Talk about deja vu, men’s soccer style.

The Binghamton Bearcats will begin its road to the NCAA Tournament tomorrow at 1 p.m. against the Boston Terriers in a rematch of Wednesday’s regular season finale.

But this time, the stakes are a bit higher.

“It’s win or die, lose and you go home,” said senior back Darius Ravangard. “We don’t want our season to end yet.”

The Bearcats earned the No. 3 seed after beating the Terriers 1-0 in overtime. Boston skidded into the playoffs as the No. 6 seed with the help of New Hampshire. The Wildcats eliminated Hartford from the playoff picture with a 2-0 victory Wednesday, while giving the Terriers the final playoff spot in the process.

“We kind of knew beforehand that we had a chance of playing Boston, either on their turf or here,” said senior back Graham Munro. “At least we get to play them at home.”

That home field advantage could play a huge role in the outcome of tomorrow’s contest.

“We have the upper hand,” Ravangard said. “They’re used to playing on a turf field. They can’t really play in these conditions on a muddy field. That’s our style of soccer.”

Another factor tomorrow will be the familiarity of these two teams.

“I think it’s difficult for both teams when you’re playing the same team again,” said head coach Paul Marco.

Junior midfielder Bryan Arnault thinks the Bearcats have the advantage going in because they have the momentum.

“We dominated [Wednesday’s game],” Arnault said. “We could have had three or four goals with all the chances we had. It shouldn’t have went into overtime.”

Tomorrow’s must win playoff game isn’t just a rematch of Senior Day, though. The Bearcats and Terriers met in 2004 championship game at Boston’s Nickerson Field.

The Bearcats were six minutes away from earning their second straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, when the Terriers crushed those dreams by knotting the game at two. Boston advanced to the NCAA’s in a penalty kick shootout and defeated Dartmouth in the opening round.

While it probably wouldn’t hurt, Marco said he won’t remind his team about last year’s championship to provide additional motivation.

“It doesn’t matter who’s in front of us now,” Marco said. “They’re in our way to the championship.”

The America East conference will be charging admission to Saturday’s quarterfinal match. It will be $2 for students who have a valid Binghamton ID.