2026 NESCAC WOMEn's SOCCER Championship
Quarterfinals
Sat., Oct. 31 at Higher Seeds
No. 1 Williams def. No. 8 Bates, 1-0
No. 2 Tufts def. No. 7 Wesleyan, 4-2
No. 3 Hamilton def. No. 6 Conn. College, 3-0
No. 5 Middlebury at No. 4 Colby, 1-0 (2OT)
Semifinals
Sat., Nov. 7 at Williams
No. 5 Middlebury at No. 1 Williams – 10:45 a.m.
No. 3 Hamilton vs. No. 2 Tufts – 1:30 p.m.
Championship Game
Sun., Nov. 8 at Williams
Semifinal winners – 12 p.m.
Top-seeded Williams was one of three higher seeds to advance in the NESCAC Women's Soccer Championship. No. 1 Williams, No. 2 Tufts, No. 3 Hamilton have moved on to the semifinals. The fifth-seeded Middlebury Panthers registered an upset at No. 4 Colby to round our the semifinalists.
Williams will host the remaining rounds of the NESCAC Tournament on Nob. 7-8 at Cole Field.
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No. 1 Williams def. No. 8 Bates, 1-0 | Box Score
Chloe Lee scored in the 79th minute to lift top-seeded Williams past No. 8 Bates, 1-0, in a NESCAC Quarterfinal at Cole Field. Lee broke a scoreless tie at 78:11. The Ephs took 11 corner kicks to Bates' two and outshot the Bobcats 9-3. Bates goalie Sydney Litney made four saves to keep the game close. Williams goalie Chelsea Mohammed needed to make only one save to earn the shutout. The Ephs also defeated Bates, 1-0, in the Sept. 5 season opener.
Williams improved to 12-2-1, while Bates, back in the tournament for the first time since 2015, finishes the season at 7-7-2.
No. 2 Tufts def. No. 7 Wesleyan, 4-2 | Box Score
Jordyn Miller and Waverly Sumner scored in the first half, and No. 2 Tufts held off a second-half rally from No. 7 Wesleyan for a 4-2 win in a NESCAC Quarterfinal at Bello Field. Miller scored at 6:10 and Sumner added a goal at 19:52 to give the Jumbos at 2-0 at the half. Maria Utz cut the lead to 2-1 at 50:12, but Hannah Batt answered 29 seconds later to push Tufts' lead to two, 3-1. Five minutes later Harper Cohn's second goal of the year for the Cardinals sliced the lead to 3-2 at 55:05 before Gussie Robillard sealed the vicotyr for Tufts with her third mark of the season at 79:12. The defending NESCAC Champion Jumbos remain unbeaten at 12-0-3 while Wesleyan falls to 9-7.
No. 3 Hamilton def. No. 6 Conn. College, 3-0 | Box Score
Sarah Flood assisted on all three goals to lead No. 3 Hamilton past No. 6 Conn. College, 3-0, in a NESCAC Quarterfinal at Love Field. Haley Cramer opened the scoring at 15:11 and the Continentals took the 1-0 lead into the break. Aly Fernandes made it 2-0 at 47:02, and Abby Douglass added her first goal of the season at 72:08 for the final margin. Hamilton outshot the Camels 30-7 and put 14 shots on goal. Conn. College goalie Maia Kafer made 10 saves, while Hamilton goalie Corah Boller made two saves for the shutout. The Continentals (11-2-3), who also beat the Camels, 2-0, on Sept. 25, reach the semifinals for the first time since 2021. Conn. College closes the year at 8-7-1.
No. 5 Middlebury def. No. 4 Colby, 1-0 (2OT) | Box Score
Mariana Rode scored in the second overtime as No. 5 Middlebury upset No. 4 Colby, 1-0, in a NESCAC Quarterfinal at Serdejenian Field. Middlebury goalie Aubrey Silvestri made three saves for the shutout. Colby outshot the Panthers 20-18 and had a 14-shot second half, but only three of its shots reached Silvestri. Colby goalie Sadie Gardner made five saves in the Mules' net. Middlebury improves to 9-3-4 and Colby falls to 9-4-3.