The Hamilton College Continentals received one of the 21 at-large bids to the 2024 NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship on Monday, Nov. 11.
Hamilton (7-6-3 overall) plays Calvin University in the first round at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15. Calvin (14-5-2) earned an automatic bid for winning the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament title.
Kenyon (12-3-3) hosts Spalding University in the other first round contest at 11 a.m. on Friday. The winners of the two matches play in the second round at Kenyon at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Kenyon had a 6-2-0 record in the North Coast Athletic Conference and was given an at-large bid. Spalding (11-7-2) was the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament champion.
Hamilton is in the championship for the fifth time in team history and the first time since 2007. The Continentals tied for sixth place in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) standings and played in the conference championship quarterfinals. They are one of seven at-large teams from the NESCAC in the championship. Hamilton's head coach is
Perry Nizzi, who has 210 wins in 26 seasons at the College.
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