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The University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) women's soccer team has earned the No. 3 seed in the Southeast Region of the NCAA Division II tournament.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ secured a spot in the NCAA tournament for the fourth consecutive season and the 10th time in the last 13 years. The Nighthawks enter tournament play with an 11-3-3 record, marking a fourth consecutive season with 10 or more wins.

The Nighthawks will face No. 6 seed Wingate University in the first round of the tournament at noon Nov. 22 in Hickory, North Carolina. From that first-round matchup, the victor will take on the winner between host and South Region No. 2 seed Lenoir-Rhyne University and No. 7 seed Lander University at 3 p.m. Nov. 24.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ matches up in the postseason against Wingate for the second consecutive season after advancing past the Bulldogs on penalty kicks in the opening round of the Big Dance last year. Â鶹ÊÓƵ holds a 3-3-1 record against Wingate in the Division II era (2005) in program history, winning four of the last five matchups. This week's contest will mark the fifth postseason matchup since 2011 between the Nighthawks and Wingate. 

On the other side of the South Region, No. 1 seed Columbus State University and No. 8 seed Francis Marion University face off for the chance to take on No. 4 seed Catawba College or No. 5 seed Flagler College in the second round.

The winners of each four-team pod of the South Region will face each other in the third round Dec. 1.