2022 GPAC Women's Soccer Tournament Pairings Announced

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Postseason Women's Soccer Tournament will open on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, with quarterfinal round action.

The top seed in the tournament is regular season champion Jamestown (11-0-1 GPAC, 34 pts.), while Briar Cliff is the two seed (10-0-2 GPAC, 32 pts.). The three seed is Hastings (7-2-3 GPAC, 24 pts.). The fourth seed for the tournament is Midland (7-3-2 GPAC, 23 pts.). The five seed goes to Dordt (6-4-2 GPAC, 20 pts.), with the six seed to Morningside (5-4-3 GPAC, 18 pts.). The seventh seed is Concordia (5-5-2 GPAC, 17 pts.) and the eighth seed is Doane (5-6-1 GPAC, 16 pts.).

Three points were awarded for every conference win, one for each tie, and no points for a conference loss in the GPAC standings.

The semifinals will be played on Saturday, November 5, with the finals on Thursday, November 10.

The winner of the GPAC Tournament will advance, as the league's second automatic representative, to the NAIA National Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round (on November 17-19). If the regular season champion (Jamestown) wins the Tournament, the regular season runner-up (Briar Cliff) will receive the second NAIA berth to the postseason.

The NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Final Site is in Orange Beach, Alabama, November 29 – December 5, 2022, at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.

2022 Great Plains Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Postseason Tournament

Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Quarterfinal Round
#8 Doane at #1 Jamestown, 6pm
#5 Dordt at #4 Midland, 7:30pm
#6 Morningside at #3 Hastings, 7pm
#7 Concordia at #2 Briar Cliff, 1pm

Saturday, November 5, 2022
Semifinal Round- High Seeds Host
#8/#1 winner vs. #5/#4 winner, high seed hosts, time TBA
#6/#3 winner vs. #7/#2 winner, high seed hosts, time TBA

Thursday, November 10, 2022
GPAC Postseason Championship
Semifinal winners at highest seed remaining, time TBA