SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The 11th seeded Bryant University men's soccer team will host the Saint Louis Billikens in the third round of the 2025 NCAA Division I men's soccer championship at Beirne Stadium on Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. 90 minutes. One ball. One opportunity.

Sunday's Sweet 16 match marks the first appearance in the third round of the tournament in school history. The Black and Gold won their first NCAA tournament match in DI program history last Sunday against Seton Hall, the third home NCAA tournament victory in school history (men's lacrosse 2014 and 2017). The third round of the NCAA tournament is coming to Rhode Island for the first time since 2014.

Bryant currently has a 17-2-2 record on the season and finished the regular season in the top five according to United Soccer Coaches. Bryant men's soccer has been in the thick of the United Soccer Coaches rankings since September when they defeated UMass, 1-0. The Black and Gold started the season with a draw before rattling off 13 consecutive wins, the most in the nation at that time.

Saint Louis enters this contest feeling like dynamite after two consecutive wins on the road against fierce competition. The Billikens started the tournament with an exciting win in double overtime against Kentucky, 2-1. Saint Louis followed that up with an upset victory against sixth seeded Indiana, 1-0.

Opponent: Saint Louis
Location: Smithfield, R.I. (Beirne Stadium)
Kickoff: Sunday, November 30 – 6:00 p.m.
Watch: ESPN+
Livestats: LiveStats

Series History:

• Bryant and Saint Louis have never matched up against each other in a Division I soccer setting.

Notes and Notables:

• The Black and Gold won their lone match against Atlantic-10 opponents so far this season, a 2-1 win against intrastate rival Rhode Island that sparked the team's 13-game winning streak.
• The men's soccer program joins baseball (2013) and men's lacrosse (2014, 2017) as Bryant teams that have won a NCAA tournament game at the DI level.
• Bryant's 17 wins are the most in a single season in program history.
• Bryant has outscored opponents 42-12 so far this season.
• Bryant is now 20-6-2 at Beirne Stadium under head coach Ruben Resendes.
• Resendes is one of the winningest coaches in the NCAA regardless of Division. He has won 16+ contests in a single season at three different schools. In eight seasons as a coach at four-year institutions he owns a career-winning percentage of 84.8%. Said winning percentage ranks third among active coaches among all divisions who have spent at least five seasons as a head coach at a four-year school (Daniel Smee of DII Charleston 90.2%, Brady McCarty of DIII Messiah 88%).
• An America East school has earned a victory or draw in 13 of the past 16 NCAA tournaments.
• Enzo Carvalho earned his ninth shutout of the season in his two-save performance against Seton Hall.
• Muslim Umar scored his first goal of the season against Seton Hall.
• Jaime Amaro has tied the program record for most assists in the season. Amaro is one point away from tying the record for most points in the season and one goal away from tying the record for most goals in a season.
• Mamadi Jiana earned his fourth assist of the season, the fifth most on the team.

About the Billikens:

• Saint Louis defeated Kentucky and Indiana to make it to this point in the tournament.
• Theo Franca leads the squad with five goals on the season.
• Carlos Leatherman has the most assists on the season for Saint Louis with four.
• Tanner Anderson scored his third goal of the season in the win against Indiana.