SAU to host Culver-Stockton in first round of Heart Tournament
St. Ambrose will open the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament at home. Thanks to a fourth-place conference finish, SAU will host Culver-Stockton in a first-round matchup Saturday at St. Vincent's Athletic Complex.
The match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Admission will be charged. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students.
The Bees edged the Wildcats 16-15 on an Anabelle Brown goal with 1:15 to play in Canton, Mo., back on Mar. 12.
St. Ambrose finished the regular season with a 6-6 record, including a 5-3 mark in Heart games. Culver-Stockton is 8-7 overall and 4-4 in league play.
The winner of Saturday's first-round match will visit top-seed and No. 2-ranked Benedictine in a tournament semifinal on Wednesday, Apr. 16. Ottawa hosts UHSP in the other first-round game with that winner advancing to play No. 8 Missouri Baptist in the other semifinal. The tournament championship will be played Saturday, Apr. 19, at the site of the highest remaining seed.