The NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Committee announced the field of 64 teams for the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. Worcester State will face off in the opening round versus at Stevens Institute of Technology on Saturday November 12, 1pm.

The Lancers earned the MASCAC automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament after defeating Bridgewater State in penalty kicks on Sunday in the conference championship game.

Forty-three conferences were awarded automatic qualification for the championship. 1 team will be selected from Pool B. The other 20 berths were reserved for Pool C with, which includes institutions from automatic-qualifying conferences that did not win their conference  championship and any remaining Pool B teams. 

All tournament games leading up to the national semifinals will be played on the campuses of the competing institutions. Sixteen sites will host four teams for first-and second round competition Nov. 11 and 12 or 12 and 13.  

Second-round winners will advance to one of four sectional sites Nov. 18 and 19 or 19 and 20. Winners of the four sectionals will advance to the national semifinals, which take place  Dec. 1 at Kerr Soccer Stadium in Salem, Virginia, with Old Dominion Athletic Conference and  the City of Salem serving as hosts. The national championship game will be played Dec. 3. The  Division III women’s soccer national semifinals and championship games will also be held at Kerr Soccer Stadium Dec. 2 and Dec. 4. If a women’s Sunday no play institution advances to the final  site, championship will be Dec. 2 and Dec 4.