Women’s Soccer Hosts Conn. College In NESCAC Quarterfinal

The Middlebury women’s soccer team has earned the fourth seed for the upcoming NESCAC Tournament and will host fifth-seeded Connecticut College in a quarterfinal game on Saturday, October 30th at 1:30 p.m. The contest will be played on the field turf at South Street Field. The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 6 at the highest remaining seed, and the championship game is set for Sunday, November 7 at the site of the semifinal matches.
 
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2021 NESCAC WOMEN’S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP

Saturday, October 30 at Higher Seeds

Quarterfinal Games

No. 8 Trinity at No. 1 Amherst – 12:00 p.m.

No. 7 Bowdoin at No. 2 Wesleyan – 12:30 p.m.

No. 6 Tufts at No. 3 Hamilton – 12:30 p.m.

No. 5 Connecticut College at No. 4 Middlebury – 1:30 p.m.

 

Saturday, November 6 at Highest Remaining Seed

Semifinal Games – 11 a.m. | 1:30 p.m.

Highest Remaining Seed vs. Lowest Remaining Seed

Remaining Quarterfinal Winners

 

Sunday, November 7 at Semifinal Site

Final

Semifinal Winners – 12 p.m.

#1 Amherst Mammoths
2021 Record: 13-1-1 (25 pts / 8-1-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 8 (last: 2019)
NESCAC Titles Won: 5 (last: 2019)
Tiebreaker: Amherst earned the top seed after winning the tiebreaker against Wesleyan as the Mammoths defeated the Cardinals, 1-0, on October 9.
Notes: 2019 NESCAC Champion … Amherst is the No. 1 seed for the first time since 2011 and third time overall … The Mammoths have qualified for every NESCAC Tournament and will host a quarterfinal game for the third straight year … Amherst claimed the top seed with a 3-2 overtime victory over Trinity in the regular-season finale … The two teams will meet again in the quarterfinals … Amherst and Trinity are 1-1 against each other in the NESCAC Championship and last met in the 2016 championship game where the Mammoths won their fourth NESCAC title … Amherst is unbeaten in its last 11 games (10-0-1) and has won six straight.
 
#2 Wesleyan Cardinals
2021 Record: 12-1-1 (25 pts / 8-1-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 9 (3rd consecutive)
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: The Cardinals are the No. 2 seed, the highest in program history, and will host a quarterfinal match for the first time … Wesleyan is seeking its third quarterfinal win and first since 2012 when it meets No. 7 Bowdoin … The Cardinals recorded a 3-2 victory over the Polar Bears on September 25 … The quarterfinal match will be the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason … The Cardinals’ 12 wins this season ties the single-season program record set in 1994 … Wesleyan enters the tournament unbeaten in its last seven games (6-0-1).
 
#3 Hamilton Continentals
2021 Record: 11-1-2 (23 pts / 7-1-2 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 7 (4th consecutive)
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Hamilton’s No. 3 seed is the highest in program history, as the Continentals will host a quarterfinal game for the first time … Hamilton is looking to advance out of the quarterfinal round for the first time since 2017 when it hosts No. 6 Tufts … The Continentals defeated the Jumbos, 1-0, on October 3 and the teams have met only once in NESCAC Tournament history with Tufts posting a 3-2 victory in the 2017 semifinals … Hamilton went unbeaten in its first 12 games of the season (10-0-2) and is 4-0-2 on its home field.
 
#4 Middlebury Panthers
2021 Record: 11-3-1 (19 pts / 6-3-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 7 (2019)
NESCAC Titles Won: 4 (last: 2018)
Notes: 2019 NESCAC Runner-Up … Middlebury is the No. 4 seed for the first time in program history and will host No. 5 Connecticut College … The Panthers dropped a 2-0 decision to the Camels when they squared off on October 2 … Middlebury defeated Connecticut College, 1-0, in the 2004 semifinals in the only meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason … The Panthers have qualified for every NESCAC Championship … Middlebury is 6-1-1 at home this season and enters the tournament having won five straight.
 
#5 Connecticut College Camels
2021 Record: 9-3-3 (17 pts / 5-3-2 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 9
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2014)
NESCAC Titles Won: 1 (2014)
Notes: Connecticut College is the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2002 and is in the NESCAC Championship field for the fourth time in five years … The Camels will face No. 4 Middlebury, a team they defeated 2-0 on October 2 … The Panthers own a 1-0 advantage in the NESCAC Tournament series, winning 1-0 in the 2004 semifinals … Connecticut College’s last semifinal appearance was in 2014, the same year it won its only NESCAC title … The Camels suffered just one loss in the first 11 games of the season and are 4-1-3 on the road this season.
 
#6 Tufts Jumbos
2021 Record: 8-6-0 (15 pts / 5-5-0 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 20
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 4 (last: 2017)
NESCAC Titles Won: 1 (2002)
Notes: Tufts is the No. 6 seed for the first time since 2013 and will be playing a quarterfinal road game for the first time since 2016 when it travels to No. 3 Hamilton  … Tufts dropped a 1-0 decision to the Continentals on October 3 … In the NESCAC postseason, the teams have met only once, with Tufts posting a 3-2 win over Hamilton in the 2017 semifinals … The Jumbos have qualified for 20 of the 21 NESCAC Championships … Tufts has reached the semifinal round three straight years … The Jumbos enter the tournament having won three straight games and are 4-2,  on the road in 2021.
 
#7 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2021 Record: 8-6-1 (10 pts / 3-6-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 3 (last: 2015)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Tiebreaker: Bowdoin and Trinity both finished with 10 points. In head-to-head competition, the Polar Bears defeated the Bantams, 2-0, on October 2.
Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 7 seed for the second time since 2018 and will travel to No. 2 Wesleyan … The Polar Bears fell to the Cardinals, 3-2, on September 25 … The quarterfinal match will be the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason … Bowdoin has participated in every NESCAC Tournament and its last semifinal appearance came in 2015, the same year the Polar Bears advanced to the championship game.
 
#8 Trinity Bantams
2021 Record: 7-7-1 (10 pts / 3-6-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 13
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2016)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Trinity is the No. 8 seed for the first time in program history and will participate in the NESCAC Championship for the first time since 2017 … The Bantams will travel to top-seed Amherst for a rematch of the regular-season finale where the Mammoths pulled out a 3-2 overtime win on October 26 … Amherst and Trinity are 1-1 against each other in the NESCAC Championship … Trinity’s last quarterfinal victory came in 2016, the same year the Bantams advanced to the championship game where they fell to the Mammoths, 2-1, in the last meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC Championship.

— courtesy NESCAC —