HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team is prepared to host one of four Sectionals of the 2008 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship. Stevens will welcome Carleton College (Minn.), Johns Hopkins University, and defending national champion Middlebury College this weekend with a trip to the national semifinals on the line. The Sectional semifinals will be on Saturday, and the final will be Sunday. Carleton and Middlebury will play in the first semifinal at 5 p.m., and the Ducks will take on Johns Hopkins at 7:30 p.m. All three weekend contests will be at the De Baun Athletic Complex and can be seen live at www.Empire8.tv.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – On Monday morning, it was announced that Stevens Institute of Technology will host one of four NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Sectionals. The Stevens men’s soccer team earned a spot in the round of 16 thanks to a 1-0 win over Rennsalaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday and a 2-0 second round win over Rhode Island College on Sunday. The Sectional semifinals will be Saturday at 5 and 7:30 p.m. at the De Baun Athletic Complex, and the Sectional final will be Sunday at 6 p.m.

BABSON PARK, Mass. – For the fifth time in six years, the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team is in the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship Sectional semifinals. The Ducks defeated Rhode Island College 2-0 in Babson Park, Mass. at Babson College and will take on Johns Hopkins University next weekend at a time and place yet to be determined. Sophomore Nolan Sandberg scored both Stevens goals as junior Terrence Johnson was credited with both assists. Stevens controlled the entire contest and ended the game with an overwhelming advantage in both shots and corners.

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Junior midfielder/forward Todd Sheridan scored with 1:55 remaining in regulation as the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team claimed a thrilling 1-0 win over Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute during the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship on Saturday. The game was hosted by Babson College in Babson Park, Mass. Sheridan’s goal sends the Ducks (17-2-2) into the second round of the tournament where they will face Rhode Island College on Sunday at 1 p.m. RIC advanced with a 3-1 decision in penalty kicks over Babson following a scoreless tie through two overtimes earlier in the day on Saturday.

HOBOKEN, N.J. – On Sunday afternoon, the Stevens Institute of Technology men’s soccer team earned its sixth-straight NCAA Tournament berth and second-straight Empire 8 title by defeating Ithaca College, 3-0. Stevens learned that it will take on Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute of the Liberty League on Saturday at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass. The Empire 8 also announced that junior Al Lockhart (Decatur, Ga.) was named the Empire 8 Player of the Week, and sophomore Zach Carr (Carmel, Ind.) was named the conference Goalie of the Week. Lockhart was the 2008 Men’s Soccer Championship MVP, and Carr recorded two shutouts in the tournament.