CANTON — The No. 7 St. Lawrence University men's soccer team earned an at-large bid to the 2026 NCAA Tournament and will face Neumann in the first round on the campus of Bowdoin College on Saturday, Nov. 14, as announced during Monday's selection show.

The Scarlet and Brown, who last made the tournament in 2022, are making their 25th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and their sixth under head coach Mike Toshack.

"Very excited to be getting ready and preparing to play in the NCAA Tournament with the team this week, traveling to Bowdoin College and playing a great Neumann team," said Toshack. "It will be another great experience for us. I know the guys are up for it and we're excited; they really are on an upward trajectory, playing very, very well. I know that they are all excited as a group to be in the national tournament, and we will look and see what we can do, so it's going to be a good experience for all of us."

St. Lawrence, ranked No. 7 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches poll, enters the tournament with an 11-2-4 record. The Saints won the Liberty League regular-season title with a 5-1-3 conference mark and earned a first-round bye in last weekend's conference tournament.

The Saints routed Skidmore 4-1 in the semifinals behind big performances from senior captains Baker Diaz and Nicholas Petrone to advance to the championship match, where they fell 1-0 to Vassar in a hard-fought title contest.

The matchup against the Knights, which is scheduled to kick off at 1:30 p.m. in Brunswick, Maine, will be the first meeting between the two programs.

Neumann enters the tournament after knocking off No. 14 Messiah, 1-0, to win its first MAC Commonwealth Championship in its inaugural season in the conference. The Knights have now won four straight conference championships after capturing the previous three Atlantic East titles.

The winner of Saturday's matchup will face the winner of the Bowdoin vs. Thomas (Maine) contest at 1 p.m. on Sunday in the second round.