The women’s team is headed to the championships for their seventh straight time and 17th overall. For the men, it is the Thoroughbreds sixth consecutive NCAA appearance. Fresh off their Liberty League championship, the 20th ranked women’s team (12-8) received a first round bye and will play the winner of a first-round match between The College of New Jersey and SUNY Geneseo on Saturday, May 11 at Amherst College. Amherst, ranked first nationally, will play the winner of Wilkes College and Mt. St. Mary’s College (N.Y.). The regional final is set for Sunday. Last season, the women beat TCNJ to advance to the 2012 regional final before losing to Amherst.
The men’s team (11-8) will face UMASS Boston (14-3) in the first round on Friday, May 10 at Williams College. The winner will face No. 29 MIT (15-2) in the regional semifinal on Saturday. Sixth ranked and host Williams College (18-3) will play the winner of Colby-Sawyer (14-7) and Nichols College (17-5) in the other regional semifinal. The regional final will be May 12. Last season, the men lost in the second round to Trinity College.
The men’s tournament consists of 44 teams, while the women’s tournament has 50 teams competing, playing a single-elimination tournament with the first three rounds being played at regional sites. Kalamazoo College will host the team championships finals, which will be held May 20–22 at the Stowe Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
