The Northwestern men’s soccer team learned Monday that it will appear in the NCAA Championships for the first time in the program’s 24 year history.
The Cats (14-5-2) will play Western Illinois (11-5-1), a team they beat 3-0 earlier this year, at Lakeside Field on Friday in the first round of the 32-team tournament. If NU wins they will advance to play 14th seed Creighton on Nov. 23.
“Today is a historic day for Northwestern soccer,” coach Tim Lenahan said at Globe Caf
