Marlborough, Mass. - November 3, 2026 - With the 2026 New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women’s Soccer Championship Tournament beginning this afternoon at 1:00 pm, below you can find a complete preview of this year’s playoff field.
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No. 1 MIT (17-2-1)
MIT enters this year’s NEWMAC Tournament winners of eight straight contests and winners of seven of the last eight women’s soccer championship crowns. The Engineers surrendered just one goal in conference play this year coming on September 19 at Smith and have only allowed four goals all season ranking fourth in all of Division III women’s soccer in goals against average (0.30). MIT’s offense is powered by Arianna Doss (Houston, Texas) and Claire Zhang (Charlotte, N.C.), who have combined for 22 of the Engineers 63 goals and 57 of MIT’s 169 points in 2026, while defensively in net Maddy Noll (Northbrook, Ill.) has gone 13-1-1 with eight shutouts and has needed to make just 37 saves over 1215 minutes of action thanks to her potent defensive unit in front of her. MIT is 28-12-9 all-time in the NEWMAC Tournament and 22-2-6 at home in those games.
No. 2 Salve Regina (10-3-5)
Salve Regina is making its NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament debut after joining the conference at the start of 2023. The Seahawks won ten games in a single year for the first time since 2011 and for just the sixth time in program history this fall. Salve Regina has a balanced offensive attack with four student-athletes who have scored five or more goals. The leader of the bunch is first-year Sienna Mastroianni (Whitinsville, Mass.), who is amongst the leaders in the NEWMAC in goals, with nine, and points, with 20. In net, Sabrina Lawless (Milford, Conn.) has posted nine victories to go along with an .874 save percentage, six shutouts and 83 saves over nearly 1400 minutes of action. On the national stage, Salve Regina is ranked 21st in Division III in total goals scored (54), 34th in scoring offense (3.00 goals per game) and 35th in total points (141). On its home field, Salve Regina is 6-1-1 and has surrendered just five goals all season at Reynolds Field in Newport. Salve Regina was slotted tenth in the NEWMAC preseason poll, but look for the Seahawks to make some noise in the 2026 playoffs this week.
No. 3 Wheaton (10-4-3)
Wheaton is gearing up for its 27th appearance in the NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament having missed the playoffs in just one season since the conference began in 1998. The Lyons have won a total of 37 NEWMAC Tournament games, but haven’t hoisted the trophy since 2004. The Lyons went a stretch of five straight years of winning the title from 2000 to 2004. This fall, Wheaton’s offense has been guided by sophomore Camila Leiva (Warwick, R.I.), who has notched 15 goals and six assists for 36 points. Leiva is one of the most potent threats in all of Division III ranking seventh in game winning goals (7), 15th in total goals (15), 18th in total points (36), 22nd in goals per game (0.88) and 24th in points per game (2.12). In net, Olivia King (Simsbury, Conn.) has gone 10-4-3 with 80 saves and a save percentage of .825 along with six clean sheets.
No. 4 WPI (10-6-2)
WPI enters the NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament with its tenth 10 win season since 2013 and over that stretch the Engineers are 7-9-2 in conference playoff games and hoisted the trophy at the conclusion of the 2016 season after knocking off both Springfield (1-0) and MIT (3-1) on its home field in Worcester. This year’s Engineers squad has seen five student-athletes record five or more goals and ten or more points highlighted by six goal efforts from Abigail Johnson (Middletown, Conn.) and Maeve Steckley (Irondequoit, N.Y.). Those five student-athletes including Johnson and Steckley have accumulated 27 of WPI’s 36 goals this fall. In net, Ayla Verheul (Naarden, The Netherlands) has recorded five shutouts, 61 saves and a save percentage of .803 in over 1100 minutes of action for the Engineers.
No. 5 Wellesley (7-6-5)
Wellesley is making it second straight appearance in the NEWMAC Tournament under second year head coach Greg Margolis. The Blue won its only NEWMAC title in 1999 and is looking to earn its first postseason victory since 2009. Wellesley has reached the conference title game three times, a stretch from 1998-2000. This fall, Wellesley’s offense is led by Maya Fraser (Leverett, Mass.), who has scored six goals and added an assist for 13 points. Including Fraser, four Wellesley student-athletes have scored three or more goals this year. In goal, Olivia Lore (Blue Bell, pa.) has played all 1620 minutes for Wellesley posting 126 saves, seven shutouts and a save percentage of .834. The Blue picked up points in eight of 11 NEWMAC games this fall including its first win over Babson since 2016. Nationally, Lore ranks 28th in Division III in total saves (28), 41st in shutouts (7) and 53rd in saves per game (7.00).
No. 6 Babson (7-8-4)
Babson will enter the NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament for the 28th consecutive season after earning points in eight of 11 conference games this fall. The Beavers have advanced out of the opening round of play 14 times and have reached the NEWMAC final five times - most recently in 2023. Babson won the NEWMAC’s inaugural conference title, 1-0, over Wellesley on November 1, 1998. This fall, Babson is led offensively by Priscilla-Rose Men-Martin (Rolling Hills Estates, Calif.), who has tallied seven goals and two assists for 16 points, but the balanced Babson offense has seen 14 different student-athletes find the back of the net in 2026. In goal, Callahan Cottone (Medway, Mass.) has produced 58 saves, a save percentage of .806 and four shutouts in over 1200 minutes of action.
No. 7 Clark (9-5-3)
Clark will be making its first NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament appearance since 2023 and 15th all-time postseason appearance since 1998. The Cougars reached the conference title game in 2022 as the four seed after eating 1-0 wins over Springfield and MIT. This year’s Clark squad is headed by Solimar Rivera (Worcester, Mass.), who has scored ten goals to go along with five assists for 25 points. Rivera ranks third in the NEWMAC in goals and points and fourth in assists. Clark’s offense as a team ranks 58th nationally in total assists only behind MIT in the NEWMAC and 79th in total goals only behind MIT and Salve Regina in the conference. Individually, Selene Hammad (Franklin, Mass.) ranks 19th in Division III in total assists (10) and 28th nationally in assists per game (0.59). In goal, Gabrielle Huryn (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) has earned seven wins (six shutouts) and has made 51 saves. The Cougars will enter this year’s NEWMAC Tournament with a record of 3-1-2 over their past six contests.
vs. No. 8 Springfield (5-11-1)
Springfield rounds out this year’s NEWMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament Field as a program that has appeared in every conference playoff tournament since 1998. The Pride have hoisted the NEWMAC trophy seven times - most recently in 2015, but went a stretch of winning it six times in eight seasons from 2008-2015. The year’s Springfield squad is led by Katie McFerran (Selkirk, N.Y.), who has scored seven goals and has totaled 15 points in her sophomore campaign. First-year Adyson Wiseman (Waterford, Conn.) has made an immediate impact with five goals and four assists for 14 points this fall for the Pride. Springfield has used four goalkeepers across its 17 games this year.
About the NEWMAC
The NEWMAC is an association of 13 selective academic institutions: Babson College, Clark University, U.S Coast Guard Academy, Emerson College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mount Holyoke College, Saint Anselm College (beginning reclassification process with NCAA in 2027-28), Salve Regina University, Smith College, Springfield College, Wellesley College, Wheaton College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute, that are committed to providing high quality competitive athletic opportunities for student-athletes within an educational and respectful environment that embodies the NCAA Division III Philosophy. The conference also partners with seven Associate Members: New York University (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), Norwich University (Football), Simmons College (Rowing), SUNY Maritime College (Football), SUNY New Paltz (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Football), and Vassar College (Men's Volleyball, 2026-2027), while sponsoring 21 sports.