Kristen Votapek leads NKU in scoring

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team has been selected as the No. 1 seed for the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament, and the Norse will play host to that event this Friday and Sunday at the Town & Country Sports Complex in Wilder, Ky.

NKU is 18-2-0 overall and owns a 14-game winning streak going into Friday’s first-round contest against No. 4 seed Wheeling Jesuit (20-3-0). The Norse will play Wheeling Jesuit at 5 p.m. Friday, followed by a 7:30 p.m. game between No. 2 seed Grand Valley State (17-2-0) and No. 3 seed Southern Illinois at Edwardsville (17-5-0).

The championship game is set for noon Sunday. The winner of the Great Lakes Region will advance to the NCAA Division II national quarterfinals and play a road game against the winner of the Central Region Nov. 19 or 20.

NKU captured the Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament championship this past Sunday with a 2-0 win over SIUE. Wheeling Jesuit is the champion of the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while Grand Valley State won the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship.

During its current 14-game winning streak, NKU has allowed just six goals and posted eight shutouts. The Norse have outscored the opposition by a 73-12 margin this season.

NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region Tournament (at Wilder, Ky.)

Friday, Nov. 11

#1 Northern Kentucky (18-2-0) vs. #4 Wheeling Jesuit (20-3-0), 5 p.m.

#2 Grand Valley State (17-2-0) vs. #3 S. Illinois at Edwardsville (17-5-0), 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 13

Championship game, noon

Click here for directions to Town & Country Sports Complex at Wilder, Ky.