New York University Monday received an at-large bid to NCAA Division III Championship tournaments, via its selection show.

The Violets will face Williams College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at a regional hosted by Messiah University in Grantham, Pa. on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

The team finished the regular season a 9-4-3 overall record and 4-1-2 mark in the United Athletic Association, finishing third in the conference.

NYU hasn’t lost since Oct. 8 and is ranked third in Region IV in the NCAA’s regional rankings.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.