Williams celebrates its third Div. 3 women's national title in four years. (courtesy photo)
There are six national championship trophies handed out each year in college soccer. This fall, half of those will return to New England.
On Saturday afternoon, Tufts captured the Div. 3 men's title, 2-1, over Calvin (Mich.); Williams downed Middlebury in penalty kicks (3-2) after a 1-1 draw Saturday night to secure the Div. 3 women's crown; and Bridgeport won the Div. 2 women's title on Sunday, 1-0 over Grand Valley State University.
It's an incredible haul for a region that, except for Div. 1 teams, tends to thrive nationally, particularly when it comes to Div. 3 and the NESCAC.
