INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the fifth time in sixth years and for the tenth time since becoming a NCAA DII member, the Lee University women's soccer team will be dancing in the NCAA tournament. The Lady Flames were chosen as the #5 seed in the upcoming south regional and will face the #4 seed Eckerd College. The Lady Flames and Falcons will battle in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. on Friday, November 13.

Lee went 12-2-3 this season and lost in the semifinals of the Gulf South Conference tournament. The Tritons went 11-2-7 this season and were co-winners of the Sunshine State Conference regular season and the chapmions of the tournament. They defeated Nova Southeastern University to win the title on penalty kicks.

Nova was named the top team in the region and will host one half of the bracket. They will await the winner of Eckerd and Lee. On the other side of the bracket, the University of Montevallo is the #2 seed and awaits the winner between Florida Tech University and Florida Southern College. Florida Tech is the defending national champion.

This will be the second time Lee and Eckerd have faced one another. Their first meeting was a 0-0 draw in St. Petersburg, Fla. in 2024.

Across the country, First-round matches will take place Nov. 13 and second-round matches will take place Nov. 15. Each region will consist of two sites with all games played on the campus of a participating institution. The two finalists in each region will advance to the third-round competition to be played Nov. 20. Regional champions will meet in the quarterfinal-round to be played Sunday, Nov. 22 The semifinal and championship games will take place Dec. 3 and 5 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, MO as a part of the NCAA DII Festival.