Zach Pekale | NCAA.com | January 21, 2020 Tufts downs Amherst to win 2019 DIII men's soccer national championship 2019 DIII Men's Soccer Championship: Tufts vs. Amherst Full Replay Share Tufts is the DIII men's soccer national champion — again. The Jumbos defeated Amherst 2-0 on Saturday, Dec. 7 to win their second consecutive national title and third in four years. Gavin Tasker gave Tufts the lead at 24:52 in the first half before Max Jacobs added an insurance goal in the second half. FOLLOW THE CHAMPIONSHIP: Interactive bracket | Printable bracket | Scoreboard | Buy tickets The Jumbos were also dominant in the semifinals, as four different players scored in a 4-0 win against Calvin. Zach Lane got it started at 23:39 in the first half. In the other semifinal, Amherst blanked Centre, 3-0. All three matches were at UNCG Soccer Stadium in Greensboro, N.C. 2019 NCAA DIII men's soccer tournament: Bracket Tap or click here for a high-resolution view of the DIII men's soccer bracket. 2019 NCAA DIII men's soccer tournament: Schedule, scores All times ET unless noted otherwise CHAMPIONSHIP (Saturday, Dec. 7) Tufts 2, Amherst 0 The Jumbos repeated as national champions thanks to goals from Gavin Tasker and Max Jacobs. The win adds to the trophy case, as Tufts won titles in 2018 (2-1 against Calvin), 2016 (1-0 against Calvin) and 2014 (4-2 against Wheaton). PREVIOUS ROUND RESULTS SEMIFINALS (Friday, Dec. 6) Amherst 3, Centre 0 German Giammattei starred with a hat trick to lead the Mammoths to a win. He scored at 8:59, 32:25 and 50:39 as Amherst goes for its first national title since 2015. Tufts 4, Calvin 0 Tufts blanked Calvin and surged ahead thanks to three first-half goals. After Zach Lane scored the first, Alex Ratzan and Mati Cano added more tallies. Gavin Tasker the finished off the win with a goal in the second half. QUARTERFINALS (Nov. 23 or 24) Nov. 23 Calvin 3, Luther 0 Nov. 24 Amherst 3, Rensselaer 1 Centre 2, Montclair St. 1 Tufts 3, Connecticut College 1 THIRD ROUND (Nov. 22 or 23) Nov. 22 Calvin 1, North Park 0 Luther 0, Ohio Wesleyan 0 (PK) Nov. 23 Amherst 2, Rowan 0 Centre 4, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Connecticut College 1, Swarthmore 0 Montclair St. 2, Kenyon 1 Rensselaer 3, Messiah 2 Tufts 2, Washington & Lee 1 SECOND ROUND (Nov. 16 or 17) Nov. 16 Calvin 3, St. Norbert 1 Ohio Wesleyan 3, Chicago 1 Nov. 17 Amherst 2, Ithaca 0 Centre 3, John Carroll 1 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2, Trinity (TX) 0 Connecticut College 1, Johns Hopkins 0 Kenyon 2, Rochester (NY) 1 Luther 1, Wisconsin-Superior 1 (PK) Messiah 4, SUNY Oneonta 1 Montclair St 0, Franklin & Marshall 0 (PK) North Park 1, Gustavus Adolphus 1 (PK) Rensselaer 0, Middlebury 0 (PK) Rowan 3, Mary Washington 2 Swarthmore 0, Christopher Newport 0 (PK) Tufts 2, WPI 1 Washington & Lee 3, Gettysburg 2 FIRST ROUND (Nov. 15 or 16) Nov. 15 Calvin 1, Wisconsin-Whitewater 0 Chicago 4, Dominican (IL) 1 Ohio Wesleyan 2, Hope 0 St. Norbert 0, Ohio Northern 0 (PK) Nov. 16 Amherst 6, Thomas (ME) 1 Centre 1, Kalamazoo 0 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 2, Texas Lutheran Connecticut College 2, Catholic 1 Christopher Newport 1, Eastern 0 Franklin & Marshall 1, Penn St. Harrisburg Gettysburg 5, Oglethorpe 0 Gustavus Adolphus 3, Colorado College 2 Ithaca 2, Keene St. 1 John Carroll 2, Washington & Jefferson 0 Johns Hopkins 5, John Jay 0 Kenyon 5, Penn St.-Behrend 0 Luther 5, Principia 1 Mary Washington 3, Keystone 0 Messiah 6, Framingham St. 1 Middlebury 2, JWU (Providence) 0 Montclair St. 2, Hobart 0 North Park 6, Pacific Lutheran 1 Rensselaer 4, Eastern Nazarene 0 Rochester (NY) 1, Hanover 0 Rowan 0, Salve Regina 0 (PK) SUNY Oneonta 3, Babson 2 Swarthmore 2, Roanoke 2 (PK) Trinity (TX) 3, Texas-Dallas 1 Tufts 5, SUNY Maritime 1 Washington & Lee 1, N.C. Wesleyan 0 Wisconsin-Superior 3, Central (IA) 2 WPI 2, Nazareth 0 Division III men's soccer championship history YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP HOST OR SITE 2018 Tufts (18-0-3) Josh Shapiro 2-1 Calvin Greensboro, N.C. 2017 Messiah (24-2-0) Brad McCarty 2-1 North Park Greensboro, N.C. 2016 Tufts (14-5-2) Josh Shapiro 1-0 (2ot) Calvin Salem, Va. 2015 Amherst (17-1-2) Justin Serpone 2-1 Loras Kansas City, Mo. 2014 Tufts (17-2-4) Josh Shapiro 4-2 Wheaton (Ill.) Kansas City, Mo. 2013 Messiah (24-1-1) Brad McCarty 2-1 Rutgers-Camden San Antonio 2012 Messiah (23-0-2) Brad McCarty 5-1 Ohio Northern San Antonio 2011 Ohio Wesleyan (23-2-0) Jay Martin 2-1 Calvin San Antonio 2010 Messiah (23-1) Brad McCarty 2-1 (ot) Lynchburg (Va.) San Antonio 2009 Messiah (24-1) Brad McCarty 2-0 Calvin San Antonio 2008 *Messiah (22-2-2) Dave Brandt 1-1 (2ot, pk) Stevens Institute Greensboro, N.C. 2007 *Middlebury (18-2-2) Dave Saward 0-0 (2ot, pk) Trinity (Texas) Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 2006 Messiah (21-1-2) Dave Brandt 3-0 Wheaton (Ill.) Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 2005 Messiah (24-0) Dave Brandt 1-0 Gustavus Adolphus Greensboro, N.C. 2004 Messiah (23-2) Dave Brandt 4-0 UC Santa Cruz Greensboro, N.C. 2003 Trinity (Texas) (24-0-0) Paul McGinlay 2-1 Drew Drew 2002 Messiah (23-2-1) Dave Brandt 1-0 Otterbein St. Lawrence 2001 Richard Stockton (25-1-1) Jeff Haines 3-2 Redlands Messiah 2000 Messiah (22-2-1) Dave Brandt 2-0 Rowan Rowan 1999 St. Lawrence (22-0) Bob Durocher 2-0 Wheaton (Ill.) Wheaton (Ill.) 1998 Ohio Wesleyan (18-6) Jay Martin 2-1 (2ot) Greensboro Ohio Wesleyan 1997 Wheaton (Ill.) (24-0-1) Joe Bean 3-0 TCNJ Mary Washington 1996 TCNJ (17-5-1) George Nazario 2-1 (4ot) Kenyon Kenyon 1995 Williams (17-0-1) Mike Russo 2-1 Methodist Williams 1994 Bethany (W.Va.) (15-5-4) John Cunningham 1-0 (2ot) Johns Hopkins TCNJ 1993 UC San Diego (20-2-2) Derek Armstrong 1-0 Williams Williams 1992 Kean (18-6-1) Tony Ochrimenko 3-1 Ohio Wesleyan Kean 1991 UC San Diego (18-4-1) Derek Armstrong 1-0 TCNJ UC San Diego 1990 Rowan (20-3-2) Dan Gilmore 2-1 (4ot, pk) Ohio Wesleyan Ohio Wesleyan 1989 Elizabethtown (23-2) Skip Roderick 2-0 Greensboro Elizabethtown 1988 UC San Diego (23-0-2) Derek Armstrong 3-0 Rochester Institute Rochester Institute 1987 UNC Greensboro (17-7-1) Michael Parker 6-1 Washington-St. Louis UNC Greensboro 1986 UNC Greensboro (18-5) Michael Parker 2-0 UC San Diego UNC Greensboro 1985 UNC Greensboro (20-5) Michael Parker 5-0 Washington-St. Louis Washington-St. Louis 1984 Wheaton (Ill.) (21-1-2) Joe Bean 2-1 (3ot) Brandeis Wheaton (Ill.) 1983 UNC Greensboro (23-1-1) Mike Berticelli 3-2 Claremont-M-S UNC Greensboro 1982 UNC Greensboro (19-3) Mike Berticelli 2-1 Bethany (W.Va.) UNC Greensboro 1981 Rowan (19-1-2) Dan Gilmore 2-1 (4ot) Scranton Elizabethtown 1980 Babson (16-3-1) Bill Rogers 1-0 (ot) Scranton Babson 1979 Babson (13-2-4) Bill Rogers 2-1 Rowan TCNJ 1978 Lock Haven (18-2) Michael Parker 3-0 Washington-St. Louis Babson 1977 Lock Haven (14-4) Michael Parker 1-0 SUNY Cortland Babson 1976 Brandeis (15-2) Mike Coven 2-1 (2ot) Brockport Elizabethtown 1975 Babson (17-0-1) Bob Hartwell 1-0 Brockport Brockport 1974 Brockport (12-2-2) Walk Kopczuk 3-1 Swarthmore Wheaton (Ill.) * - Penalty kicks