Men's Soccer

2026 HCAC Men’s Soccer Semifinal & Championship Preview

CARMEL, Ind. – The 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s Soccer Championship continues today with the semifinal round.

2026 HCAC Men’s Soccer Championship Page

In the opening round on Saturday, No. 3 seed Rose-Hulman and No. 5 seed Earlham picked up victories to join No. 1 seed Hanover and No. 2 seed Transylvania in Tuesday’s semifinals.

The Panthers and Pioneers will serve as hosts for the semifinal matchups.

RHIT will travel to the top-seeded Panthers after earning a decisive 5-0 victory over No. 6 seed Manchester in the quarterfinals. The Fightin’ Engineers found the back of the net early in the match, scoring in the 2nd minute and never looked back.

Earlham earned its venture to Transy after winning a double-overtime quarterfinal on the road against No. 4 seed Anderson. The Quakers got on the board first with a score early in the second half before the Falcons were able to equalize sending the match into extra time. EC was able to find the game-winner in the 108th minute.

Kick off for Tuesday’s semifinals are 2 p.m. at Hanover and 7 p.m. at Transylvania.

The Championship match is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 with the higher seed hosting. The winner of the 2026 HCAC Men’s Soccer Championship will earn the league’s automatic qualifier into the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship.

2026 HCAC Men’s Soccer Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 31, 2026 

No. 3 Rose-Hulman def. No. 6 Manchester, 5-0 | BOX
No. 5 Earlham def. No. 4 Anderson, 2-1 (2OT) | BOX

Semifinals - Tuesday, November 3, 2026
No. 5 Earlham at No. 1 Hanover, 2 p.m.
No. 3 Rose-Hulman at No. 2 Transylvania, 7 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, November 7, 2026
Semifinal winners at higher seed, TBD

For more information on HCAC Soccer, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.