The Hamilton College Continentals travel to Brunswick, Maine, for a 2026 New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Men's Soccer Championship quarterfinal against the Bowdoin College Polar Bears at Bowdoin's Pickard Soccer Fields on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 12:30 p.m.
 
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Hamilton goes into the postseason with an overall record of 6-4-4. The Continentals tied for sixth place in the conference standings with 12 points and a 3-4-3 record and are the sixth seed for the championship. Hamilton, which defeated the Polar Bears 2-1 in Maine on October 17, is unbeaten in its last four matches at 3-0-1 and has allowed one goal during that span. The Continentals are 20th in the NCAA Power Index rankings, which are used to determine at-large selections for the NCAA championship. Hamilton advanced to the NESCAC final in 2016.
 
Bowdoin has an overall record of 8-2-5. The Polar Bears tied for third place in the conference standings with 18 points and a 5-2-3 record and are the third seed for the championship. Bowdoin is unbeaten in its last three matches (2-0-1) since the loss to the Continentals. The Polar Bears are 12th in the NCAA Power Index rankings. Bowdoin captured back-to-back NESCAC titles in 2014 and 2015.