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Both University of North Georgia (Â鶹ÊÓƵ) soccer teams will host Peach Belt Conference (PBC) semifinal games Nov. 4 as they seek to advance to their respective PBC championship contests.

The No. 2 seed Â鶹ÊÓƵ women (12-3-3) welcome No. 3 seed Flagler (7-5-5) at 1 p.m. Nov. 4 to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Soccer Field after crushing No. 7 seed University of South Carolina Aiken by a 6-0 score in an Oct. 31 PBC quarterfinal in Dahlonega, Georgia. If the Nighthawks win, they will face the winner between No. 1 seed Columbus State and No. 4 Georgia College & State in the Nov. 7 PBC championship at the home field of the highest remaining seed.

Then the No. 2 seed Â鶹ÊÓƵ men (12-2-5) take on No. 3 seed Clayton State (7-4-7) at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 4, fresh off a 2-1 double-overtime victory against No. 7 seed Georgia Southwestern in an Oct. 31 PBC quarterfinal in Dahlonega. The winner of the men's game will face the victor between No. 1 seed Flagler and No. 4 seed University of South Carolina Aiken in the Nov. 7 PBC title game at the home field of the highest remaining seed.

Each of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ teams has a chance to solidify positioning for the NCAA Division II tournament, as well. The women's team ranked No. 12 nationally and No. 2 in the Southeast Region last week, giving it a chance of hosting the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, the men's team was seventh in the latest NCAA Power Index Super Region 2 ranking, giving it room to move up with a strong showing this week.

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ women are on the verge of their seventh NCAA tournament bid in a row, including all six years the NCAA has held its postseason since head coach took the reins of the program. An NCAA tournament invitation would be the first in program history for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ men, who have steadily built to this point under fourth-year head coach .

Both teams are already securing individual honors. Senior forward earned PBC Offensive Player of the Year honors, while freshman midfielder was named PBC Freshman of the Year. Joining McGill as first-team All-PBC selections were junior midfielder and senior midfielder . Second-team All-PBC honorees for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ women were Neff and junior defender .

Senior midfielder , senior midfielder and graduate student defender earned first-team All-PBC recognition for the Â鶹ÊÓƵ men, while senior forward , senior midfielder , junior defender , and freshman defender were named to the All-PBC second team.

Editor's note: Game times have been moved up from what was originally listed.