GREENEVILLE, Tenn. --- Tusculum College has announced it
will broadcast Sunday's NCAA Division II Men's Soccer national
quarterfinal match between the No. 5 Pioneers and the 11th-ranked
Tampa Spartans. The broadcast will be available on the Internet at
www.tusculumpioneers.com and at www.redzonemedia.com. Fans at the
match will also be able to listen on 90.5 FM.
The kickoff of Sunday's match is slated to begin at 2 p.m. from
the Niswonger Sports Complex and Pioneer Field.
The "Voice of the Pioneers" Brian Stayton will
provide the call of Sunday's match. This will mark Stayton's second
time broadcasting a NCAA II Elite Eight match. He provided the
play-by-play for Tusculum's 2004 run to the national quarterfinal.
Stayton, who has been the lead radio voice for Tusculum College for
the past decade, was an All-South Atlantic Conference forward on
the Carson-Newman College soccer team.
Tusculum (20-2-1) is enjoying its finest season in school history,
winning the SAC regular season and tournament titles, while also
posting its second NCAA region crown in the last five years.
Tusculum and Tampa (17-3-1) will meet for the first time in NCAA II
play at Pioneer Field, where the TC is 12-1 this season.
Ticket prices are $4 for adults and $2 for students with a valid
ID and children ages 12 and under. Tusculum College students will
be admitted free, but must have a valid Tusculum ID to be admitted.
The Tusculum Athletic Department will be purchasing tickets for all
TC students who wish to attend. Live stats for the match will be
provided through the Tusculum Athletics website at www.tusculumpioneers.com.
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