Women's Soccer Release courtesy of the Brevard Athletic Communications Department

Brevard Women's Soccer Set to Open NCAA DIII Tournament

BREVARD, N.C. – The Brevard College women's soccer team is set to travel for the opening rounds of the 2026 NCAA Division III Championship Tournament, as the Tornados will face Swarthmore on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the John A. Trinder Center on the campus of Batten University.
 
The meeting marks the first ever between the Tornados and Garnet in women's soccer.
 
Brevard earned the USA South's automatic berth into the NCAA postseason as the Tornados earned their second straight USA South Conference Tournament Championship with a 1-0 triumph over Southern Virginia last Saturday night in Buena Vista.
 
Junior transfer Peyton Coggins fired a shot into the back of the net in the 18th minute off an assist by sophomore defender Addison Goins, providing all the offense that the Tornados would need in the championship bout.
 
Abby Nunez turned in another stellar performance in net, making a career-high 11 saves to preserve BC's shutout. Brevard's starting back line of Natalie DeBella, Sophia DePasquale, Goins, and MK Smoak played all 90 minutes to propel the Tornados to victory.
 
BC withstood a total of 23 shot attempts, 11 shots on target, and seven corner kicks from the Knights.
 
Brevard brings one of the nation's premier defenses to the national stage, with the Tornados currently ranking second in the country in save percentage (.918), narrowly trailing site host Batten's .938 mark. BC is sixth in the country with a .750 shutout percentage, while Nunez leads the nation with 14 shutouts and is third with a .916 save percentage.
 
Swarthmore finished the 2026 campaign with a 12-2-3 overall record and an unbeaten 8-0-2 mark in conference play. The Garnet dropped a 1-0 decision to Dickenson in the Centennial Women's Soccer Tournament, earning an at-large berth with their no. 23 NPI ranking. Swarthmore was ranked 17th in the nation in the latest IWSOC DIII National Top 25 poll.
 
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