgia Southwestern State University (7-7-1, 4-4-1) in Dahlonega, Georgia.
The four quarterfinal winners will advance to the semifinals Nov. 15, and the finals Nov. 17 that will be hosted by the highest-remaining seed.
Tickets are $10 per person and must be purchased online in advance at https://peachbeltconference.org/sports/2020/10/14/tickets.aspx. Children ages five and under, and students with a valid ID from a PBC school are admitted free.
All games of the PBC Tournament will be available via pay-per-view. The cost of the pay-per-view is $10 per game or a tournament pass can purchase for $25.