Three North Andover residents will take part in the NCAA Division 3 soccer tournaments starting this weekend.
The No. 1-ranked Tufts University, coming off a thrilling 1-0 win over Connecticut College Sunday, eared their fourth New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) title at home, will travel the short trip to Brandeis University to battle Penn State Harrisburg.
Sophomore midfielder Ellis Denby has been a bright spot off the bench with two goals and two assists. Both of his goals have been game winners.
The number 14 seed Middlebury men’s soccer team has secured an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. The Panthers will take on SUNY Geneseo. Goalie Joey Waterman has been the primary option in net for the Panthers. The senior has a 9-3-1 mark with 53 saves and six total shutouts. His 0.841 save percentage paces the conference and is 15th in Division III.
Sophomore midfielder Will Slayton has started in all 18 games for Hobart (13-0-5). On the season he has two assists. Hobart will take on Messiah.
Women’s Soccer
In Division 1, the lone local player is Sacred Heart’s Emily Hood, a junior midfielder/forward, who has started all 21 games this season and had two goals and two assists. Sacred Heart will open the tournament against No. 2 seed Georgetown.
Men’s Cross Country
The Franklin Pierce men’s cross country team secured qualification for the 2025 NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championships, scheduled for Saturday, November 22, 2025, at the Wayne E. Danehl National Cross Country Course in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Methuen resident Liam Doherty and Salem’s Evan Spence have played a huge role in the team’s success. At last week’s NCAA Regional Championships, Doherty was 18th overall with a time of 33:01.95 for 10K and Spence was 35thin 33:47.3.