NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The College of Saint Benedict (12-5-1, 8-2-1 MIAC, 2^nd) battled with league leader Carleton College (12-1-3, 8-0-3) to the end in a 2-2 tie which closed the regular season.

With the tie, Carleton College edged out the Bennies for the league regular season title. With a win today, CSB would have edged the Knights for the title. CSB will earn the No. 2 seed and a first round bye with its 8-2-1 mark. Carleton finished the season at 8-0-3, including two straight ties to close the regular season. In its final 13 matches this year, CSB had 10 wins, a tie and two losses.

In the match today, CSB led, 2-1, scoring a pair of second half goals following a 0-0 draw at halftime. However, Carleton's Casey McVeagh scored a goal in the final seconds to draw the match even.

CSB opened the second half scoring as senior Cecelia Miller scored her second goal of the year at 53:45 on an assist from Abby Willenbring. Carleton tied it a few minutes later on Hadley Twichell's goal (assisted by Ashlyn Haigh and Casey McVeagh). At 63:43, Addison Stephani gave CSB a 2-1 lead, scoring her fourth goal of the season.

Then, McVeagh found the net to gain a tie in the final minute.

The Knights outshot CSB, 14-10, including 12-7 in the second half. Both teams had three saves while Carleton had a 5-2 edge in corner kicks.

How MIAC Tournament Sets Up – Bennies draw #2 seed

The Bennies secured the No. 2 seed with the draw, marking the program's 12th playoff berth overall and fifth in a row. Both CSB and Carleton College will be off until Wednesday with byes to the semifinal round.

The quarterfinal round of the MIAC Playoffs is slated to begin on Tuesday, November 1. No. 6 Macalester (4-4-3) will not have to travel far for the opening round matchup with No. 3 seed and defending playoff champion St. Catherine (7-2-2) at 2 p.m. in St. Paul, while No. 4 St. Olaf (7-3-1) will host No. 5 Saint Mary's (6-3-2) in Northfield with kickoff also tentatively set for 2 p.m.  

The two quarterfinal winners will advance to Wednesday's semifinals, against No. 1 Carleton and No. 2 Saint Benedict. The top-seeded Knights will take on either St. Olaf or Saint Mary's, while the Bennies will welcome either St. Catherine or Macalester to St. Joseph, Minn. Game times are tentatively set for 2 p.m. Wednesday's two semifinal winners will meet on Saturday, November 5, in the 2022 MIAC Women's Soccer Playoff championship game. The game is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m.

The MIAC Playoff champion will receive the playoff championship plaque and the Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament.