Nov. 16, 2014

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – After dismissing Clemson on penalty kicks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night, No. 3 seeded South Carolina (13-5-4) will travel to Chapel Hill, N.C., to face Seattle (15-4-2) on Fri., Nov. 21, in the Round of 32. The first-ever meeting between the sides is set to kick off at 4 p.m. at the University of North Carolina’s Fetzer Field.

Friday’s match will be the No. 18 Gamecocks’ fifth NCAA Tournament Second Round contest in the past six seasons.

Seattle advanced to the second round after a 2-1 double-overtime win over Washington State in Pullman, Wash. The Redhawks earned a share of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) regular season crown and won their second straight tournament championship to punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament.

As the No. 2 seed, the University of North Carolina (13-3-2) will host the second and third round matches after taking down South Dakota State 2-0 in the first round. The No. 6 Tar Heels will face Colorado (14-6-1) after the conclusion of Gamecocks and Redhawks. The Buffaloes secured a 2-0 victory over BYU in snowy conditions in Boulder, Colo., to advance.

The winners of Friday’s matches will meet in the Round of 16 at 1 p.m. on Sun. Nov. 23, at Fetzer Field. Stay tuned to GamecocksOnline.com for more details this week.