SALEM, Va. – In its first-ever appearance in the national semifinals, the No. 11-ranked St. Olaf College men's soccer team will take on No. 18-ranked Washington College (Md.) on Friday, Dec. 1 at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Va.

In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, St. Olaf (18-3-3) and Washington (14-2-6) will meet in the first game of the day at 2 p.m. CST with a spot in Sunday's national championship game on the line. The second semifinal will pit No. 13-ranked Amherst College against unranked Washington & Lee University, which received votes in the United Soccer Coaches national poll, at 5:30 p.m. CST. The winners of the two games will meet in the national championship game on Sunday, Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. CST.

Tickets are available on day passes and all-tournament passes. Day passes are $15 for adult general admission and $10 for students/senior citizens. All-tournament passes are $25 for adult general admission and $17 for students/seniors citizens. The primary spectator parking location is the lot on High Street with supplementary parking in the Bast Center lot, 310 N. Market Street. Signs will be posted in the area directing you to available parking. Live video and live statistics will be available for those unable to make the trip to Virginia.

St. Olaf advanced to the "Final Four" for the first time in program history with wins over UW-Superior and No. 12-ranked Carleton College at home and UW-Eau Claire and the No. 21-ranked University of Chicago in Chicago. The four wins brought the Oles' all-time record in the NCAA Tournament to 12-8-1 in their 10th appearance in the field (1984, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023). The team's appearance in the "Final Four" marks just the second time a St. Olaf team has advanced to the national semifinals of a 64-team, bracket-style NCAA Championship event (volleyball – 1996).

Washington is also in the national semifinals for the first time after getting past four nationally-ranked teams to earn a spot among the final four. The Shoremen topped No. 25-ranked Otterbein University and eliminated No. 17-ranked Kenyon College 5-4 in penalties before posting 1-0 victories over the second-ranked University of Mary Washington, and seventh-ranked Connecticut College. This year marks just the second NCAA Tournament appearance for Washington, which advanced to the "Sweet 16" in 2021 before bowing out with a 2-1 loss to seventh-ranked Tufts University.