Freshman defender Madison Stark slots home the winning goal inside the 18 yard box during the ASU vs Arizona soccer game on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. Her strike helped seal a 1-0 Sun Devil victory. (Photo by Daniel Kwon)Last Friday, ASU women's soccer had a chance to do something special: clinch a berth in the postseason for the first time in two years.
Facing their rivals, the Sun Devils were able to pull out a 1-0 win that didn't guarantee them a spot in the tournament, but gave them a likely spot.
On Monday, the NCAA tournament bracket was revealed and ASU's final game victory was enough to clinch the team a berth.
The Sun Devils will host the NAU Lumberjacks in the first round of the tournament on Saturday at 7 pm.
WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE NCAA TOURNEY! Devils will be hosting Northern Arizona in the first round this weekend! Day & time TBA! Stay tuned!
— Sun Devil Soccer (@ASUSoccer) November 10, 2014
ASU has been dominant against NAU in the past several years, beating the Lumberjacks 7-0 in 2011 and 4-0 in 2012.
The two teams scrimmaged in each of the past two seasons but official scores were not kept for either of those exhibitions.
As a conference, the Pac-12 got nine teams into the tournament, more than any of the Big 5 conferences. The SEC has eight teams.
Should ASU move on, it will face the winner of Kentucky (15-6-0) and South Illinois University Edwardsville (13-6-1).
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