KISSIMMEE, Fla. — After Thursday's pool play results at the NCCAA Division I Men's Soccer National Championship, CIU men's soccer secured a spot in the national semifinal and will face No. 2 seed and NAIA No. 18 Grace College on Friday at 6 p.m. ET at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex. The winner will advance to Saturday's championship match.

The Rams return to the semifinal for the first time since 2022, when their postseason run culminated in the program's first-ever NCCAA national title. CIU emerged from pool play this week by earning a draw with Judson University before defeating Nelson University to move into contention for another deep postseason push.

Friday's semifinal will determine one of the two spots in the championship match, with the winner of CIU and Grace set to face the winner of Nelson and Campbellsville.