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	Milligan to play Concordia in NAIA first round contest Posted by - Sun, Nov 12, 2006 - [Men's Soccer] - Viewed 682 times MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (November 12, 2006) --- The Milligan College men’s soccer team, the No. 18 seed, will play No. 15 Concordia (Ore.) University Wednesday, November 15, at 1:30 p.m. in a first round contest at the 2006 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University will host the national championship, in Daytona Beach, Fla. The winner between Milligan and Concordia will advance to the second round to play No. 2 seed Graceland (Iowa) University. Milligan (17-6) will make their first ever national championship appearance Wednesday while Concordia (12-5-3) will play in their third national championship. The Buffaloes won their first Region XII Championship Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 win over Brescia (Ky.) University while Concordia defeated Westminster (Utah) College 2-1 to win the Region I Championship and qualify for the national championship. 2006 has been a historic season so far for the Buffaloes. Milligan head coach Dave Dixon and the team established a new school record for victories in a season with 17 with their win in the Region XII Championship. The Buffs also won their first regular season championship in the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in 2006 with their 7-1 conference record. Milligan was also voted into the NAIA top-25 for the first time in the program’s history. The entire 2006 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship will be streamed live in its entirety and each contest will also be available for on-demand viewing. For more information, please visit www.naiasoccer.org Men's Soccer National Championship Bracket (all times eastern) (Reading from top of the bracket down) First Round - Wednesday, Nov. 15 #16 Hastings (Neb.) (12-6-2) vs. #17 Northwood (Fla.) (9-10-1), Wednesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 p.m. #20 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (11-9-0) vs. #13 Judson (Ill.) (17-3-1), Wednesday, Nov. 15, 11 a.m. #14 Park (Mo.) (13-7-0) vs. #19 Goshen (Ind.) (15-5-3), Wednesday, Nov. 15, 4:30 p.m. #15 Concordia (Ore.) (12-5-3) vs. #18 Milligan (Tenn.) (17-6-0), Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1:30 p.m. Second Round - Thursday, Nov. 16 and Friday, Nov. 17 Winner #16/#17 vs. Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) (16-3-1), Thursday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m. #8 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (15-3-2) vs. #9 Lee (Tenn.) (17-4-0), Friday, Nov. 17, 4:30 p.m. #5 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (15-3-3) vs. #12 William Jewell (Mo.) (18-2-0), Friday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m. Winner #20/#13 vs. #4 Rio Grande (Ohio) (17-2-0), Thursday, Nov. 16, 11 a.m. Winner #14/#19 vs. #3 Webber International (12-4-0), Thursday, Nov. 16, 4:30 p.m. #6 Oklahoma Christian (11-4-2) vs. #11 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (13-6-0), Friday, Nov. 17, 7 p.m. #7 Grand View (Iowa) (18-4-0) vs. #10 Concordia (Calif.) (14-4-1), Friday, Nov. 17, 1:30 p.m. Winner #15/#18 vs. #2 Graceland (Iowa) (14-4-2), Thursday, Nov. 16, 1:30 p.m. Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 18 5 p.m., 12 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. Semifinals - Monday, Nov. 20 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Championship - Tuesday, Nov. 21 7 p.m.

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