BILLINGS, Mont.- Rocky Men's Soccer earned its seventh trip to the NAIA National Tournament in program history, the first since 2020, as the Battlin' Bears will head to Tennessee next week. 

Rocky's men earned their best finish in the Cascade Conference since 2020, finishing third overall with a regular season record of 7-1-7 and a 6-1-5 record in conference play. The Battlin' Bears advanced to the CCC Tournament Semifinals without the services of their top two goal scorers, falling to the eventual champions, Warner Pacific. 

The Battlin' Bears will play on Thursday, November 20th, in the First Round against Union Commonwealth (Ky.), with the game time to be announced at a later date. The winner will take on host school Bethel (Tenn.).  

Rocky was one of four Cascade Collegiate Conference Qualifiers. Eastern Oregon earned an automatic bid by winning the regular-season championship, Warner Pacific took the second automatic bid by winning the conference tournament, and Carroll College was added via the At-Large bid.