Tickets will be available at the gate.

Championship marks 5 years in Orange Beach

• NAIA Women’s Soccer championship takes place Nov. 27 to Dec. 3

GCM Sports
Posted 11/23/16

Sixteen teams from across the country will compete for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women’s Soccer National Championship title at the Orange Beach Sportsplex

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Tickets will be available at the gate.

Championship marks 5 years in Orange Beach

• NAIA Women’s Soccer championship takes place Nov. 27 to Dec. 3

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GULF SHORES AND ORANGE BEACH, ALA. – Sixteen teams from across the country will compete for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women’s Soccer National Championship title at the Orange Beach Sportsplex from Nov. 27 to Dec. 3, including host school University of Mobile. This year marks the fifth year the city of Orange Beach and the Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Sports Commission have hosted this championship.

The NAIA impacts each community it visits through its Champions of Character program, which reflects the core values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship and servant leadership. In Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, teams conduct soccer clinics at the elementary schools.

“For 5 years, the Sports Commission, along with the city of Orange Beach and the University of Mobile, have welcomed athletes, families and fans from all over the country to our beach destination for elite soccer action,” said Beth Gendler, vice president of sales for the commission. “The NAIA embodies character and has made a tremendous economic and civic impact on our area. We encourage locals and vacationers to check out the action as more than 500 athletes compete for the national crown in this single-elimination tournament.”

Tickets will be available at the gate. All-tournament passes are $30 for adults, and day passes are $10 for adults and free for children 10 and under with a paying adult. Fans may also purchase tickets for $25 for the opening and semifinalist banquets at the Orange Beach Event Center at The Wharf. The opening banquet takes place on Sunday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m., and the semifinalist luncheon takes place on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 12 p.m. The championship match takes place on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5 p.m.

Visit NAIA.org for more information on the NAIA. For information on upcoming athletic events along Alabama’s Gulf Coast, visit GulfShores.com/Sports/Media-Room, or call 1-800-745-SAND.