2021 NCAA Opening Weekend - Men's Soccer

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First and Second Round Schedule

Saturday, Nov. 13 - First Round
No. 8 Messiah Falcons defeats Mount Aloysius Mounties - 2-0
Messiah Recap
Messiah Interview  |  Mount Aloysius Interview
Box Score  |  Photo Gallery
Highlight Video
Weekend Program

No. 14 Kenyon Lords defeats Catholic Cardinals - 4-1
Kenyon Recap  |  Catholic Recap
Kenyon Interview
Box Score  |  Photo Gallery

Sunday, Nov. 11 - Second Round
No. 8 Messiah Falcons defeat No. 14 Kenyon Lords - 2-1
Messiah Recap  |  Kenyon Recap
Messiah Interview
Box Score  |  Photo Gallery
Highlight Video
Weekend Program

No. 8 Messiah Falcons
16-1-2, 8-0-0 MAC Commonwealth
MAC Commonwealth Champions
Team Homepage  |  Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats

Location: Grantham, Pa.
Coach: Brad McCarty (13th season, 243-18-16 with the Falcons)
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 31st (89-17-5 Tournament Record)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: 11-time National Champions (2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2017)

Mount Aloysius Mounties
10-5-4, 6-2-0 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference
Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Champions
Team Homepage  |  Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats

Location: Cresson, Pa.
Coach: Laurence Hitchinson (First season, 10-5-4 with the Mounties)
NCAA Tournament Appearance: Second (0-1-0 Tournament Record)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: First Round (2015)

No. 14 Kenyon Lords
15-2-1, 9-0-0 North Coast Athletic Conference
Team Homepage  |  Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats

Location: Gambier, Ohio
Coach: Chris Brown (16th season, 218-69-35 with the Lords)
NCAA Tournament Appearance: 17th (23-15-2 Tournament Record)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National Runner-Up (1996)

Catholic Cardinals
11-6-2, 5-1-1 Landmark Conference
Landmark Conference Champions
Team Homepage  |  Roster  |  Schedule  |  Stats

Location: Washington, D.C.
Coach: Travis Beauchamp (15th season, 156-92-26 with the Cardinals)
NCAA Tournament Appearance: Sixth (1-5-0 Tournament Record)
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: Second Round (2014)