COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. – The Ursinus Men's Soccer team secured a Centennial Conference Tournament berth for the first time in program history and will host a Tournament game. The Bears, who have secured the fourth seed, will host the fifth-seeded Haverford at 7:00 p.m.
 
 

2026 Centennial Conference Men's Soccer Championship - First Round
 
No. 4 Ursinus (8-7-2, 5-3-1 Centennial) vs No. 5 Haverford (13-3-2, 5-3-1 Centennial)
 
Tuesday, November 3^rd – 7:00 pm – Patterson Field, Collegeville, Pa.
 

COVERAGE: Live Stats | Video | Tickets
 
 

Ticket Information
 
The Centennial Conference has announced that Hudl will serve as the ticket provider for CC championship events. Hudl will give event attendees the ability to purchase tickets online for each round of the Centennial postseason. Centennial fans will be able to find all scheduled postseason events on the Centennial ticketing homepage and quickly purchase tickets to receive via email. Fans will then use their smartphone to gain access at championship events through a simple and secure ticket validation process.  Below are the ticket prices for each round of the postseason:
 

Ticket Prices
Adults - $10
Students (Age 6 through High School) - $5
Senior Citizens - $5
College Students, Faculty & Staff of Centennial Schools - FREE
Children 5 and Under - FREE
 

The Field
 
FIRST ROUND: Tuesday, Nov. 3 | at #3 & #4 seeds
#6 Muhlenberg at #3 Swarthmore, 7:00 p.m.
#5 Haverford at #4 Ursinus, 7:00 p.m.
 
SEMIFINALS: Friday, Nov. 6| at #1 & #2 seeds
Highest Seeded First Round Winner at #2 Dickinson, 7:00 p.m
Lower Seeded First Round Winner at #1 Johns Hopkins, 7:00 p.m.
 
CHAMPIONSHIP: Sunday, Nov. 8 | at highest remaining seed
Semifinal winners, time TBA
 
 

Records
Ursinus holds an 8-7-2 overall record and a finished the regular season with a 5-3-1 mark in Centennial play. The Bears finished fourth in the Centennial regular season standings. Meanwhile, the Fords finished the regular season with an overall record of 13-3-2 and a 5-3-1 mark in Centennial play. Haverford finished fifth in the Centennial Conference regular season standings
 
 

Scouting the Bears
The Bears matched the most Centennial Conference wins in program history with five that was set back in 2021 where they narrowly missed the Centennial Conference Tournament. Ursinus has gotten a ton of contribution from first-year players as Joseph Kmetz leads the Bears with 15 points behind six goals and three assists. Senior Matthew McFadden ranks second on the team with 11 points behind four goals and three assists while sophomore Nicholas Grippa matched him with four goals and has nine points. Senior goalkeeper Josiah Moore has put together his best collegiate season with seven wins plus six shutouts that ranks third in the Centennial with 60 saves and a 1.23 GAA.
 
 

Bears in the Playoffs
This will be the first Centennial Conference Tournament appearance in the Bears program history since joining the Conference. Ursinus last made a postseason tournament in 1987 when they qualified for the ECAC Tournament
 
 

Scouting the Fords
 The Fords enter the Centennial Conference Tournament on a strong stretch by being 4-0-1 in their last five contests. Haverford features the leading scorer in the Centennial Conference in sophomore Charles Sharp who paces the league with 13 goals and 31 points. Sharp had scored a goal in five straight games prior to Saturday. Senior Thomas Vanni ranks second on the team with 20 points behind eight goals and four assists to and is tied for second in the Centennial Conference in points and is third from goals. The duo pace the Centennial Conference in total shots. Junior goalkeeper Grayson Benson holds the lowest GAA in the Centennial at 0.65 and has the most shutouts with nine. Benson has 41 saves and an .804 save percentage as well.  
 
 

Fords in the Playoffs
 The Fords are making their 11^th all-time appearance in the Centennial Conference Tournament and second straight after being eliminated in the first round last season by Muhlenberg in penalty kicks. Haverford has won four Centennial Conference Championships with the most recent coming in 2018. Haverford made it as far as the NCAA quarterfinals in the 2015 season.  
 
 

Series History
 
The Fords hold a 22-7-2 edge in the series since the creation of the Centennial Conference in 1993. Ursinus has won the last two meetings at Patterson Field.
 

Last Meeting
 The Bears won this season's meeting 3-0 on September 30^th at home. Ursinus scored all three goals in the second half. Ursinus got on the board off a penalty kick from Matthew McFadden in the 56^th minute before extending it to 2-0 1:34 late when Grippa knocked in a rebound off a Matthew McFadden penalty kick shot being saved. First-year Ryan O'Neill put the finishing touches on the win in the 80^th minute with a goal.
 

 
Ursinus Head Coach: Colin Klingman
Colin Klingman, a 2020 Ursinus graduate, took over the program prior to the 2024 season and has built his alma mater into a competitive force and had one of the best season's in program history. Klingman coached the Bears to match the most Centennial Conference wins in program history with five and guided the Bears into their first ever Centennial Conference Tournament appearance. Klingman got his collegiate coaching start at his Alma Mater right after graduation as he helped guide the Bears Men's Soccer team through the COVID pandemic canceled season of 2020 under head coach Keith Cappo. Klingman was a graduate assistant at Catholic for the 2021 season before becoming an assistant for Division I Binghamton for two seasons.
 
 

Haverford Head Coach: Kevin Brenner
Kevin Brenner took over at Haverford College in March of 2023, originally named Interim Head Coach of the program before taking over as the permanent Head Men's Soccer Coach position in June of 2023. n 2025, Coach Brenner led Haverford to a historic 10-0-10 campaign, a program-record 20-match unbeaten season and the program's first undefeated season since 1945.Prior to his time at the helm of Haverford, he served as an assistant coach at Division I La Salle University, where he contributed to the team's success, including an Atlantic 10 playoff berth in 2022 and served as head coach at both Eastern and Elmira Universities.
 
 
Up Next
The winner will advance to the Centennial Conference Semifinal round on Friday, November 6th with both games starting at 7:00 p.m. If Swarthmore defeats Muhlenberg, the winner will take on Johns Hopkins and if Muhlenberg wins, the winner will go to Dickinson.