Men's Soccer | 11/10/2026 3:00:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - The Allegheny College men's soccer team will begin its road in the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament Saturday when the Gators go on the road to face Hamilton College in Clinton, NY.

Allegheny will take on Hamilton, who is ranked 15th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll, Saturday at 11 am That match will be followed by Denison University and SUNY Plattsburgh at 1:30 pm in the first round. The winners of those matches play in the second round at Hamilton's Love Field on Sunday at 1 pm

After playing to a 1-1 tie through regulation and two overtimes, the second-seeded Gators (12-6-2) won on penalty kicks, 4-1, at No. 1 Grove City College Saturday evening in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) championship match. It was Allegheny's first conference title since winning the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championship in 2004. It was also the Gators' sixth PAC crown, but first since 1978 dating back to their initial time in the league.

This is Allegheny's second NCAA Tournament appearance and first since that NCAC championship in 2004, which was also won in PKs over Denison in the championship match. That began a magical run for the Gators, who would advance past Carnegie Mellon University in the first round and Transylvania University in the second round via penalty kick shootouts before a loss at eventual national champion Messiah in the round of 16.

Hamilton (7-4-5 overall) reached the New England Small College Athletic Conference championship semifinals and received one of the 22 at-large bids. The Continentals are in the NCAA championship for the sixth time overall and are making their second trip in three years. Hamilton last hosted a national tournament match in 2000.

Denison (12-1-6), ranked 19th in this week's United Soccer Coaches poll, clinched its spot in the NCAA Tournament with 1-0 victory over Kenyon in the NCAC Championship match Sunday. It was the first conference tournament crown since 2023 for the Big Red and clinched a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive year and 14th time in program history.

Plattsburgh State (11-3-4) captured its first State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Championship since 2013 on Saturday afternoon, defeating Cortland in a penalty shootout following 110 scoreless minutes. With the victory, the Cardinals claimed their ninth conference championship in program history. Plattsburgh will also be making its 13th NCAA Championship appearance, but first since 2015.