Women's Soccer

NESCAC Women's Soccer Championship Weekend Set for Tufts

For the first time since 2019, Tufts will host the remaining round of the 2025 NESCAC Women’s Soccer Championship at Bello Field on November 8 and 9. Three top seeds and No. 5 Colby, last year’s NESCAC Runner-Up, advanced through to the semifinals.

The Jumbos are also hosting the semifinals and championship games for the NESCAC Field Hockey and Men’s Soccer Tournaments on November 8 and 9. It is the first time in conference history that the same institution earned the No. 1 seed in field hockey, men’s soccer, and women’s soccer, and will host the semifinals and championship games in those sports in the same season.

All games will be streamed for free via the NESCAC NETWORK powered by NSN. The NESCAC NETWORK is available on the streaming apps for television (Android TV, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), computers, and mobile devices (iOS, Android). The apps can be found by searching for NESCAC Network in the device’s app store and installed for free. Download the app and begin watching wherever you are.

No. 5 Colby (10-3-3) vs. No. 1 Tufts (14-1-2)
  • Elsi Aires’ goal in the 63rd minute broke a 1-1 tie and gave top-seeded Tufts a 2-1 win over No. 8 Wesleyan. The Jumbos advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year and are making their third appearance in four seasons.
  • The Jumbos have played in four NESCAC Championship games and have won one title (2002).
  • Tufts, which is unbeaten in its last four matches (3-0-1), has scored a NESCAC-best 37 goals while giving up just seven this season. Aires (10-4-24) and Reese Birch (7-6-20) have combined for 17 goals and 10 assists this season. Aires has also tallied four game-winners in 2025. Gigi Edwards has played the majority of minutes in net for Tufts and has seven shutouts to go with a 0.39 goals against average and .894 save percentage with seven shutouts.
  • Colby scored once in each half to knock off No. 4 Amherst, 2-0, and return to the NESCAC Semifinals for the second straight year, marking just the second time in team history the Mules have made consecutive trips to the semifinals.
  • The Mules made their first appearance in a championship game last season, falling in penalty kicks to Amherst. This is just Colby’s fourth semifinal appearance since 2000.
  • Colby has scored 33 goals, the second-most in the conference this season. Abigail Jarvi leads the Mules with 10 goals, including four game-winning markers, and 21 points. Avery Barton and Ella Caraluzzi are tied for the team lead in assists (4). MK Marshall and Sadie Gardner have split the goalkeeping duties this season. Marshall has 12 starts in 12 games, while Gardner has come off the bench to see action in 12 contests. Marshall has six wins, a 0.86 goals against average, and an .833 save percentage. Gardner has registered a 0.75 goals against average and an .821 save percentage.
  • Tufts posted a 2-0 win over Colby in the third game of the season on September 13 in Waterville, Maine. The teams have met only once in the NESCAC Tournament with Tufts winning, 2-1, in the 2005 semifinals.
No. 3 Middlebury (11-2-3) vs. No. 2 Williams (11-2-3)
  • Williams scored three times in the second half to break open a 0-0 game and secure a 3-0 win over No. 7 Bowdoin. The Ephs return to the semifinals for the second time in three years.
  • Williams has won eight NESCAC titles (last: 2017) tied for the most by a NESCAC team.
  • The Ephs have given up just six goals in 16 games this season, tying for the fewest in the NESCAC. Williams has won its last four matches by shutout and outscored opponents, 11-0, in the span.
  • Maya Lloyd (8-2-18), Elizabeth Stophel (4-8-16), and Lucy Carrel (6-0-12) have combined for 46 points and 18 goals this season. Lloyd has also potted three game-winning goals. Margaret Huelin ranks second among conference goalies in goals against average (0.38) and save percentage (.905) while also posting 10 shutouts.
  • Middlebury shut out Hamilton, 2-0, with a pair of first-half goals to advance to the NESCAC Semifinals for the first time since 2021. The Panthers are 4-1-1 in their last six matches.
  • The Panthers are tied with Williams for the fewest goals allowed this season (6). Olivia Colby is the team leader in points (2-5-9) and Taya McClennan (4-0-8) has netted a team-high four goals. Livia Davidson leads the NESCAC in goals against average (0.35) and save percentage (.933). Davidson has registered six clean sheets in 2025.
  • Williams earned a 1-0 victory at home behind a goal from Lloyd in the 62nd minute on the final day of the regular season. The Ephs hold a 6-4-3 advantage in the NESCAC Tournament series. The teams last met in the 2019 semifinals with the Panthers winning, 2-0.
2025 NESCAC Women's Soccer Championship Schedule
Semifinals – Saturday, November 8 at Tufts
No. 5 Colby at No. 1 Tufts - 4:00 p.m.
No. 3 Middlebury vs. No. 2 Williams - 6:30 p.m.

Final – Sunday, November 9 at Tufts
Semifinals winners - 3:00 p.m.