FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The 2026 Mountain East Conference Men’s Soccer Championship began Sunday evening with two first-round matches. North Division No. 2 seed Frostburg State and No. 3 seed Point Park advanced to the semifinal round. 

The MEC semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday at campus sites. The higher seed hosts. Frostburg State will travel to South Division No. 1 seed Charleston. North Division No. 1 seed Davis & Elkins will host Point Park.

All matches can be streamed on MountainEast.tv.

#2N Frostburg State 3, #3S Salem 1

Frostburg State secured a come-from-behind win over Salem, 3-1, on Sunday evening at Bobcat Stadium in Frostburg, Maryland. 

Salem opened the scoring when freshman midfielder Noah Kostanian Urvik found the back of the net in just the fifth minute.

The Tigers held Frostburg State scoreless until the 68th minute, when sophomore forward Frank Stare, the 2026 MEC Offensive Player of the Year, scored for the Bobcats. All-MEC First Team freshman defender Abdallah Soulemana scored for Frostburg State in the 70th minute. 

Stare added his second goal of the night in the 78th minute, securing the victory for the Bobcats.

Salem finished its season with a 6-11-2 record.

#3N Point Park 2, #2S Concord 1

Point Park defeated higher-seeded Concord, 2-1, on the road in Athens, W.Va. With the win, the Pioneers earned a spot in the semifinal round for the first time in program history. 

Senior midfielder Lander Barrio Gonzalez scored first for the Pioneers, scoring in the 20th minute. Sophomore forward Joel Gomez doubled Point Park’s lead with a goal in the 64th minute.

Concord cut the deficit to one goal in the 84th minute, as midfielder Josiah Ochoa, the 2026 MEC Freshman of the Year, netted a goal. Ochoa recorded the Mountain Lions’ only other shot of the match. Concord will await selection for the NCAA DII Men’s Soccer Championship.