Bergen Community College: Soccer Team Has One Goal: A National Title

Press release from Bergen Community College:

PARAMUS, NJ — The Bergen Community College Bulldogs men’s soccer team punched its ticket to the 2025 NJCAA Division III Men’s Soccer National Championship with a 2-0 upset victory in the Region 19 East Region B title game on October 31 over No. 3 seed Camden County College. As Region 19 East Region B champion, the Bulldogs will now travel to Wehrum Stadium on the campus of Herkimer Community College in Herkimer, New York for the national tournament. Three seed Bergen will meet six seed Northern Essex Community College on Wednesday, November 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the eight-team single elimination tournament. The Bulldogs will need to win three games in order to wear the national crown. Bergen’s Jonathan Sanchez, Region 19 Coach of the Year, said the Bulldogs will embrace the opportunity.

“This group has shown heart, discipline and an unwavering commitment to each other,” he said. “To bring Bergen back to the national stage after so many years is a tremendous accomplishment, and I couldn’t be prouder of our players.”

Bergen last competed in the national tournament in 2016. Director of Athletics Erin Van Nostrand said the team has made the College proud.

“This group has shown resilience, discipline and pride in representing Bergen Community College,” she said. “This championship reflects the growth and strength across all of Bergen’s athletic programs. It showcases the culture we’ve been building – one centered on accountability, teamwork and academic and athletic excellence. Our teams are not only competing but thriving, and this victory is an example of what’s possible when student-athletes, coaches and staff all buy into that shared vision.”

Based in Paramus, Bergen Community College (www.bergen.edu), a public two-year coeducational college, enrolls more than 13,000 students at locations in Paramus, the Philip Ciarco Jr. Learning Center in Hackensack and Bergen Community College at the Meadowlands in Lyndhurst. The College offers associate degree, certificate and continuing education programs in a variety of fields. More students graduate from Bergen than any other community college in the state.

This press release was produced by Bergen Community College. The views expressed here are the author’s own.