Nov. 27, 2007

Orange Beach, Ala. - Grand Valley State University's path to a Division II National Championship will once again head through the University of Tampa. For the second season in a row, the Lakers and the Spartans will pair up in a semifinal match, with the winner advancing to the national championship match. The game will kick off at 3 p.m. EST (2 p.m. CT) on Thursday, Nov. 29 at the Orange Beach SportsPlex in Orange Beach, Ala.

This season, the Lakers enter the match as the No. 1 seed in the nation, a distinction that the team has held since Sept. 5. Tampa, meanwhile, enters the match as the No. 14 team in the nation. When the two teams met last season, GVSU came away with a 2-0 victory and a date with Metropolitan State in the national championship. This season, the winner will play either #2 Seattle Pacific or #16 Franklin Pierce.

Seattle Pacific and Franklin Pierce play on Thursday at 6 p.m. EST, following the conclusion of the GVSU/UT match. The national championship match will be Saturday, Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. EST. Live stats will be available for all the matches through the University of West Florida. A link to those live stats is available on Grand Valley State University's women's soccer schedule page.