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Six area college teams make NCAA DIII tournament field

Six area teams made the field of 62 for the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament - three as automatic bids and the others as at-large.

Eastern, Haverford, and Messiah all qualified over the weekend when they won their conference tournaments, but Rowan, Franklin & Marshall and Elizabethtown still made it into the field as at-large entries.

Haverford, Messiah, Franklin & Marshall, and Rowan will all host.

Haverford (13-3-3) will host Merchant Marine on Saturday and would be at home again to face the winner of Kean and UMass Boston on Sunday if they win.

Messiah, which returns to the field after missing out last year for the first time in 19 years, also earned the right to host the first two rounds.