BRUNSWICK, Maine – The Bowdoin College women's soccer team has earned the seventh seed for the 2021 New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament and will play at second-seeded Wesleyan in the quarterfinals on Saturday, October 30 at 12:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal action begins on Saturday on the campuses of the higher seeds. The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 6 at the highest remaining seed, and the championship game is set for Sunday, November 7 at the site of the semifinal matches.
Game Preview
#7 Bowdoin Polar Bears
2021 Record: 8-6-1 (10 pts / 3-6-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 21
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 3 (last: 2015)
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Tiebreaker: Bowdoin and Trinity both finished with 10 points. In head-to-head competition, the Polar Bears defeated the Bantams, 2-0, on October 2.
Notes: Bowdoin is the No. 7 seed for the second time since 2018 and will travel to No. 2 Wesleyan ... The Polar Bears fell to the Cardinals, 3-2, on September 25 … The quarterfinal match will be the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason … Bowdoin has participated in every NESCAC Tournament and its last semifinal appearance came in 2015, the same year the Polar Bears advanced to the championship game.
#2 Wesleyan Cardinals
2021 Record: 12-1-1 (25 pts / 8-1-1 NESCAC)
NESCAC Tournament Appearances (including this year): 9 (3rd consecutive)
NESCAC Finals Appearances: 0
NESCAC Titles Won: 0
Notes: The Cardinals are the No. 2 seed, the highest in program history, and will host a quarterfinal match for the first time … Wesleyan is seeking its third quarterfinal win and first since 2012 when it meets No. 7 Bowdoin … The Cardinals recorded a 3-2 victory over the Polar Bears on September 25 … The quarterfinal match will be the first meeting between the two teams in the NESCAC postseason … The Cardinals' 12 wins this season ties the single-season program record set in 1994 … Wesleyan enters the tournament unbeaten in its last seven games (6-0-1).
