NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament – First and Second Rounds – Nov. 15-16, 2025

Schedule

Date	Time	Teams	Video/Live stats	Box rating
Nov. 15	1 p.m.	Macalester vs. Illinois Wesleyan	view
Nov. 15	3:30 p.m.	UW-Eau Claire vs. MSOE	view
Nov. 16	3 p.m.	First spherical winners	view

Tournament Preview

Macalester College will host two first spherical video games and a second spherical sport within the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 15-16 at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium. Macalester (15-4) will face Illinois Wesleyan (13-2-4) on Saturday at 1:00 p.m., adopted by UW-Eau Claire (12-2-4) and Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) (14-5-3) within the second sport at 3:30 p.m. The winners will play on Sunday at 3:00 p.m.

Here’s a look at every workforce.

Macalester earned the MIAC’s automated bid to nationals by profitable the MIAC Playoffs, defeating Gustavus, 2-1 within the semifinals and beating No. 4 St. Olaf, 4-1 within the championship sport on Nov. 8. This is the Scots’ thirteenth look within the NCAA Tournament and the primary because the 2015 workforce superior to the second spherical with a win over St. Scholastica. Macalester, which completed second within the MIAC in the course of the common season, is led by All-MIAC midfielders Ondieki Maina (Kensington, Calif./El Cerrito) and Kasdan Blattman (San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine), and senior defender Nick Kent (St. Louis Park, Minn./St. Louis Park). Maina has a team-leading 26 factors on eight targets and 10 assists, whereas Blattman has compiled 21 factors on 5 targets and 11 assists. Junior Drew Moseman (St. Paul, Minn./St. Paul Central) and first 12 months Justin Ratner (Dallas, Texas/Highland Park) have shared the goalkeeping duties this season, with Moseman registering a 0.53 targets towards common in 11 begins, and Ratner posting a 0.85 GAA in eight begins.

Macalester’s opponent is Illinois Wesleyan, who received the CCIW Playoffs with a 1-0 victory over North Park final Saturday. The Titans had been second behind Wheaton within the convention standings with a 5-1-2 mark in CCIW play. Ryder Coleman has six targets and 6 assists on the season to steer Illinois Wesleyan, with Ben Lyons tallying six targets and 4 assists. Goalkeeper Sam Kedzior has began all however one sport for the Titans, posting a targets towards common of 0.93. Coleman, Kedzior and Jerry Smazil had been named to the All-CCIW Team earlier this week. This would be the first assembly between Macalester and IWU, which set a program file with 13 wins this season.

UW Eau-Claire captured the WIAC Playoff title with a 1-0 win over UW-Stevens Point, giving the Blugolds each the WIAC regular-season and playoff championships for the second straight 12 months. Carson Kowalski, who scored the game-winner within the title sport, was chosen the WIAC Defensive Player of the Year whereas additionally main his workforce in scoring with eight targets and 6 assists for 22 factors. Tate McDermott notched 10 assists and joined Kowalski on the All-WIAC Team. The Blugolds, who’re in simply their fifth season as an intercollegiate program, have made the NCAA Tournament 4 occasions, advancing to the nationwide quarterfinals final season.

MSOE beat Aurora within the championship sport of the NACC Playoffs, 1-0 on a aim by Nico Picha. The Raiders completed fourth within the convention with an 8-3-1 file and needed to win three video games because the No. 4 seed to take the NACC Playoff crown. Pica scored 12 targets this season and had 4 assists for 28 factors, incomes All-NACC first workforce honors. Tanner Cellio and Adrian Manchado additionally had been acknowledged on the primary workforce. Goalkeeper Asher Harris, an All-NACC second workforce alternative, began 16 of the Raiders’ 22 video games and registered a targets towards common of 0.70. This is the second consecutive journey to the NCAA Tournament for MSOE, who misplaced to Gustavus within the first spherical a 12 months in the past.

Tickets for every day are $13 for adults and $6 for college students with a legitimate ID. Children 5 and underneath are admitted free. Ticket gross sales will likely be dealt with solely on-line through Hometown Ticketing; money won’t be accepted. Fans should buy tickets prematurely here.

All three video games will likely be streamed reside by Macalester Athletics on NCAA.com. Links to every webcast are within the schedule beneath.

This 12 months the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament has 64 groups, with 32 first-round video games going down on Nov. 14-15. Second-round winners will meet within the third spherical on Nov. 22, with the quarterfinals performed on Nov. 23. The semifinals and finals will likely be held on Dec. 5 and seven at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va.

Click here to view the entire NCAA Division III bracket

2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament

First and Second Round – Hosted by Macalester College

Saturday, Nov. 15

Illinois Wesleyan (13-2-4) at Macalester (15-4), 1:00 p.m. – Live video | Live stats

UW-Eau Claire (12-2-4) vs. MSOE (14-5-3), 3:30 p.m. – Live video | Live stats

Sunday, Nov. 16

First-round winners, 3:00 p.m. (video hyperlink to be introduced following first spherical) | Live stats