MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – The No. 13 ranked Wesleyan women's soccer team has earned the second seed for the 2021 New England Small College Athletic Conference Tournament and will host the seventh-seeded Bowdoin in the quarterfinal round on Saturday, October 30 at 12:30 PM. The location for Saturday's postseason game will either be Jackson Field (grass) or Smith Field (turf) depending on the impending weather. This marks the first time in program history that the Cardinals have hosted a NESCAC Tournament game.
Quarterfinal round action begins on Saturday on the campuses of the higher seeds (1-4). The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinal round on Saturday, November 6 at the highest remaining seed. The championship match is set for Sunday, November 7 at the site of the semifinal matches.
Game Preview
#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).
#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
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.
