Indianapolis, Ind. -- The Old Dominion Athletic Conference champion University of Lynchburg men's soccer team learned its NCAA Division III tournament draw Monday afternoon, the NCAA announced with the full 2021 championship bracket via a selection show webcast.
The Hornets will head to Atlanta, Ga. for the first and second rounds of the tournament, opening NCAA play Saturday, Nov. 13 against Hanover.
Host Emory University will take on Centre in the other first-round matchup at the site.
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Lynchburg enters the program's 17th NCAA tournament with a 14-4-1 record and riding the momentum of a 10-match winning streak. The Hornets took the No. 2 seed into last week's ODAC tournament, ousting Shenandoah and Virginia Wesleyan in the preliminary rounds before clinching the conference title on Luke Mega's overtime penalty kick to top crosstown rival Randolph, 1-0.
The Hornets' opponent, Hanover, enters the tournament by way of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championship. The Panthers (13-4-2) defeated Defiance in a penalty shootout for the title. Saturday will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
Information on tickets and webcasting of the matches will become available closer to the weekend.
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