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. 1 Williams def. No. 5 Middlebury, 2-0
No. 2 Tufts def. No. 3 Hamilton, 2-1
Championship Game
Sun., Nov. 8 at Williams
No. 2 Tufts at No. 1 Williams – 12 p.m.
Top-seeded Williams and No. 2-seed Tufts will meet in the NESCAC Women's Soccer Final for the second year in a row on Sunday, November 8 at Cole Field in Williamstown, Mass. It is the sixth time in NESCAC Women's Soccer Championship history that the top two seeds will play for the title.
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No. 1 Williams def. No. 5 Middlebury, 2-0 | Box Score
Bria Abbiati and Alli Aleman scored in the second half Saturday to send top-seeded Williams past No. 5 seed Middlebury, 2-0, in the NESCAC Semifinals at Cole Field. The Ephs (13-2-1) advance to Sunday's championship game for the second year in a row and 15th time in program history.
Middlebury (9-4-4) controlled the first half and outshot Williams 12-4, but goalkeeper Chelsea Mohammed made all seven of her saves before the break to keep the game scoreless.
Williams took over after halftime. Abbiati broke through at 52:31, finishing a feed from Chloe Lee. Aleman, who came off the bench, doubled the lead at 69:32. The Ephs outshot Middlebury 11-3 in the second half and had a 6-1 edge in corner kicks over that stretch.
Aubrey Silvestri made six saves in goal for Middlebury.
No. 2 Tufts def. No. 3 Hamilton, 2-1 | Box Score
Maren Jones scored the opening goal and set up another as No. 2 seed Tufts beat No. 3 seed Hamilton, 2-1, on Saturday to reach the NESCAC Championship game for the second straight season and the sixth time in team history. The Jumbos, the defending NESCAC Champions (14-0-3), are one of eight unbeaten teams in Division III.
Jones scored at 8:50 on a Maggie Rogers assist. Hamilton (11-3-3) answered at 26:40, when Carly McMahon finished a pass from Kate Giglio to tie it at 1-1.
Tufts regained the lead at 42:49. Claire Brady scored off assists from Gussie Robillard and Jones, and the Jumbos kept Hamilton off the board the rest of the way. Hamilton managed only three shots in the second half.
Tufts outshot Hamilton 21-12 overall. Goalkeeper Gigi Edwards made five saves for the Jumbos, including three in the first half. Corah Boller made six saves for the Continentals
NOTES: Williams is making back-to-back appearances in the championship game for the first time since the 2017 and 2018 seasons ... The Ephs have won eight NESCAC titles (last: 2017) ... Tufts' back-to-back appearances in the final mark a first in program history ... The Ephs and Jumbos played to a 1-1 draw on October 24 in Williamstown, Mass. ... Williams owns a 4-2-1 record in the NESCAC postseason series ... Tufts is 1-0-1 versus Williams in championship games - 2002 Tufts def. Williams, 3-0 at Tufts and 2025 Tufts tied Williams, 1-1, and won the title on PKs, 5-3 at Tufts.
Top two seeds in the final: Sunday marks the sixth time No. 1 and No. 2 will play for a NESCAC Women's Soccer title. The No. 1 seed has won four of the five meetings.
- 2025: No. 1 Tufts vs. No. 2 Williams. Tufts won on PKs, 5-3 after playing to a 1-1 draw
- 2018: No. 2 Middlebury beat No. 1 Williams, 1-0
- 2015: No. 1 Williams beat No. 2 Bowdoin, 2-0
- 2013: No. 1 Middlebury beat No. 2 Williams, 1-0
- 2008: No. 1 Williams beat No. 2 Amherst, 3-2 (OT)
