POUGHKEEPSIE. NY & NORTH ANDOVER, MA (Nov. 11, 2026) – Sacred Heart and Merrimack each advanced with a 1-0 victory on Wednesday and will meet Saturday at 6 PM ET in the championship final at Sacred Heart.
 
(4) Sacred Heart 1, (2) Marist 0
 
Ivan Morcillo scored in the 72nd minute, and Anthony Suarez made three saves for the shutout as Sacred Heart men’s soccer beat Marist 1-0 on Wednesday at Tenney Stadium. Sacred Heart outshot the Red Foxes 12-10, put seven shots on goal to Marist’s three and held a 5-3 edge in corner kicks. Brady Poor and Alex Almuzara Romero both forced saves from Marist goalkeeper Alex Murania in the first 13 minutes, and Poor hit the woodwork in the 32nd minute. Murania made four first-half saves to keep the match scoreless at the break. Poor finished with a team-high four shots, two on goal. The deadlock broke in the 72nd minute when Danny Istambouli’s shot was saved by Murania, and the rebound went to Morcillo, who finished it immediately for the game-winner. Morcillo had three shots, two on goal, and Istambouli added the assist. Marist pressed for the equalizer, getting looks from Chris Verheul and Ronan Hogg in the final 20 minutes, but Suarez and the Sacred Heart defense held firm. Murania finished with six saves for Marist.
 
(1) Fairfield 0, (6) Merrimack 1
 
Akaki Gvineria scored in the 35th minute, and Matteo Malaguti made five saves for the shutout as Merrimack men’s soccer beat Fairfield 1-0 on Wednesday at Martone-Mejail Field. Gvineria, who entered as a substitute in the 32nd minute, needed less than three minutes to make an impact, finishing off an assist from Riccardo Oddi at 34:26 for the only goal of the match. It came against the run of play, as Fairfield outshot the Warriors 16-7, put five shots on goal to Merrimack’s three and held an 8-1 edge in corner kicks. Fairfield took 10 first-half shots, and Malaguti made four saves before the break, denying Sean Albritton, Illia Tyrkus, Cameron Gerber and Cristiano Carlos, then stopped Luke Shreiner early in the second half. Shreiner led the Stags with three shots. Merrimack created its best second-half chances through Nicolo Vallocchia, who fired two shots in quick succession in the 63rd minute, and Gabriele Catterina and Jonathan Kratz, who each forced a save from Fairfield goalkeeper Evan Chomow. Fairfield pushed for an equalizer late, getting looks from Pipeloore Olanrewaju, Tyrkus and Cristian Ortiz, but none found the target, and Malaguti and the Warriors’ back line closed it out.