ROCHESTER, NY – When the NCAA Division II Tournament bracket was announced Monday night, the Roberts Wesleyan University Men's Soccer team saw its name pop up on the screen in a matchup with Wilmington (DE) University.

The first-round match will be played at 6 p.m. Friday at Franklin Pierce University in Ridge, NH.

Roberts (10-2-7) earned the automatic bid to the tournament after playing to a 1-1 tie with Queens University and advancing with a 4-3 edge in the five-round penalty kick tiebreaker after two scoreless overtime periods in the East Coast Conference (ECC) Tournament Saturday night at Queens in Flushing, NY.

It is the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the Redhawks. The winner of the Friday match against Wilmington will face host Franklin Pierce Sunday afternoon.