BOWLING GREEN, Ky. -- Two semifinal matches are on tap Thursday in the 2026 Mid-South Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.
All tournament games will be free to watch on the Mid-South Conference Sports Network.
No. 1 seed Cumberland (Tenn.) begins its 2026 postseason at home, as the Phoenix host fourth-seeded Cumberlands (Ky.) in Lebanon. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. CT. Cumberland (10-1-4) earned a bye into the semifinals after capturing the regular-season title.
Cumberlands (7-6-4) beat Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 1-0 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the tournament quarterfinals.
Cumberland and Cumberlands played to a 1-1 draw on Oct. 8, in Williamsburg.
The two teams also played in last season's tournament semifinals. Cumberland won that match 2-0 in Williamsburg.
No. 3 seed Bethel (Tenn.) travels to No. 2 seed Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Thursday in Columbia. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.
Bethel (7-4-2) advanced to the semifinals with a 4-3, double-overtime win over visiting Campbellsville (Ky.) in last week's quarterfinals. Lindsey Wilson (9-6-1) moved into the semifinals with last week's 6-0 win over Georgetown (Ky.).
Bethel won the regular-season meeting against Lindsey Wilson 2-1 on Sept. 17, in McKenzie.
The Wildcats have won two straight in the series with the Blue Raiders, including a 3-0 win in last season's tournament semifinals in McKenzie.
The semifinal winners advance to the championship match, scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the highest remaining seed.
The tournament winner earns the conference’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in November.