ECAC Announces 2025 DIII Men's Soccer Championship Field
DANBURY, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced Virginia Wesleyan University will be the overall top-seed of the 2025 ECAC Division III Men's Soccer Championship. VWU, Rutgers Newark, McDaniel College, and FDU Florham will be the sites of the first two rounds. First round play of the tournament will begin on Saturday, November 15.
In pod 1 hosted by VWU, the top overall seed Marlins will battle against Franciscan University.
In pod 4 hosted by Rutgers Newark, No. 2 Goucher College will play Rutgers Newark.
In pod 3 hosted by McDaniel College, McDaniel will host Juniata College.
In pod 2 hosted by FDU Florham, #2 William Paterson University matches against #3 SUNY Maritime. The winner will advance to play FDU Florham.
The winners of each pod will go on to compete in the championship weekend on Saturday, November 22 and 23. The host of the championship weekend will be determined after play on Sunday, November 16 is concluded.
All times are TBD. Hosting schools will coordinate with their traveling institutions to determine game times.
Pod 1: Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 15 at Virginia Wesleyan
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 Virginia Wesleyan vs. No. 2 Franciscan at Noon
Pod 4: First Round and Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 15 at Rutgers Newark
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 1 Rutgers Newark vs. No. 2 Goucher College at 5:00 PM
Pod 3: Quarterfinals - Sunday, Nov. 16 at McDaniel College
Game 1: (Sun.): No. 1 McDaniel College vs. No. 2 Juniata College at 1:00 PM
Pod 2: First Round and Quarterfinals - Saturday, Nov. 15 & Sunday, Nov. 16 at FDU Florham
Game 1: (Sat.): No. 2 William Paterson vs. No. 3 SUNY Maritime at 5:00 PM
Game 2: (Sun.): No. 1 FDU Florham vs. Winner Game 1 at 1:00 PM
Semifinals and Final - Saturday, Nov. 22 & Sunday, Nov. 23 at Rutgers Newark
Game 3: (Sat.): Franciscan University vs. Rutgers Newark at 11:00 AM
Game 4 (Sat.): Juniata College vs. William Paterson University at 2:00 PM
Game 5 (Sun.): Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 at Noon
Click here to see the full bracket.
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