2025 CAA women's soccer tournament
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| 2025 CAA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Elon (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Neil Payne (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Katie Bisgrove (Elon) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth † | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .556 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hofstra | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .500 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drexel | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .333 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 8 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Wilmington † | 7 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .889 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon ‡y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .611 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 7 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .556 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Campbell | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .000 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 CAA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: Coastal Athletic Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 CAA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Coastal Athletic Association that was held from October 30 to November 9, 2025.[1] The five-match tournament had the quarterfinals and semifinals hosted by the higher seeds of the North and South Divisions, while the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. [2] The defending champions were Stony Brook, who won their first title in the previous season.[3] Stony Brook failed to defend their title, as they were defeated by Elon on penalties in the final.[4] It was the second title for Elon and for head coach Neil Payne.[5]
As tournament champions, Elon earned the CAA's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
North Division
The top three teams of the North and South Divisions in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference records. The #1 seeds from the two divisions received a bye into the semifinals.[6]
A tiebreaker was required in the North Division to determine whether Hofstra or Towson would take the third seed, as both teams finished with a 3–3–3 record. Hofstra and Towson drew their regular season meeting 1–1 on September 28.[7] Hofstra secured the third North Division seed thanks to their better record against Stony Brook in the regular season, as Hofstra won 3–2 on October 26, while Towson were defeated 3–1 on October 2.[8][9]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Monmouth | 5–3–1 | 16 |
| 2 | Stony Brook | 5–4–0 | 15 |
| 3 | Hofstra | 3–3–3 | 12 |
South Division
No tiebreakers were required for the South Division, as each team finished with a unique regular season record.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | UNC Wilmington | 7–0–2 | 23 |
| 2 | William & Mary | 5–2–2 | 17 |
| 3 | Elon | 4–2–3 | 15 |
Bracket
Source:[10]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| N1 | Monmouth | 0 | ||||||||||||
| N2 | Stony Brook (a.e.t.) | 2 | N2 | Stony Brook | 1 | |||||||||
| N3 | Hofstra | 1 | N2 | Stony Brook | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| S3 | Elon (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| S1 | UNC Wilmington | 0 (5) | ||||||||||||
| S2 | William & Mary | 0 | S3 | Elon (pen.) | 0 (6) | |||||||||
| S3 | Elon | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 30, 2025 | N#2 Stony Brook | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | N#3 Hofstra | Stony Brook, NY |
| 14:00 EST |
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Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Attendance: 82 Referee: Kieran Foley Assistant referees: Wilmer Melendez Bobby Baldwin Fourth official: Sean Lyons |
| October 30, 2025 | S#2 William & Mary | 0–1 | S#3 Elon | Williamsburg, VA |
| 19:00 EST | Report |
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Stadium: Martin Family Stadium at Albert-Daly Field Attendance: 403 Referee: Brian Miller Assistant referees: Mark Remsa Josh Pitt Fourth official: Ryan Williams |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2025 | N#1 Monmouth | 0–1 | N#2 Stony Brook | West Long Branch, NJ |
| 13:00 EST | Report |
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Stadium: Hesse Field on The Great Lawn Attendance: 497 Referee: Zachary Smith Assistant referees: Kenny Freeman Erik Backstrom Fourth official: Alexander Wang |
| November 2, 2025 | S#1 UNC Wilmington | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | S#3 Elon | Wilmington, NC |
| 13:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: UNCW Soccer Stadium Attendance: 656 Referee: David Erbacher Assistant referees: Rick Rogers Aaron Hormuth Fourth official: Eion Dockery |
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Final
| November 9, 2025 | N#2 Stony Brook | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–6 p) | S#3 Elon | Stony Brook, NY |
| 13:00 EST |
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Stadium: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Attendance: 406 Referee: Shaun Papperman Assistant referees: Brendan Quinn Greg Muhs Fourth official: Dave Breckner |
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