ST. PAUL, Minn. – The opening round of the 2026 UMAC Men’s Soccer Tournament took place on Wednesday night as four teams competed in a pair of semifinal contests. The No. 1 seed UW-Superior and No. 2 Bethany Lutheran won to advance to the championship.
SEMIFINAL: No. 1 UW-Superior def. No. 4 Crown 2-0
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UW-Superior (15-4-3 overall) hosted Crown (7-9-2) in a semifinal game. The Yellowjackets took the early 1-0 lead on a goal from Bryce Boldt at 13:25. Seth Davidson was credited with the assist.
UWS would double the margin at 57:16 on a goal from Davidson as he scored on a pass from James Colt.
The ‘Jackets owned the team advantages in shots (32-7) and corner kicks (7-4).
Logan Jacobson made 16 saves in the net for the Polars. This mark stands second on the UMAC Tournament record list (record is 17 set by Matt Bitter of Bethany Lutheran on Nov. 4, 2015).
Henry Ruhland saved all three shots he faced to earn the shutout in goal.
SEMIFINAL: No. 2 Bethany Lutheran def. No. 3 Minnesota Morris 2-0
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Bethany Lutheran (13-6-2 overall) hosted Minnesota Morris (11-6-2) in the other semifinal.
The Vikings took the early 1-0 lead on a successful penalty kick from Rosalem Tendaie at 0:58.
This would remain the score until 79:34 when Jamie Van Wijland was fouled in the box and made a penalty kick of his own to extend the score to 2-0.
BLC owned the team advantages in shots (17-8) and corner kicks (4-2).
Dutch Bullock made six saves in the net for the Cougars.
UP NEXT
Bethany Lutheran and UW-Superior will battle for the UMAC Championship title and the automatic bid to the NCAA DIII national tournament on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium in Superior, Wis. at 12 p.m.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
• Semifinals: Wednesday, November 4
- 4:30 p.m. | #1 UW-Superior vs. #4 Crown, UWS won 2-0
- 5 p.m. | #2 Bethany Lutheran vs. #3 Minnesota Morris, BLC won 2-0
• Championship: Saturday, November 7
12 p.m. | #1 UW-Superior vs. #2 Bethany Lutheran
TICKETS
• $15 | Adults
• $10 | Seniors
• $10 | College Students
• $10 | Youth (Ages 6-18)
• Free | Ages 5 and Under
• Free | Any UMAC students, faculty, and staff with a valid and current institutional ID.
• No other passes will be accepted.