Amherst wins the 2024 DIII men's soccer championship
Amherst men's soccer defeated Connecticut College, 4-3 in penalty kicks to win the 2024 NCAA DIII championship. It's the Mammoths' first championship title since the 2015 season. Below is information and results from the 2024 tournament.
2024 NCAA men's soccer tournament bracket
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2024 NCAA DIII men's soccer tournament scores
All times listed in ET
First round
Friday, Nov. 15
- Kenyon 1, Spalding 0
- Hamilton 3, Calvin 2
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 5, Lake Forest 0
- Hope 2, DePauw 0
- Trinity (TX) 3, Belhaven 0
- Bowdoin 3, Hardin-Simmons 0
Saturday, Nov. 16
- Babson 1, St. John Fisher 0
- Williams 3, Manhattanville 1
- Connecticut College 4, Suffolk 1
- Middlebury 7, Hunter 0
- Amherst 3, Neumann 1
- Mary Washington 3, William Peace 1
- St. Olaf 3, Wartburg 1
- Gustavus Adolphus 2, MSOE 1
- Denison 5, Anderson 1
- Colorado College 3, Pacific Lutheran 2
- Dickinson 1, St. Mary's (MD) 0
- Wesleyan (CT) 2, Saint Joseph (CT) 0
- Johns Hopkins 1, Penn State Behrend 0
- Vassar 3, Rowan 0
- Kenyon 2 (3-4 in PKs), Hamilton 2 (second round)
- Franklin & Marshall 1, WestConn 0
- Ohio Wesleyan 2, Catholic 1
- Stevens 2, Muhlenberg 0
- Messiah 1, Cortland 1 (4-3 PKs)
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1, Hope 0 (second round)
- Wisconsin-Platteville 0, North Central (IL) 0 (4-2 Pks)
- Wisconsin-Superior 1, North Park 0
- Ohio Northern 1, Franciscan 0
- Claremont-M-S 2, Oglethorpe 0
- Lynchburg 3, Emory 0
- Wash. & Lee 1, Otterbein 0
- Tufts 2, Westfield State 1
- Buffalo State 3, Thomas (ME) 0
- Trinity (TX) 3, Bowdoin 0 (second round)
Second round
Sunday, Nov. 17
- Middlebury 2, Vassar 1
- Babson 1, Wesleyan (CT) 0
- Amherst 1, Stevens 1
- Williams 1, Messiah 0
- Mary Washington 1, Ohio Wesleyan
- Connecticut Col. 3, Franklin & Marshal 0
- Wisconsin Superior 2, St. Olaf 2 (4-2 PK)
- Wisconsin Platteville 1, Gustavus Adolphus 0
- Denison 4, Ohio Northern 1
- Washington & Lee 2, Johns Hopkins 0
- Claremont-M-S 2, Colorado College 1 (2OT)
- Dickinson 2, Lynchburg 0
- Buffalo State 1, Tufts 1 (4-3 PK)
Third round
Saturday, Nov. 23
- Middlebury 1, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 0
- Denison 1, Mary Washington 0 (2OT)
- Washington & Lee 1, Williams 1 (PKs)
- Babson 2, Trinity (TX) 0
- Dickinson 2, Buffalo State 0
- Connecticut College 2, Kenyon 2 (PKs)
- Amherst 3, Wisconsin-Superior 2 (2OT)
- Wisconsin-Eau Claire 2, Wisconsin-Platteville 2 (PKs)
Quarterfinals/Sectional finals
Sunday, Nov. 24
- Middlebury 0, Babson 0 (4-3 PKs)
- Connecticut College 2, Denison 1
- Washington & Lee 3, Dickinson 2
- Amherst 2, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1
Semifinals
Thursday, Dec. 5
National Championship
Saturday, Dec. 7
2024 NCAA DIII men's soccer tournament schedule
- Selection show: Monday, Nov. 11 at 1:30 p.m. ET on krikya18.com
- First and second rounds: Friday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17, streamed on krikya18.com
- Sectionals: Saturday, Nov. 23 and Sunday, Nov. 24, streamed on krikya18.com
- Semifinals: Thursday, Dec. 5 in Las Vegas, streamed on krikya18.com
- Championship: Saturday, Dec. 7 in Las Vegas, streamed on krikya18.com
PRESS RELEASE: NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Committee selects 2024 championship field
Championship history
Below is the complete DIII men's soccer team championship history since 1974. Amherst won the title in triple overtime against Connecticut College.
| Year | Champion (Record) | Coach | Score | Runner-Up | Host or Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Amherst (16-2-4) | Justin Serpone | 0-0 (4-3, pk) | Connecticut Col. | Las Vegas |
| 2023 | St. Olaf (20-3-3) | Justin Oliver | 2-1 (OT) | Amherst | Salem, Va. |
| 2022 | UChicago (22-0-1) | Julianna Sitch | 2-0 | Williams | Salem, Va. |
| 2021 | Connecticut College (19-4-1) | Reuben Burk | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | Amherst | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2020 | Canceled due to Covid-19 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Tufts (20-2-2) | Josh Shapiro | 2-0 | Amherst | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2018 | Tufts (18-0-3) | Josh Shapiro | 2-1 | Calvin | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2017 | Messiah (24-2-0) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 | North Park | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2016 | Tufts (14-5-2) | Josh Shapiro | 1-0 (2ot) | Calvin | Salem, Va. |
| 2015 | Amherst (17-1-2) | Justin Serpone | 2-1 | Loras | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2014 | Tufts (17-2-4) | Josh Shapiro | 4-2 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Kansas City, Mo. |
| 2013 | Messiah (24-1-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 (2ot) | Rutgers-Camden | San Antonio |
| 2012 | Messiah (23-0-2) | Brad McCarty | 5-1 | Ohio Northern | San Antonio |
| 2011 | Ohio Wesleyan (23-2-0) | Jay Martin | 2-1 | Calvin | San Antonio |
| 2010 | Messiah (23-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-1 (ot) | Lynchburg (Va.) | San Antonio |
| 2009 | Messiah (24-1) | Brad McCarty | 2-0 | Calvin | San Antonio |
| 2008 | *Messiah (22-2-2) | Dave Brandt | 1-1 (2ot, pk) | Stevens Institute | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2007 | *Middlebury (18-2-2) | Dave Saward | 0-0 (2ot, pk) | Trinity (Texas) | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2006 | Messiah (21-1-2) | Dave Brandt | 3-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Lake Buena Vista, Fla. |
| 2005 | Messiah (24-0) | Dave Brandt | 1-0 | Gustavus Adolphus | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2004 | Messiah (23-2) | Dave Brandt | 4-0 | UC Santa Cruz | Greensboro, N.C. |
| 2003 | Trinity (Texas) (24-0-0) | Paul McGinlay | 2-1 | Drew | Drew |
| 2002 | Messiah (23-2-1) | Dave Brandt | 1-0 | Otterbein | St. Lawrence |
| 2001 | Richard Stockton (25-1-1) | Jeff Haines | 3-2 | Redlands | Messiah |
| 2000 | Messiah (22-2-1) | Dave Brandt | 2-0 | Rowan | Rowan |
| 1999 | St. Lawrence (22-0) | Bob Durocher | 2-0 | Wheaton (Ill.) | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1998 | Ohio Wesleyan (18-6) | Jay Martin | 2-1 (2ot) | Greensboro | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1997 | Wheaton (Ill.) (24-0-1) | Joe Bean | 3-0 | TCNJ | Mary Washington |
| 1996 | TCNJ (17-5-1) | George Nazario | 2-1 (4ot) | Kenyon | Kenyon |
| 1995 | Williams (17-0-1) | Mike Russo | 2-1 | Methodist | Williams |
| 1994 | Bethany (W.Va.) (15-5-4) | John Cunningham | 1-0 (2ot) | Johns Hopkins | TCNJ |
| 1993 | UC San Diego (20-2-2) | Derek Armstrong | 1-0 | Williams | Williams |
| 1992 | Kean (18-6-1) | Tony Ochrimenko | 3-1 | Ohio Wesleyan | Kean |
| 1991 | UC San Diego (18-4-1) | Derek Armstrong | 1-0 | TCNJ | UC San Diego |
| 1990 | Rowan (20-3-2) | Dan Gilmore | 2-1 (4ot, pk) | Ohio Wesleyan | Ohio Wesleyan |
| 1989 | Elizabethtown (23-2) | Skip Roderick | 2-0 | Greensboro | Elizabethtown |
| 1988 | UC San Diego (23-0-2) | Derek Armstrong | 3-0 | Rochester Institute | Rochester Institute |
| 1987 | UNC Greensboro (17-7-1) | Michael Parker | 6-1 | Washington-St. Louis | UNC Greensboro |
| 1986 | UNC Greensboro (18-5) | Michael Parker | 2-0 | UC San Diego | UNC Greensboro |
| 1985 | UNC Greensboro (20-5) | Michael Parker | 5-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Washington-St. Louis |
| 1984 | Wheaton (Ill.) (21-1-2) | Joe Bean | 2-1 (3ot) | Brandeis | Wheaton (Ill.) |
| 1983 | UNC Greensboro (23-1-1) | Mike Berticelli | 3-2 | Claremont-M-S | UNC Greensboro |
| 1982 | UNC Greensboro (19-3) | Mike Berticelli | 2-1 | Bethany (W.Va.) | UNC Greensboro |
| 1981 | Rowan (19-1-2) | Dan Gilmore | 2-1 (4ot) | Scranton | Elizabethtown |
| 1980 | Babson (16-3-1) | Bill Rogers | 1-0 (ot) | Scranton | Babson |
| 1979 | Babson (13-2-4) | Bill Rogers | 2-1 | Rowan | TCNJ |
| 1978 | Lock Haven (18-2) | Michael Parker | 3-0 | Washington-St. Louis | Babson |
| 1977 | Lock Haven (14-4) | Michael Parker | 1-0 | SUNY Cortland | Babson |
| 1976 | Brandeis (15-2) | Mike Coven | 2-1 (2ot) | Brockport | Elizabethtown |
| 1975 | Babson (17-0-1) | Bob Hartwell | 1-0 | Brockport | Brockport |
| 1974 | Brockport (12-2-2) | Walk Kopczuk | 3-1 | Swarthmore | Wheaton (Ill.) |
*Penalty kicks
