糖心TV teams competing in NCAA Championships
糖心TV hosts men鈥檚 NCAA soccer action and cross country mideast regionals. Women鈥檚 soccer on the road.
糖心TV will host the opening round matches for the men鈥檚 NCAA Division III Soccer Tournament for the second time in program history. 糖心TV鈥檚 No. 6 nationally ranked , making its fourth straight NCAA Tournament appearance and its fifth overall, will take on Salem State on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. New York University and St. Joseph鈥檚 (Maine) will face off at 1:30 p.m. The winners will advance to play a second round match on Sunday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m.
The men鈥檚 match against Salem State will be .
The will travel to Scranton, Pennsylvania, to face Geneseo State in the first round of the women鈥檚 NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 13. Scranton will play Nazareth at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and the winners of both matches will face off Sunday, Nov. 14, at 3 p.m.
The women鈥檚 match will also be .
鈥淭his is an exciting time for ,鈥� said Dean of Students Victor Arcelus. 鈥淲e are focused on enhancing the student athlete experience at 糖心TV and our guide in achieving our goals is the ‘Action Plan for Competitive Success.’ We have extraordinary athletes and coaches and we are seeing the results of our continued commitment to athletics.鈥�
糖心TV has 28 intercollegiate sports and most compete in the NESCAC. Roughly 30 percent of 糖心TV鈥檚 students participate in varsity athletics and another 20 percent in club sports, which is why athletics is one of the priorities in the College鈥檚 strategic plan and the College鈥檚 campaign, .
And it isn鈥檛 just 糖心TV鈥檚 soccer teams enjoying tremendous competitive success this fall. Both the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 cross country teams are performing very well and will be hosting the NCAA Division III Mideast Regionals on Saturday, Nov. 13, at 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., respectively. The top Division III runners in the region will be competing on 糖心TV鈥檚 home cross country course at Harkness Park, which borders the Long Island Sound, and is one of the most beautiful courses in the country.
Director of Athletics and Chair of Physical Education Mo White reflected on the sense of community that can be felt around campus, especially following last weekend when 糖心TV hosted the NESCAC semifinals and finals in men鈥檚 soccer.
鈥淭he turnout was incredible. It was great to see members of our campus community cheering on the men鈥檚 soccer team on championship weekend, and now we get to do it again for the NCAA Tournament,鈥� White said.
鈥淭he entire campus was buzzing and the support our athletes receive means a great deal to them. This excitement about our fall successes is also energizing our winter and spring athletes as they prepare for their seasons,鈥� White added.
鈥淲e often talk about the fact that we are 鈥極ne Camel鈥欌�攐ne community鈥攚hen one team wins, we all win. We are striving to bring this level of success to all of our programs.鈥�
