HUTCHINSON, Kan. (BlueDragonSports.com) – Riding an unbeaten streak of eight games to close the regular season, the No. 14-ranked Hutchinson Community College women’s soccer team is the No. 3 seed for the 2024 Region 6 Tournament, which begins this weekend at home sites.
The Blue Dragons (9-2-6) will play host to sixth-seeded Dodge City (4-9-4) at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Salthawk Soccer Complex.
2024 Region 6 Division I Women’s Soccer Tournament
Opening Round (at Top 4 Seeds)
Friday, November 1
No. 8 Garden City (5-10-5) at No. 1 KCKCC (12-0-6), 5 PM
Sunday, November 3
No. 5 Barton (9-5-4) at No. 4 Cowley (9-5-2), 2 PM
No. 7 Seward County (2-11-6) at No. 2 Butler (12-2-4), 1 PM
No. 6 Dodge City (4-9-4) at No. 3 Hutchinson (9-2-6), 2 PM
Semifinals
Thursday, November 7, 2024
KCK/Garden Winner vs. Cowley/Barton Winner (at highest remaining seed)
Butler/Seward winner vs. Hutchinson/Dodge winner (at highest remaining seed)
District Championship (At Johnson County CC, Overland Park, KS)
Sunday, November 10, 2024
Semifinal winners, 1 PM
Hutchinson qualifies for its 20th-straight Region 6 Tournament. The Blue Dragons are 23-19 all-time in the Region VI Tournament, including 14-5 in the opening round. The Dragons are 10-2 in opening-round home games.
This will be only the second all-time postseason meeting between Hutchinson and Dodge City. The only other time the Blue Dragons and Conquistadors meet in the Region 6 Tournament was an opening-round game in 2011, a 13-0 Hutchinson victory.
The Blue Dragons swept the 2024 season series with Dodge City. Hutchinson defeated Dodge City 3-0 on September 4 in Dodge City. The Dragons claimed a 2-0 win over the Conquistadors on October 5 in Hutchinson.
The Hutchinson-Dodge City winner will play the Butler-Seward County winner on Thursday, November 5 at the highest-remaining seed.