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Swarthmore to host third round NCAA match after two straight PK shootout wins

It’s been quite a ride for Swarthmore’s men’s soccer team over the past couple weeks.

After missing out on the Centennial Conference tournament, they were still awarded an at-large bid to the Division III NCAA Tournament and survived the first weekend knocking off No. 17 Roanoke College and No. 23 Christopher Newport with PK shootout wins on back-to-back nights in Virginia.

Now, the improbable run for the Garnets will continue back at home this weekend when they host Connecticut College and welcome Tufts and Washington & Lee for rounds 3 and 4 of the tournament. The team that survives the weekend will punch a ticket to the semifinals in Cary, North Carolina.