MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- With the quarterfinals of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Soccer Tournament now concluded, four teams are left in their pursuit of the conference tournament championship.

The top two seeds - Edgewood University and Aurora University - both won 4-0, defeating Dominican University and St. Norbert College, respectively.

Elsewhere, Milwaukee School of Engineering used two late goals to successfully defend home field against Lakeland University, while Benedictine University managed to play spoiler and upset Illinois Tech, 2-0.

2026 NACC Men's Soccer Tournament
Each game hosted by higher seed
Quarterfinals - Sunday, Nov. 1
No. 1 Edgewood def. No. 8 Dominican, 4-0
No. 5 Benedictine def. No. 4 Illinois Tech, 2-0
No. 3 MSOE def. No. 6 Lakeland, 3-1
No. 2 Aurora def. No. 7 St. Norbert, 4-0

Semifinals - Wednesday, Nov. 4
No. 5 Benedictine at No. 1 Edgewood, 7 p.m.
No. 3 MSOE at No. 2 Aurora, 7 p.m.

Championship - Saturday, Nov. 7
Semifinal winners

SEMIFINAL MATCHUPS

No. 5 Benedictine at No. 1 Edgewood	No. 3 MSOE at No. 2 Aurora
Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Site: Edgewood University Field at Reddan Soccer Complex, Verona, Wis. Regular Season: Edgewood 2, Benedictine 0 Oct. 24 at Lisle, Ill. Tournament Series Record: Edgewood leads 2-1 Last Meeting: Nov. 2, 2014 - Benedictine 4, Edgewood 0 at Lisle, Ill. (2014 first round)	Date/Time: Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. Site: Spartan Athletic Park, Montgomery, Ill. Regular Season: Aurora 1, MSOE 0 Sept. 26 at Montgomery, Ill. Tournament Series Record: MSOE leads 3-2-1 Last Meeting: Nov. 7, 2025 - MSOE 1, Aurora at Montgomery, Ill. (2025 final)

QUARTERFINAL RECAPS
No. 1 Edgewood 4, No. 8 Dominican 0
Top-seeded Edgewood began its push for its first conference tournament title in school history by scoring two goals in each half to defeat Dominican at Edgewood University Field at Reddan Park in Verona, Wisconsin. 

The Eagles took the first shot of the game a little over three minutes in, when Riley Kann sent a shot at the goal that was off-target. Edgewood would follow it with the first shot on goal a few minutes later, when Haris Sarajlija’s shot was saved by Roberto Navarro Mercado.

Exactly seven minutes into the game, Ryan Hardy found the back of the net for the Eagles, getting Edgewood on the board first. He was assisted on the shot by Kann.

Dominican got its first shots off less than a minute after the goal, with Tristen Banquil’s first shot being off-target. He followed it with one that was on target, but it was saved by Ezra Wallace.

After trading shots back and forth for much of the first half, Connor Gage got one past Navarro Mercado in the goal, doubling Edgewood’s lead. Arjun Kaushik and Stephen Kaster both had an assist on the play, and the two teams went into halftime with Edgewood leading 2-0.

Just over ten minutes into the second half, the Eagles added to their lead, with Kaushik adding to his day with a goal. Hardy had an assist on the play, adding to his point total.

Momentum stayed on Edgewood’s side, and five minutes later, Isaiah Stiebel managed to sneak another ball past Navarro Mercado, giving the Eagles a 4-0 lead that they would not relinquish. 

After Stiebel’s goal, Dominican managed just two more shots in the game, neither of which was on goal.

Dominican out-shot Edgewood 19-18, although seven of the Eagles’ shots were on goal, compared to six for the Stars. Kaushik and Hardy both finished with a goal and an assist, Gage and Stiebel both had a goal, and Kann and Kaster both had an assist. Cristian Torres-Gale led the Eagles in shots with four, while Banquil led the Stars with eight shots, four of which were on 
goal.

Navarro Mercado made two saves for the goal, with both Matt Newton and Alexander Garcia also spending time in goal for the Stars, making one and zero saves, respectively. Wallace made six saves for Edgewood.

Dominican had five corner kicks to Edgewood’s two, and both teams were whistled for being offsides once. 

No. 2 Aurora 4, No. 7 St. Norbert 0
After scoring one goal in the first half, the Spartans used a trio of second-half goals to lift themselves over the Green Knights at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.

St. Norbert took the first shot of the game a little over five minutes in, with Charlie Anguil’s shot being high of the goal. Two minutes later, Aurora took its first shot of the game, with Carlos Viayra also sending one high.

The first shot on goal was taken by Aurora, and Jackson Kiszka saved Issa Mnangwa’s shot that was sent at the bottom center of the goal.

With less than three minutes left in the first half, Mizael Terrazas found the back of the net for Aurora, giving the Spartans a 1-0 lead going into halftime. Isaac Jacobo and Jesus Ramos both had an assist on the play.

Aurora doubled its lead less than seven minutes into the second half, as Mnangwa got one past Kiszka to make it a 2-0 Spartans lead, with Yandel Reyes having an assist on the goal.

Isaac Jacobo scored a goal himself thirteen minutes later to put Aurora up by three, with Aaron Saldana assisting on the goal.

With less than ten minutes left in the game, Diego Lugo got in on the scoring action, giving Aurora a 4-0 lead on a play that was assisted by Mnangwa and Diego Torres.

The Spartans out-shot St. Norbert 17-6, having ten shots on goal to St. Norbert’s two. Mnangwa and Jacobo both had a goal and an assist, Terrazas and Lugo had a goal apiece, and Ramos, Reyes, Saldana, and Lugo each had an assist. Mnangwa and Jacobo both led the Spartans with three shots, while Anguil led the Green Knights with two.

Defensively, Eron Qorri made two saves for Aurora, while Kiszka made six for St. Norbert. Aurora had three corner kicks to St. Norbert’s one, and were called for three offsides, with St. Norbert being called for it once.

No. 3 MSOE 3, No. 6 Lakeland 1
The Raiders began their pursuit of a third-straight conference title by using two very late goals to get past a Lakeland team with an upset on its mind at Viets Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 

MSOE took the first shot of the game just seven seconds in, with Ditar Useni’s opening salvo being high and to the left. Lakeland took its first shot of the game shortly thereafter, as Austin Eigenberger-Vahsholtz sent one that was wide left of the goal.

Just over six minutes into the game, MSOE had the first shot on goal of the game, and it was the first goal of the game as well, as Andrew Calderon sent one into the back of the net, giving the Raiders an early lead. Filip Aniecko had an assist on the goal.

After roughly thirty minutes had gone by, the Muskies answered with a goal of their own, with Angel Cortez getting one into the goal to tie the game at one going into halftime.

The two sides traded shots back and forth for much of the second half, and it wasn’t until there were less than twelve minutes left in the game that either side was able to take the lead. It was Lachlan Ladd of the Raiders that did it, sending one past Ali Faiad to give the advantage back to MSOE. Diego Gonzalo assisted on the play.

MSOE added an insurance goal with exactly thirty seconds left to play, with Nico Picha scoring to give the Raiders the 3-1 victory.

The Raiders played much of the second half one man down after starting goalkeeper Christian Dersham drew a red card just under 15 minutes into the second half.

The Raiders out-shot Lakeland 21-7, and both teams had five shots on goal. Calderon, Ladd, and Picha each had a goal for MSOE, and Aniecko and Gonzalo each had an assist. For Lakeland, Cortez had one goal. Picha led the Raiders with six shots, two of which were on goal. Cortez led Lakeland with two shots, both of which were on goal.

Both Dean Schaefer and Christian Dershem spent time in goal for the Raiders, and each goalkeeper recorded two saves. Faiad made two saves for Lakeland. The Muskies had ten corner kicks while MSOE had six, the Raiders were called for offsides twice.

No. 5 Benedictine 2, No. 4 Illinois Tech 0
On the road against a team it tied 0-0 with during the regular season, Benedictine scored a goal in each half to defeat Illinois Tech at Stuart Field in Chicago, Illinois, in what was the only instance this tournament of a lower seed defeating a higher seed.

Illinois Tech took the first shot of the game about nine minutes in, with Junior Pineda-Alcala’s shot going high of the goal. Benedictine took its first shot five minutes later, and Jakub Kasiak’s shot was also high.

The Scarlet Hawks took the first shot on goal right at the 15-minute mark, but Tomas Rebelatto’s shot was saved by Abrahm Tiburcio.

After both sides traded shots back and forth, it was the Eagles that were able to strike first, as Nico Gonzalez-Polar got the ball to Nick Smith, who found the back of the net with three and a half minutes left in the first half.

The second 45 saw a lot of strong defense by both sides, but with less than eight minutes left in the game, Krystof Cicha sent one past David Rodriguez, adding an insurance goal to Benedictine’s lead. 

Illinois Tech would manage five more shots in the final seven minutes, but none of them were able to find the back of the net, and Benedictine hung on to upset the Scarlet Hawks.

Despite the loss, Illinois Tech out-shot the Eagles 20-11, and had nine shots on goal compared to Benedictine’s five. Smith and Cicha both had a goal for the Eagles, and Gonzalez-Polar had an assist. Cicha led the Eagles with three shots, two of which were on goal. Pineda-Alcala led the Scarlet Hawks with nine shots, three of which were on goal.

Tiburcio made nine saves for Benedictine, and Rodriguez made three for Illinois Tech. The Scarlet Hawks had 13 corner kicks compared to Benedictine’s two, and Illinois Tech was whistled for being offsides eight times, while the Eagles were only whistled for it twice.