The Thunder men's soccer team will enter postseason play on Friday prepared for a push to capture a Midwest Christian College Conference and NCCAA Central Region title. The Thunder will be the #3 seed in the MCCC Tournament. The MCCC Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Barclay

#2 Emmaus

#3 Manhattan Christian

#4 Faith Baptist Bible

#5 Central Christian College of the Bible

#6 Ozark Christian

The MCCC Tournament will be hosted on the campus of Ozark Christian College. The Thunder will play the Emmaus University Eagles in the second semi-final on Friday, November 1st at 3:00 PM in Joplin, Missouri. The championship match will be on Saturday, November 2nd at 3:00 PM.

The NCCAA Central Region Tournament will be hosted by Spurgeon College in Kansas City, Missouri. The Central Region Tournament seeds are as follows:

#1 Barclay

#2 Kansas Christian

#3 Spurgeon

#4 Manhattan Christian

#5 Union Adventist

#6 Central Christian College of the Bible (did not qualify)

The Sons of Thunder will host the play-in game against the #5 seed Union Adventist at Frank Anneberg Park on Monday, November 4th at 3:00 PM. A win will put them in the semi-final where they will play the #1 seed Barclay at Central Bank Sporting Complex in Kansas City, Missouri at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 6th. The championship match will on Friday, November 8th at 2:00 PM.

Captains Lucas Kaneko, Khamani Matallah, and Chris Smith II had this to say about starting postseason play, "Our record does not reflect who our team really is. Day in day out we see the progress at practice and in the games it’s a glimpse of letting the game slip out of your mind, that’s when we get caught. We are ready to show what this team is really capable of, we are refocused and ready to go.”

Head coach Joe Lopez had similar words to echo his captains, "We’ve learned several lessons this season, it’s been a process. I like our mentality right now and believe we are clicking at the right time. This is a great group of guys and they’re fearless. We are bought in and know the standard we have for ourselves so now it’s just a matter of getting the job done.” 

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