Three local teams begin play in the NCAA Division III soccer tournament on Saturday while three high school teams play state soccer tournament quarterfinal games and unbeaten UConn, the top-ranked team in the country, plays its first game in the NCAA Division I field hockey tournament.

For the first time, Connecticut College's men's and women's soccer teams will compete in the national tournament at the same time. The Conn men (9-3-4) play Rochester (11-3-3) in the first round at SUNY Oneonta (N.Y.) at 1:30 p.m. The Conn women (12-3-1) open play against Wilkes (13-3-3) in the first round at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, also at 1:30.

And Mitchell College will make its first appearance in the Division III men's tourney when the Mariners (9-8-1) face unbeaten St. Joseph's of Maine (18-0-2) at 1 p.m. at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Not only is St. Joe's unbeaten, it hasn't allowed a goal.

The second round at all three sites will be on Sunday.

In high school soccer, all three local teams will be home for their quarterfinal games, including defending Class S girls' champion Old Lyme. The top-seeded Wildcats will play No. 9 Coventry at 11:30 a.m., while No. 20 East Lyme plays No. 21 E.O. Smith in a Class L girls' quarterfinal at 4 p.m. and No. 3 Stonington hosts No. 6 Ellington in a Class M boys' quarterfinal at noon.

The UConn field hockey team (19-0) hosts Boston University at 11:30 a.m. in the second round (the Huskies received a first-round bye). Should UConn advance to Sunday's quarterfinals, the Huskies will play for a trip to the Final Four at 2 p.m. against the winner of Saturday's second-round game between Delaware and Penn State.