HADLEY, Mass. – The Middlebury Panthers are the top seed in the 2023 NESCAC Men's Soccer Championship. Quarterfinal action begins on Saturday, October 28 on the campus of the higher seeds. The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 4 at the highest remaining seed, and the championship game is set for Sunday, November 5 at the site of the semifinal matches.
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Championship Central
2023 NESCAC MEN'S SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, October 28 at Higher Seeds
Quarterfinal Games
No. 8 Williams at No. 1 Middlebury – 12:00 p.m.
No. 7 Wesleyan at No. 2 Amherst – 12:00 p.m.
No. 6 Hamilton at No. 3 Connecticut College – 12:00 p.m.
No. 5 Bowdoin at No. 4 Tufts– 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 4 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 5 at Semifinal Site
Final
Semifinal Winners – 12 p.m.
#1 Middlebury Panthers
2023 NESCAC Record: 7-0-3 / 24 pts (11-0-4 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 23
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 10 (last: 2019)
NESCAC Titles Won: 3 (last: 2019)
Notes: Middlebury is the top seed for the first time since 2008 and the second time in program history … The Panthers posted a 1-0 win at Williams to finish the regular season unbeaten at 7-0-3 in NESCAC play … Middlebury also recorded its first unbeaten regular season since 1998 with an 11-0-4 overall mark … Middlebury's 2023 unbeaten campaign marks the 12th year since 2000 a team has finished without a loss in the NESCAC play … The Panthers and Ephs will square off for the second time in five days when No. 8 Williams travels to Middlebury for a quarterfinal match … Williams owns a 6-3-2 record against Middlebury in the NESCAC postseason series and won the last meeting in the 2018 quarterfinals, 1-0 … The Panthers have qualified for every NESCAC Championship (23 straight) and have advanced to the semifinal round seven times in the last eight tournaments … Middlebury owns three NESCAC titles with the last coming in the 2019 season.
#2 Amherst Mammoths
2023 NESCAC Record: 6-1-3 / 21 pts (10-2-3 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 23
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 10 (last: 2022)
NESCAC Titles Won: 6 (last: 2022)
Notes: Defending NESCAC Champion … Amherst will host a quarterfinal game for the 16th time since 2005 when it meets No. 7 Wesleyan … It will be a rematch of the 2022 quarterfinal matchup, a 1-0 victory for the Mammoths … This season, the teams played to a 1-1 tie at Wesleyan on October 7 … Amherst is 4-2-1 against the Cardinals in the NESCAC postseason series … The Mammoths have appeared in every NESCAC Championship field (23 straight), reached the semifinals 15 times, and own six NESCAC titles.
#3 Connecticut College Camels
2023 NESCAC Record: 5-0-5 / 20 pts (10-0-5 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 15
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 2 (2022)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Tiebreaker: Connecticut College and Tufts both finished with 20 points. In head-to-head competition, the teams tied. In comparing league win percentage, Connecticut College finished with a .750 win percentage and Tufts finished with a .700 win percentage. Connecticut College earned the No. 3 seed and Tufts is the No. 4 seed.
Notes: 2022 NESCAC Runner-Up … Connecticut College, the No. 3 seed in the NESCAC Championship, played to a 2-2 draw at Wesleyan to finish the regular season with a 5-0-5 conference record, marking the 12th year since 2000 a NESCAC team has gone unbeaten in conference action … Both Middlebury and the Camels were unbeaten in the regular season … The 2023 campaign is the first since 2012 two teams did not lose in NESCAC play … The Camels' 10-0-5 overall record marks the team's first unbeaten regular season in program history … Connecticut College will host No. 6 Hamilton in the quarterfinals … The Camels earned a 3-2 win over the Continentals on September 30 but are 0-2-0 against them in the NESCAC Tournament following a 1-0 loss in the 2018 quarterfinals … Connecticut College is making its 12th consecutive appearance in the NESCAC Championship and has finished as the NESCAC Runner-Up in the past two tournaments.
#4 Tufts Jumbos
2023 NESCAC Record: 6-2-2 / 20 pts (10-2-3 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 3 (last: 2021)
NESCAC Titles Won: 3 (last: 2021)
Notes: Tufts is the No. 4 seed for the first time since 2013 … The Jumbos will host No. 5 Bowdoin in a rematch of the regular season finale that Tufts was victorious, 1-0 … Tufts is 2-2-1 versus the Polar Bears in the NESCAC Tournament which includes a 3-0 win in the 2021 quarterfinals … The Jumbos are making their 13 consecutive appearance in the tournament and 21st overall … Tufts has advanced to the semifinals three times in the last five championships and won the NESCAC title each of those years (2017, 2019, 2021).
#5 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2023 NESCAC Record: 5-2-3 / 18 pts (9-2-4 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 4 (last: 2015)
NESCAC Titles Won: 2
Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 5 seed for the first time since 2018 and will meet No. 4 Tufts for the second time in five days in a quarterfinal match … The Polar Bears fell 1-0 in the regular season finale to the Jumbos and are 2-2-1 versus Tufts in the NESCAC postseason series after suffering a 3-0 loss in the 2021 quarterfinals … Bowdoin started the season with a 7-0-3 record … The Polar Bears have qualified for the NESCAC postseason 21 times in 23 years and are looking to book a spot in the semifinals for the first time since 2017.
#6 Hamilton Continentals
2023 NESCAC Record: 3-4-3 / 12 pts (6-4-5 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 7
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 1 (2016)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: Hamilton is the No. 6 seed for the first time in program history … The Continentals travel to No. 3 Connecticut College for a quarterfinal match … Hamilton dropped a 3-2 decision to the Camels on September 30, but improved to 2-0-0 against Connecticut College in the NESCAC Tournament with a 1-0 win in the 2018 quarterfinals … Hamilton went 2-0-2 in its final four conference games of the regular season and enters the NESCAC Tournament unbeaten (3-0-3) over its last six matches … Hamilton is looking to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2018.
#7 Wesleyan Cardinals
2023 NESCAC Record: 2-3-5 / 11 pts (5-5-5 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 20
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 2 (last: 2015)
NESCAC Titles Won: 1 (2005)
Tiebreaker: Wesleyan and Williams both finished with 11 points. In head-to-head competition, Wesleyan defeated Williams to earn the No. 7 seed.
Notes: Wesleyan is the No. 7 seed for the first time since 2010 … The Cardinals used a come-from-behind effort against Conn. College to earn a 2-2 draw in the final game of the regular season to pick up a point … Wesleyan is in the championship field for the fourth straight tournament and is looking for its first quarterfinal victory since 2015, the same year the Cardinals advanced to the championship game … Wesleyan will travel to No. 2 Amherst in a rematch of the 2022 quarterfinal matchup which the Mammoths triumphed, 1-0 … Wesleyan is 2-4-1 in the NESCAC Tournament against Amherst.
#8 Williams Ephs
2023 NESCAC Record: 3-5-2 / 11 pts (8-5-2 overall)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 23
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 10 (last: 2018)
NESCAC Titles Won: 6 (last: 2009)
Notes: Williams is the No. 8 seed for the second time in three years … The Ephs will take on Middlebury for the second time in five days in the quarterfinal matchup after falling to the Panthers in the regular season finale, 1-0 … Williams improved to 6-3-2 record against Middlebury in the NESCAC postseason series with a 1-0 win in the last meeting between the teams in the 2018 quarterfinals … The Ephs have participated in every NESCAC Tournament (23 consecutive) and won four of their six NESCAC titles from 2001 to 2004.
