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ASU Women's Soccer Qualifies For 1st NCAA Tournament Since 2014

The ASU Sun Devils' women's soccer team qualified for the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship for the first time since 2014 on Monday.

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The Arizona State University Sun Devils' women's soccer team will make its first appearance in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship in seven years later this month.
The Arizona State University Sun Devils' women's soccer team will make its first appearance in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship in seven years later this month. (Getty Images Stock Photo)

TEMPE, AZ — The Arizona State University Sun Devils' women's soccer team will make its first appearance in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship in seven years later this month.

That's because the Sun Devils, who finished the regular season with a 8-5-2 record, cliched a spot in the tournament on Monday, facing off against Siena University in the opening round of the tournament at 9 a.m. MST on April 28.

ASU women's soccer head coach Graham Winkworth called the team's inclusion in the event a blessing for players and coaches alike.

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"I'm super delighted for the players," said head coach Graham Winkworth. "The amount of hard work that every player, member of staff, assistant coaches, the administration, the support staff is outstanding. The amount of people and the amount of hard work that has gone into the last 18 months to make today possible is incredible. I'm super thankful to everyone that has touched our program over the last 18 months."

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— Sun Devil Soccer (@SunDevilSoccer) April" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/SunDevilSo... 19, 2021 ASU's 2021 regular season included a host of highlights, including becoming the fourth team in Pac-12 Conference history to defeat USC, Stanford and UCLA in the same season.

The Sun Devils also gave No. 1 ranked UCLA its lone loss of the season.

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