NCAA III Tournament Bracket

The Calvin men's soccer team is headed back to the NCAA III Tournament. The Knights will compete in a four-team regional this weekend on the campus of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio.

Calvin (14-5-2) will face Hamilton College of New York (7-6-3) in a first round game Friday at 1:30 p.m. (ET). The game will feature the first-ever matchup between the two institutions in men's soccer.

Host Kenyon (12-3-3) will host Spalding University (11-7-2) in the opening first round game at 11 a.m.

Friday's winners will meet in the regional final on Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET).

Calvin advanced to the NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA Tournament title last week. Calvin opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Kalamazoo in the first round on November 2 and followed with 2-1 wins over Hope (semifinals) and Trine (championship final).

Calvin is making its 10^th straight appearance in the NCAA III Tournament including its 11^th under current head coach Ryan Souders. Calvin has now made the NCAA III Tournament 15 out of the last 17 years with the Covid pandemic wiping out the 2020 NCAA III Tournament. The Knights are making their 21^st trip overall to the tournament and are 39-21-7 all-time in NCAA III Tournament play.

The Knights advanced to the national semifinals in 2015 and 2019 and to the NCAA III Finals in 2009, 2011, 2016 and 2018.

Calvin will carry an unbeaten streak of eight games into NCAA III Tournament play, posting a 7-0-1 mark during that skein.