Omaha, Nebraska – Clayton’s men’s soccer team has made it to the NCAA Tournament for the 26th time and will be the second head coach. Johnny Torresthe Blue Jays won automatic bids to the field for 48 teams on Monday, November 14.
Clayton will host former Missouri Valley Conference rivals Missouri State University inside Morrison Stadium on Thursday, November 17 at 4 p.m. The Blue Jays and Bears met in the first round of his NCAA Tournament last season, and Clayton closed out Missouri State’s season with his 1–0 victory. Diego Gutierrez at 78 minutes.
The Blue Jays enter the postseason with an RPI of 30 after going 9-4-6 overall to clinch their first BIG EAST Conference Tournament Championship on Sunday.Blue Jays led by Big East Offensive Player of the Year Duncan Maguire, leads the NCAA in goals (19), goals per game (1.00), points (40), and points per game (2.11). McGuire scored six goals in three games, tying a BIG EAST Tournament record and winning the BIG EAST Championship Best Offensive His Player. McGuire now ties the BIG EAST Tournament record and ties for third in school history for goals scored in a single season after becoming the eighth player in program history to score four goals in one game against Seton Hall. (19). Thursday, November 10th.
midfielder’s Charles Auguste (2 goals 2 assists) and Owen O’Malley (7 goals, 5 assists) was a first team All-BIG EAST performer and midfielder. Jackson Castro (9 goals 8 assists) is second team all BIG EAST selection. Sophomore midfielder Giorgio Provo (4 goals, 11 assists) and senior midfielder Callum Watson (3 goals, 3 assists), and senior goalkeeper for 5 years Paul Kruse (1.38 GAA, 2.84 saves per game) were all Third Team All-BIG EAST winners. Kruse also won the Big East as Defensive Player of the Championship, Sunday’s Championship where he had three saves in matches and three tournaments where he allowed only one goal in matches. claimed.
Clayton made his postseason debut in 1992. This is part of a stretch in which the Blue Jays have appeared in his NCAA Tournament 24 of his 25 (all except 2009). Clayton has won at least one game in his 17 trips out of those, and multiple victories in 12. The Blue Jays have made his 11 appearances to the national quarterfinals, his five appearances to the College Cup (1996, 2002, 2002, 2011, 2012), and one to a national title match. Owned 1st appearance (2000). In three of his four recent postseason trips, the Blue Jays have won multiple games.
Missouri is 12-1-4 this season, with the only downside being Tulsa. The Bears have outperformed their opponents this fall, including his 1-0 win over Evansville in his conference title game against Missouri Valley, where he is 37-9. Senior Niccolò Muratero has a team-high 20 points, scoring eight times and assisting his other four times. 11 Bears at least he scored one goal. Junior goalkeeper Harry Townsend said he’s scoring 0.53 goals on average and has made 37 saves this season, giving up eight goals and recording 12 shutouts.
Clayton has always held a 23-9-4 lead in the series against Missouri State, and their last matchup came in November last year when the Blue Jays won a game 1-0 in Springfield. is. Clayton is 13-3-0 in Omaha against the Bears.
The winner of Thursday’s game will face No. 2 seed Washington on Sunday, November 20 in Seattle, Washington.
Clayton is one of three BIG EAST teams in the NCAA Tournament with Georgetown and Seton Hall. this is 36th It’s the first year in a row that Clayton sent at least one of its teams to the NCAA Tournament.
