DE PERE – St. Norbert College will host Gustavus Adolphus College in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Cornerstone Community Center in De Pere.
 
The Green Knights (23-5-1) earned the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic qualifier into the 14-team tournament by capturing the Harris Cup Playoffs title with a 7-4 win over Adrian College on Saturday.
 
The Golden Gusties (14-11-3) earned the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular-season championship and also claimed the MIAC Tournament title with a 2-1 win over St. Olaf College this past Saturday.
 
The winner will advance to play the winner of the game between Utica University (21-4-2) and Fitchburg State University (13-12-1) in a national quarterfinal on Saturday, March 22.
 
This tournament appearance is St. Norbert's 22nd, good for second-most all-time in Division III behind Plattsburgh State University's 23. The Green Knights made appearances in 1997-99, 2002-08, 2010-14, 2016-19, 2022 and 2024. The Green Knights are 34-16-1 in the tournament and won the 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2018 national championships, with their 34 national tournament wins tied for the most with Middlebury College. St. Norbert is 25-7 in its last 32 NCAA Tournament games dating back to 2008.
 
Gustavus Adolphus is making its seventh NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. The Golden Gusties are 4-7-2 all-time in the tournament, making appearances in 1990, 1991, 1993, 2009, 2010 and 2012. St. Norbert defeated Gustavus Adolphus in national quarterfinal games in 2010 and 2012 in De Pere.
 
Ticket information will be released when it becomes available.