INDIANAPOLIS - The No. 13 Swarthmore College women's soccer team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament and will travel to Case Western Reserve University for the opening weekend. The Garnet will take on Bridgewater College in the first round on Saturday at 8 p.m.
In the other first-round matchup, the host Spartans will battle Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. The second round will take place on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. featuring the two Saturday winners.
Swarthmore (14-3-3) is making its eighth NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and first since 2023. It is the fifth time that the Garnet have earned an at-large bid to the tourney. They were the Centennial Conference regular season champion and advanced to the final of the conference tournament. Swarthmore has been nationally ranked every week this season, reaching a peak of No. 12.
Case Western Reserve (13-2-3) was an at-large selection out of the University Athletic Association. The Spartans are making their sixth consecutive trip to the NCAA postseason and seventh overall. CWRU finished fifth in the NCAA Power Index to earn a host assignment. The Spartans are ranked sixth in the most recent United Soccer Coaches Poll.
Bridgewater (15-5) grabbed an at-large bid after reaching the semifinals of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. The Eagles are making just their second appearance in the NCAA Tournament, returning for the first time since 2018.
Rose-Hulman (11-6-2) won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference title with a 1-0 victory over Hanover College to earn an automatic bid. It is the fourth trip to the NCAAs for the Fightin' Engineers and their first since 2022.
NCAA TOURNAMENT AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE SCHEDULE
Saturday, Nov. 15
5:30 p.m. - Case Western Reserve vs. Rose-Hulman
8 p.m. - Swarthmore vs. Bridgewater
Sunday, Nov. 16
7:30 p.m. – Two first round winners
The full 64-team tournament bracket is available here.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets can be purchased at the site of competition via a credit card (no cash transactions will be accepted). There will be no advanced sale of tickets for the game.
Ticket prices are:
$6 - Adults (18 and over)
$3 - Students (including those from participating institutions) & Seniors
$2 - Children 3-12
Free – Children 2 and under
