DALLAS –
Mary Hardin-Baylor earned the 2024 American Southwest Conference Men's Soccer Regular Season Championship title and return to the tournament as the top seed four consecutive years.
This will be the 27th ASC Men's Soccer Championship Tournament held.
The women's top seed, Hardin-Simmons, will host the semifinal and final rounds on November 7
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th in Abilene. The top three seeds receive a first-round bye and will await the winners of the quarterfinal that will be hosted in Longview on Tuesday, November 5
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No. 1 seed Mary Hardin-Baylor (10-6-2, 7-0-1) picked up its fourth straight ASC Regular Season Championship and will be the number one seed in the tournament. The Cru will play the winner of LeTourneau and Howard Payne. This will be the 18th appearance for UMHB, marking 11 straight dating back to 2014. The Cru have gone 13-11-4 in the tournament all-time with championship titles in 2017, 2018 and 2022.
No. 2 seed Hardin-Simmons (10-5-2, 6-2) will make their 26
th ASC tournament appearance after earning six wins during the 2024 campaign. The Cowboys will take on No. 3 East Texas Baptist in the semifinals. Hardin-Simmons earned a quarterfinal win last season over Howard Payne before falling 1-0 in the semifinals. The Cowboys have nine ASC titles dating back to 1998 and have gone 25-14-6 in tournament play.
No. 3 seed East Texas Baptist (8-9-1, 3-4-1) will play No. 2 Hardin-Simmons in the semifinals on Thursday. The Tigers earned wins over Howard Payne and LeTourneau earlier this month. This will be the seventh tournament appearance for East Texas Baptist and first since 2021.
No. 4 seed LeTourneau (4-8-5, 1-4-3) hosts the quarterfinal matchup with Howard Payne on Tuesday. The YellowJackets won their first meeting of the season with Howard Payne before tying 1-1 earlier this month. This will be the eighth tournament appearance for LeTourneau. The YellowJackets' last appearance was in 2022 when they won the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds in penalty kicks before earning the runner-up title.
No. 5 seed Howard Payne (0-14-4, 0-7-1) will face LeTourneau in Longview for the quarterfinal match on Tuesday. In their last meeting, the Yellow Jackets forced a tie with a goal in the 66
th minute and seven total saves. The Yellow Jackets return for their second consecutive tournament after ending a long drought last season, as they qualified for the tournament for the first time since 2014.
