Fredericksburg, Va. — Connecticut College has earned a spot in the NCAA Division III men’s soccer tournament Final Four for the second time in four seasons.

The Camels accomplished the feat by rallying from a one-goal for the second game in a row.

Trailing 1-0 in Sunday’s Elite Eight game, sophomore Elliot Spatz scored two goals in a span of six minutes in the first half and Conn College held on to beat No. 10 Denison University, 2-1.

Conn (13-2-7) will face Washington & Lee University (15-3-6) in the national semifinals on Dec. 5 in Las Vegas.

In their only other Final Four appearance, the Camels won the program’s first national championship in 2021.

They started out the weekend by battling back from a 2-1 deficit and winning on penalty kicks against No. 14 Kenyon College in Sweet 16 action on Saturday.

They fell behind again on Sunday, as Denison’s Henri Heyes scored to make it 1-0 at the 13:05 mark.

Spatz responded, scoring his fifth and sixth goals of the season, including the go-ahead strike at 35:44. Senior Alessandro Horvath Diano assisted on both goals. Sophomore Marco Perugini also had an assist.

The Camels held a 19-9 edge in shots. Senior goalie Peter Silvester finished with six saves. Denison ended the season at 15-2-6.

Sunday’s game represented Conn’s second straight Elite 8 appearance.

Conn is one of three New England Small College Athletic Conference teams to reach the 2024 Final Four. Middlebury and Amherst are the others.

Conn and Washington & Lee met in the 2021 national semifinals, with the Camels emerging with a 2-1 overtime win.

College wrestling

• Coast Guard won the Doug Parker Invitational at Springfield College on Saturday, taking the title for the sixth straight year. The Bears won the 15-team event with 162 points.

Chase Randall (133 pounds) and Carl DiGorgio (285) won titles for Coast Guard. Second-place finishers were Kevin Pandorf (197), Nathan Fitt (149) and Nikki Beato (125) and thirds went to Tye Barker (157) and Gabe Monroe (184).