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Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | James McGlynn

No. 24 men’s soccer ties No. 4 Tufts in NESCAC semis, Jumbos advance on pens

Miller ’28 scored his 10th goal of the season and the Continentals outshot the Jumbos 19-7

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – The Tufts University Jumbos scored an equalizing goal in the 71st minute and advanced on penalty kicks against the Hamilton College Continentals in a 2026 NESCAC Men's Soccer Championship semifinal at Williams College's Cole Field on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Season Update

  • No. 24 Hamilton (7-4-5 overall), which moved into the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll for the first time on Tuesday and was the sixth seed in the tournament, reached the NESCAC semifinals after earning a 2-1 victory at Bowdoin College in the quarterfinals on Saturday, Oct. 31.
  • Nationally ranked No. 4 Tufts (9-3-5), which was the No. 5 seed for the championship, earned a place in today's round by surviving a penalty-kick shootout in the quarterfinals at No. 12 Connecticut College.

How It Happened

  • Hamilton created an opportunity in the first minute as Troy Miller '28 sent a shot toward the top-right corner that was saved by Nikola Antic.
  • The Continentals grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 22nd minute as Zach Tracy '28 sent a pass to Miller, who fired a shot into the right side of the net for his team-leading 10th goal.
  • Hamilton maintained its lead through the remainder of the first half and carried the one-goal advantage into the break.
  • Miller forced Antic to make another save just under five minutes into the second half.
  • A Jumbos player received a red card at the 64:01 mark, and Tufts was forced to play with 10 men for the remainder of the match.
  • Tufts earned a penalty kick with 19:50 left in the second half and William Cornog converted from the spot to tie the match.
  • The Continentals controlled play for the remainder of regulation, but were unable to find the go-ahead goal. Tobin Walsh '29 saved a shot by Gianluca Fallone with 1:26 remaining to keep the match level.
  • Hamilton outshot Tufts 5-0 in the first overtime period and 3-0 in the second. Antic saved shots by Brady Hill '30 and Bashir Abou '30 in the second overtime and the match was sent to penalty kicks.
  • Tufts' Ben Pensky, Ben Brown, Cornog, and Ortman converted their kicks during the shootout. Antic came up with a save in the fifth and final round to send the Jumbos to the NESCAC final.

Notes

  • Miller ranks second in the NESCAC with 10 goals.
  • Tracy collected his second assist of the season.
  • Hamilton outshot Tufts 19-7 and held an impressive 17-5 advantage in corner kicks.
  • Miller recorded a career-high 10 shots, including a career-best five shots on goal.
  • The 17 corner kicks were the most Hamilton has taken in a match in the last 14 seasons.
  • The Continentals put eight shots on goal compared to two for the Jumbos.
  • Antic finished with seven saves for the Jumbos, not including the one in penalties.

Next Match

Hamilton will wait to see if its name is called during the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Selection Show which airs on NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 9 at 11 a.m.
 
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