Waterville, ME – After Men's Soccer's thrilling shootout win against #2 seeded Husson University on Saturday (1-1, 6-5 shootout) in the North Atlantic Conference Championship, the team has earned an automatic qualifying bid to the 2026 Division III Men's Soccer National Tournament and will travel to take on #5 NPI ranked Bowdoin College on Saturday, November 14^th, 2026. Start time is scheduled for 11:00 AM.
 
Bowdoin College, who is ranked #5 in the NCAA Division III Power Index, made it to the NESCAC quarterfinals this season – eventually falling to #6 ranked Hamilton College 1-2. Despite the result the Polar Bears have earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were selected as a host site.
 
The NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament has six rounds, beginning in pods. In the Terriers pod are Bowdoin College, Saint Lawrence University, and Neumann University. The winner of St. Lawrence and Neumann will take on the winner of Bowdoin and Thomas on Sunday, November 15^th, at 1:00 PM.
 
The winners of the second-round contests will advance to a regional site for sectional matchups on November 21^st or 22^nd. The winners of the four sectional matchups will advance to the national semifinals, held in Columbus, Ohio. The Division III Men's Soccer National Championship will be held on December 5^th also in Columbus, Ohio at 12:00 PM.
 
Men's Soccer has made it to the NCAA Division III National Tournament twice in the last three years and will be the eighth time the team has qualified (2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2024, 2026).
 
Led by Head Coach Kyle Fletcher and assistants Kiaran McCormack, Cody Cleaveland, and Isidoro Domingues, the team currently sits at 12-3-1 overall. Leading scorer and playmaker David Ivarsson (12 goals, 9 assists) as well as goalkeeper Jamie Fischer (seven individual shutouts, 55 saves, NAC Tournament MVP) will look to lead the Terriers to an NCAA Tournament victory on Saturday.