Connecticut College wins first-ever DIII men's soccer championship in penalty kicks

After Amherst's Kyle Kelly's 89th-minute goal tied the 2021 DIII Men's Soccer Championship at 1-1, the two sides endured a pair of scoreless overtime period, forcing penalty kicks to decide the championship.

Thanks to Kyle Kelly's 89th-minute goal, which was assisted by Ignacio Cubeddu, Amherst tied the 2021 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Championship at 1-1, just before the end of regulation.

Click or tap here to view a livestream, as well as the box score from the match.

Both teams are still searching for the first goal of the 2021 DIII men's soccer final.

Neither Amherst nor Connecticut College has been able to break through for the first hour of the match.

It has been a cagey defensive battle, with only one total shot on goal so far combined between both teams.

You can watch the match live on NCAA.com here.

The day has come to crown the 2021 DIII men's soccer champion. This will be the first championship match since 2019 when Tufts defeated Amherst 2-0 to earn its second straight title. 

This year, Amherst has a chance to win its first title since 2015 when it defeated Loras 2-1. Connecticut College will be making its first appearance in a DIII men's soccer championship match tonight. 

Here is what you need to know for tonight's match:

• Date: Saturday, Dec. 4
• Time: 7 p.m. ET
• Where: Greensboro, N.C.
• Watch: NCAA.com
• Stats: Amherst vs. Connecticut College

Click or tap here to view the 2021 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Championship bracket.

Connecticut College scored with seven minutes left in regulation to tie the match and with one minute left in overtime to win it in a dramatic comeback victory to reach the final of the 2021 DIII men's soccer championship.

Steve Yeonas scored the winning goal on an impressive diving header from a cross that came in from out wide. His winner came after teammate MT Tshuma equalized late in regulation with an absolute rocket from outside the box. Watch them both below:

🚨ONE MORE WIN🚨 Steve Yeonas scored in OT to send @ConnCollege men’s soccer to the NCAA Finals! WHAT A TEAM! 🐪⚽️ pic.twitter.com/kzNdi8bZPM

— Connecticut College Athletics (@CamelAthletics) December 4, 2021

MT sends the Camels to OT with a huge goal to tie the score at 1! Free soccer coming up! 🐪 pic.twitter.com/SXcVR4JZw8

— Connecticut College Athletics (@CamelAthletics) December 3, 2021

The Camels advance to the final where they will play the winner of tonight's second semifinal. You can watch that match live here on NCAA.com by clicking on the match link below. Here's how the semifinals look right now:

• Connecticut College 2, Washington & Lee 1 | Final (OT)
• UChicago vs. Amherst | 8:10 p.m. ET

The final will be Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. ET.

After an exciting second half, the first semifinal match of the 2021 DIII men's soccer tournament is on the way to extra time.

Washington & Lee and Connecticut College are even at 1. The goals came about 10 minutes apart late in the half. Adrian Zimmerman gave Washington & Lee the lead in the 74th minute, but MT Tshuma equalized in the 83rd with a rocket from way outside the box.

You can watch extra time and potential penalty kicks live on NCAA.com by clicking on the link below:

• Connecticut College 1, Washington & Lee 1 | End of regulation

Click or tap here to view the 2021 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Championship bracket.

And go here for the printable version of the bracket.

The semifinal field is complete in the DIII men's soccer championship after the last three quarterfinal matches on Sunday afternoon. The first quarterfinal was Saturday, when UChicago earned a spot in the semifinals with a 2-0 win over North Park.

Sunday's matches featured two one-goal finishes, including the Connecticut College-Tufts matchup that ended with 9 total goals scored. Check out the wild scoring summary from that match:

Here are the trio of quarterfinal scores from Sunday:

• Final | Amherst 1, Middlebury 0
• Final | Connecticut College 5, Tufts 4
• Final | Washington & Lee 3, Messiah 1

The semifinals will be on Friday, Dec. 3 in Greensboro, N.C. These will be the matchups (both times Eastern):

• Connecticut College vs. Washington & Lee | 5 p.m.
• UChicago vs. Amherst | 7:45 p.m.

Click or tap here to view the 2021 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Championship bracket.

On Sunday, three more Division III men's soccer teams will punch their respective tickets to the national semifinals, following UChicago earning a spot with a 2-0 win over North Park.

Here's Sunday's schedule:

• 1 p.m. ET | Middlebury vs. Amherst
• 3 p.m. ET | Connecticut College vs. Tufts
• 3 p.m. ET | Messiah vs. Washington & Lee

Click or tap here to view the 2021 NCAA DIII Men's Soccer Championship bracket.

The third round of the 2021 DIII men's soccer championships continues Saturday. Here's the full schedule: 

*All times are ET

• Amherst 4, SUNY Cortland 1 | Final
• Tufts 2, Washington Col. 1 | Final
• Wash. & Lee 3, Chris. Newport 2 | Final
• Middlebury 2, John Carroll 1 | Final
• Messiah 3, Hanover 1 | Final
• Connecticut College 1, Redlands 0 | Final
• UChicago 2, North Park 0 | Final

The third round of the 2021 DIII men's soccer championship began Friday with a pair of matches. 

Both matches ended 1-0 and featured deciding second-half goals. North Park's came late, as Peder Olsen scored in the 85th minute for the win.

• North Park 1, St. Olaf 0
• UChicago 1, Calvin 0

North Park and Chicago will play each other tomorrow, Saturday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m. ET to kick off the quarterfinals.

Saturday will also bring the remaining matches in the third round (all times Eastern):

• SUNY Cortland vs. Amherst | 11 a.m.
• Washington College vs. Tufts | 1 p.m.
• Christopher Newport vs. Washington & Lee | 1 p.m.
• John Carroll vs. Middlebury | 1:30 p.m.
• Hanover vs. Messiah | 3:30 p.m.
• Connecticut College vs. Redlands | 3:30 p.m.

Click or tap here to view the complete 2021 DIII men's soccer tournament bracket.