KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the third consecutive year, Eastern Oregon Men's Soccer is headed to the national stage, traveling to the Magnolia State for the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship First & Second Rounds, as announced Friday evening.

The 40-team field is set for the 68th annual NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship, featuring 23 programs that earned automatic qualifying berths through their respective conferences and 17 at-large selections.

The Mountaineers will travel to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to take on Paul Quinn (Texas) in the first round. Paul Quinn secured the HBCU Athletic Conference's automatic berth by capturing the conference tournament championship. With a first-round victory, EOU would advance to the second round to face host and Southern States Athletic Conference tournament champion William Carey (Miss.).

The Cascade Collegiate Conference will also be represented in the national tournament by regular-season champion Rocky Mountain College. The Battlin' Bears will host the opening rounds, earning a first-round bye before facing the winner of the matchup between Stanton (CA) and Dordt (IA) in the second round.

The NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship will begin with the First & Second Rounds at campus sites across the country Nov. 19-21. Advancing teams will then compete at the final site in Orange Beach, Alabama, Nov. 30-Dec. 7.