Council Bluffs, IA – The Indian Hills Women's Soccer squad is set to open postseason play Friday with the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) DI Women's Soccer Central District Tournament.

DETAILS: 2024 NJCAA DI Women's Soccer Central District Tournament

Friday, October 25 – Sunday, October 27

First Round: (11B) Indian Hills vs. (16A) Crowder

Friday, October 25  |  4:00 PM

Council Bluffs, IA  |  John and Harriet Wiebe Soccer Complex

FRIDAY FORECAST: Low-to-mid 60's, sunny skies, light breeze

WATCH LIVE: GoHillsTV

TOURNAMENT CENTRAL / BRACKET: NJCAA Central District Tournament

WARRIOR NOTES

Indian Hills will head to the opening round of the seven-team, four-region NJCAA Central District Tournament in Council Bluffs, IA.

• The Warriors enter postseason play with an 11-5-0 overall record, tied for its most wins since 2021.
• Indian Hills closed out the regular season with a 2-1 win over Lewis & Clark, who earned a bye in the upcoming NJCAA Central District Tournament as the NJCAA Region 24 regular season winner.
• Freshman Arnicka Louis heads into postseason as the Warriors' top offensive performer on the year. Louis ranks 29th in the nation with 31 points (11g, 9a) on the year.
• As a team, the Warriors enter the six-team tournament as the second-highest scoring team with 46 goals on the year.
• The Indian Hills offense features six players with double-digit point totals on the year, including 20 points from Kiara Levac.
• Sophomore María Melendez, who is tied for second in school history with 16 career wins, ranks fifith in the nation this year with 11 victories.
• In their first all-time appearance in the District tournament last year, the Warriors went 1-0-1, falling in penalty kicks to Lewis & Clark.
• GoHillsTV, the official streaming platform of Indian Hills Community College, will be on-site for all Indian Hills Women's Soccer postseason matches to provide free live coverage. See below for more information on how to watch live.

SCOUTING THE ROUGHRIDERS

Crowder enters postseason play as the lone representative from NJCAA Region 16 in Missouri.

• The Roughriders sport a 7-6-2 overall record on the year and have won their last three contests of the regular season.
• Crowder has scored 32 goals on the year while allowing 32 goals against.
• Sophomore Daniela Marquez leas the offense with 31 points (11g, 9a) while Izabella Saenz has earned four wins in net for the Roughriders.
• Friday's matchup will be the first all-time meeting between the two teams.

BREAKING DOWN THE BRACKET

The six-team tournament in Council Bluffs features top teams from NJCAA Region 11 (Iowa), NJCAA Region 24 (Illinois) and NJCAA Region 16 (Missouri).

• Iowa Western, the regular season champion out of Region 11, and Lewis & Clark, the regular season champion out of Region 24 secured first round byes to advance to the semifinal round.
• NJCAA Region 24 runner-up Southwestern Illinois and NJCAA Region 24 third-place finisher Illinois Central will meet at 6:30 PM on Friday in the second opening round contest.
• A win for the Warriors will send Indian Hills to Sunday's semifinal round against Lewis & Clark at 1:00 PM, also in Council Bluffs.
• The two semifinal winners advance to the sub-District championship on November 2 with the winner advancing to take on the champion from NJCAA Region 7 (Tennessee) on November 9. The overall winner of the District earns an automatic bid to the NJCAA National Tournament November 17-23 in Wichita, KS.
• NJCAA Central District Championship Bracket

HOW TO WATCH

As always, GoHillsTV provides free live broadcasts of Indian Hills Women's Soccer matches. Fans can tune in a number of ways all season long:

• Facebook: visit www.facebook.com/gohillstv
• GoHillsTV App: Download the GoHillsTV app on your android or ios device
• Website: https://www.gohillstv.com/browse to catch all live and archived information
• Roku Streaming Device:  Have a Roku TV or streaming stick? Download the GoHillsTV app to start streaming today!

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