NEW LONDON, Conn. -- The Connecticut College men's soccer team learned today that it will play host to an opening weekend of the NCAA Division III Tournament when selections were announced for the 64-team annual event earlier this morning.

Conn, which will play UMass Boston in the opening round on Saturday, November 14 at 11 a.m. on Silfen Field, earned at-large selection after falling in penalties to Tufts in the NESCAC quarterfinals. Conn enters the NCAA tournament with an overall record of 10-2-4. For the year, Conn has scored 33 goals (2.06 per game) with 13 different goal scorers, while conceding just 10 goals in 16 games.

The Camels have two players in double-digit scoring, led by Marco Perugini (Medway, Mass.) with 24 points on nine goals and six assists, while Max Weiss (Weston, Conn.) has added 18 points on six goals and six assists. Defensively, Casey Shea (Haworth, N.J.) has started 11 of 16 games between the sticks for Conn, compiling a 0.719 save percentage, a 0.80 goals against average, and five clean sheets.

UMass Boston (10-5-1) is coming off a 2-1 win over Western Connecticut State in the Little East Conference championship on November 7. The Beacons claimed their second straight LEC title earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. Ryan Lima leads the team with 17 points on six goals and five assists, while Gabriel Jordao has added 15 points on six goals and three assists, and JJ Devine has a 1.23 goals against average and two shutouts in 10 starts.

The site's other first round match-up features Salem State (17-1-2) against Carnegie Mellon (11-3-4). The winners from each first round contest will meet on Sunday, November 15. 

More details for the opening round match-up will be added to the website as they become available.