INDIANAPOLIS – The Southern New Hampshire University men's soccer team received its 26th NCAA Championship tournament berth and will host a second match, the NCAA Selection Committee announced Monday evening when it revealed the field of 40 teams.
Southern New Hampshire (13-1-4), which collected an automatic qualifier after capturing its ninth NE10 Championship on Saturday, earns Super Region 1's No. 3 seed and a first-round bye, and will play host to sixth-seeded St. Thomas Aquinas College (11-4-4) on Sunday (Nov. 15) at 3 p.m. at Ouellette Stadium. The Penmen blanked the Spartans, 3-0, on the road in the season opener back on Aug. 27, however, STAC has captured seven straight and not lost since Oct. 10. The Spartans will make their second NCAA tournament appearance and first since 2011 after garnering an AQ with their first East Coast Conference crown Sunday. This will be the first NCAA postseason meeting between the two teams.
If SNHU were to prevail, it would take on the winner of the Davis & Elkins College (13-1-3) pod, which also features Millersville University (13-5-2) and Georgian Court University (12-6-3), Nov. 20. That third round match, as well as the Nov. 22 quarterfinal, will be at the highest remaining seed in Super Region 1.
The semifinals and final will be played Dec. 3 and 5 at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., as a part of the 2026 Division II National Championships Festival. The Festival is hosted by the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association and Kansas City Sports Commission.
SNHU will be making its 26th appearance, overall, in the NCAA Championship and carries in an all-time record of 24-18-7 (.561). The Penmen were the top seed last season and won three home matches to capture the Super Region 1 Championship, and advanced to the National Semifinal in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Tickets prices for the match will be $15 for adults, and $10 for seniors and children (ages 2-12). Children under the age of 2 will be admitted free with a paying adult. SNHU students, faculty and staff with an ID will be admitted free, courtesy of New England's Tap House Grille (1292 Hooksett Rd, Hooksett, N.H.). Tickets will go on sale 60 minutes before each match and will be available at the ticket booth at the entrance to Ouellette Stadium. Cash and credit cards are accepted. Per NCAA policy, no complimentary admissions will be issued.
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