Hattiesburg, MS- No.6 William Carey will travel to Orange Beach, AL, to take part in the Mobile Soccer Classic on September 25 & 26 at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.
On Friday, the Lady Crusaders will take on #2 Azusa Pacific in a showdown of top ten teams. The Lady Cougars enter the game with a 4-1 record recently defeating No. 11 Vanguard University, 1-0 on Monday. The Lady Cougars only set back of the season came in the season opener against then No. 1 Lee University.
On Saturday the women will square off in a rematch of last year's NAIA National Tournament Opening Round game as they take on Oklahoma City. Last season Carey and the Lady Stars hooked up in a classic battle with the Lady Crusaders coming out on top 3-2 in double overtime. Aimi Beresford netted two goals including the game winner last season.
Carey is 7-0 and ranked #6 in the latest NAIA Coaches Poll. This season Carey has knocked off two teams ranked in the top 25, No. 7 Martin Methodist and No. 15 Northwood, and one receiving votes, Savannah College Arts and Design (GA).
"I am looking forward to this weekend's games. We are playing the #2 team in the country and then we have to turn around and play another tough opponent in Oklahoma City who we played last year in the National Tournament. The girls know the challenge that is in front of them and I am very excited to watch them compete this weekend," said Owens.
