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Posted by Chris Wells - Fri, Dec 4, 2009 - [ Men's Soccer ] - Viewed 613 times

FRESNO, Calif. -- The NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship semifinals are set for today at Ramirez Field and a Mid-South Conference team is featured in each game.

The national tournament's top seed and the MSC regular season and tournament champion Lindsey Wilson College faces No. 5-seed Simon Fraser (B.C.) University at 2 p.m. PT. University of Rio Grande -- the tournament's third seed -- plays No. 15-seed The Master's (Calif.) College at 4:30 p.m. PT.

Lindsey Wilson is searching for the program's eighth national title while Rio Grande looks for its second national championship.

Lindsey Wilson reached the national semifinals with a pair of second half goals in a 2-1 win over Martin Methodist (Tenn.) College on Wednesday. The Blue Raiders are 37-9-4 all-time in their 17th appearance at the national tournament.

Today's Lindsey Wilson and Simon Fraser match features the only two current NAIA programs with more than one national title. In addition to the Blue Raiders' seven titles (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005), Simon Fraser has three titles (1976, 1982 and 1983).

Rio Grande exploded for four first half goals to coast to a 4-0 win over Biola (Calif.) University to reach their fourth national semifinal, including its second straight. The RedStorm lost 2-1 in the national championship match last season in overtime. Rio is 15-6-1 all-time in its ninth appearance.

The RedStorm owns the 2003 national title.

The national championship match is set for Saturday.

Click here to go to the NAIA Men's Soccer web site.

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