The Calvin women's soccer team will face 4^th-ranked Messiah in a Round of 16 game of the NCAA III Tournament Friday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. (ET). It marks the second time in three years that Calvin (16-4-0) has reached the third round of the NCAA III Tournament. Messiah (21-2-0) is the host of a four-team sectional that also includes top-ranked Washington University (Mo.) and MIT with the WashU (17-0-1) set to face eighth-ranked MIT (22-2-1) at 11 a.m. in the opening game on Friday.

LIVE COVERAGE

Friday's Calvin-Greenville game will be live streamed through NCAA.com at: Calvin-Messiah Women's Soccer Live Stream Broadcast

It will also feature live stats at: Calvin-Messiah Women's Soccer Live Stats – 11-21-25

GAME NOTES

Calvin is not ranked nationally. It was ranked 23^rd in the final Division III National Power Index. WashU was the top NPI team with Messiah eighth and MIT 18^th.

Calvin received an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament by winning the MIAA Tournament title two weeks ago. The Knights defeated rival Hope 2-1 in the MIAA Tournament final behind a goal from senior CeCe McCarthy with just 45 seconds left in regulation. Calvin won its sixth consecutive MIAA regular season title by finishing 8-0-0 in league play. Calvin carries a 13-game win streak into Friday's game against Messiah.

Calvin hosted an NCAA III Regional last weekend and advanced by defeating Penn State Behrend 1-0 in the first round and then defeating top (regional) seed Illinois Tech 2-1 in overtime in the regional final. Junior Mikaela Waroway scored the game-winning goal with 4:42 left in the first overtime. Her winning strike came from 25 yards out and beat the Illinois Tech goalie top shelf.

Friday's contest will feature Calvin's first matchup against Messiah in women's soccer since the 2006 NCAA III Tournament National Quarterfinals in Rochester, New York. The contest finished in a 1-1 tie with Messiah advancing by winning a penalty kick shootout 5-3.

Calvin is under the direction of head coach Emily Ottenhoff who is in her eighth season as head coach. She was a freshman on Calvin's 2006 team that reached the NCAA III Quarterfinals against Messiah. As Calvin's head coach, she has a carer won-loss record of 102-29-13 (.738) that includes MIAA regular season titles in 2021 (spring and fall), 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025.  She has led Calvin to five MIAA Tournament titles (2021 spring, 2022, 2023,  2024 & 2025) and NCAA III Tournament trips in 2021 (fall), 2022, 2023 , 2024 & 2025 with the Knights advancing to the Round of 16 of the NCAA III Tournament in 2023 and now 2025. Ottenhoff is a 2010 Calvin graduate. She was an All-American midfielder for the Knights in 2009 and was part of national quarterfinalist teams in 2006 and 2009. She was also a four-year member of the Calvin women's basketball program including a 2007 team that reached the national quarterfinals.

Calvin is making its 16th NCAA III Tournament appearance, including its fifth straight under head coach Emily Ottenhoff. She recently was named MIAA Women's Soccer Coach of the Year for the third straight fall. The Knights are 19-11-5 all-time in the NCAA III Tournament, reaching the national quarterfinals in 2006, 2009 and 2015.

Calvin features a balanced scoring attack with eight different Knights scoring two goals or more this fall. Junior Mikaela Waroway leads Calvin in scoring with 27 points on the strength of 11 goals and five assists. Senior CeCe McCarthy is next with eight goals, five assists and 21 points. Graduate student Liz Williams has four goals, a team-high 10 assists and 18 points. Senior Kiah Nichols has seven goals and 14 points and senior Mia Judd five goals, an assist and 11 points. Senior Kalex Dodge has been the primary goalkeeper, producing a goals-against-average of 0.79 along with 81 saves and four shutouts.

Calvin recently landed seven individuals on the All-MIAA teams. Senior Mia Judd (Grand Ledge, Mich./Lansing Christian), graduate student Liz Williams (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian), senior CeCe McCarthy (Ypsilanti, Mich./Father Gabriel Richard HS) and junior Mikaela Waroway (Ann Arbor, Mich./Father Gabriel Richard) were each named to the All-MIAA First Team, while senior Kalex Dodge (Leslie, Mich./Leslie), senior Kiah Nichols (Hastings, Mich./Thornapple Kellogg HS) and junior Peyton Pratt (Middleville, Mich./Thornapple Kellogg HS)  were named to the All-MIAA Second Team. Judd was named the 2025 MIAA Most Valuable Player as she earned the award for the second straight season.

Messiah is under the direction of legendary head coach Scott Frey who is no stranger to the MIAA as he previously served as head men's soccer coach at Alma College before returning to his alma mater Messiah to take over its women's program in 2000. Since taking over the reins of the Falcons, he has led Messiah to six national titles. He has a career won-loss record of 517-35-7 for a winning percentage of .929 that ranks as the highest winning percentage in NCAA soccer (men's or women's) across all three divisions. He picked up his 500^th victory at Messiah with a 3-0 win over Ursinus College on September 6.

Messiah advanced to the NCAA III Tournament Round of 16 with a 6-1 first round win over Southern Maine and a 1-0 second round win over Amherst. The Falcons feature a trio of high-scoring attackers. Senior forward Hannah Adair has 39 points on the strength of 15 goals and nine assists. She has five game-winning goals in 2025. Sophomore midfielder Addi Martin has 13 goals, four assists and 30 points while junior forward Brittany Laird has 12 goals, five assists and 29 points. Senior Ava Wert has been the primary goalkeeper for Messiah, producing a 0.26 goals-against-average along with 27 saves and 10 shutouts.

Messiah captured the Middle Atlantic Conference regular season title at 7-0-0 and then captured the MAC Tournament title with a 3-0 semifinal win over Eastern University and a 4-0 win over Stevenson University in the MAC Tournament final. Senior defender Tahlia Lloyd was named the MAC Commonwealth Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth First Team along with Messiah teammates Hannah Adair, Bailie Dull, Brittany Laird, Mia Libby and Ella Lent-Koop. Addi Martin, Ava Wert and Alayna Williams received All-MAC Commonwealth Second Team honors.