2025 Conference USA women's soccer tournament
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| 2025 Conference USA women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,277 | ||||
| Site | Osborne Stadium Lynchburg, Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Liberty (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lang Wedemeyer (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Ivy Garner (Offensive) Lauren Littleton (Defensive) (Liberty) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .875 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty †‡y | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .875 | 14 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida International | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .438 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico St | 1 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .375 | 2 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .188 | 2 | – | 11 | – | 4 | .235 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .063 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 C-USA Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Conference USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Conference USA women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for Conference USA (CUSA) held from November 2–7, 2025. The seven-match tournament took place at Osborne Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia on the campus of Liberty University. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions, the Florida International Pathers,[1][2] were unable to defend their title as they lost in the Quarterfinals. Second seed Liberty won the title, defeating Missouri State 3–0 in the Final.[3][4] The conference championship was Liberty's second title, and second in three years. It was also the second title for head coach Lang Wedemeyer.[5] As tournament champions, Liberty earned CUSA's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top eight C-USA teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. A tiebreaker was required to determine the first and second seeds as Liberty and Western Kentucky both finished with identical 6–0–2 regular season conference records. The two teams did not play during the regular season so points against common conference opponents was used. Western Kentucky prevailed in this tiebreaker and earned the first seed. A tiebreaker was also required for the third and fourth seeds as both Middle Tennessee and Sam Houston finished with 5–2–1 regular season conference records. Sam Houston earned the third seed by virtue of their 1–0 defeat of Middle Tennessee on October 2, during the regular season.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 2 | Liberty | 6–0–2 | 20 |
| 3 | Sam Houston | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 5 | Florida International | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Delaware | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3–4–1 | 10 |
| 8 | Missouri State | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[7]
| Quarterfinals November 2 | Semifinals November 7 | Championship November 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Sam Houston (pen.) | 1 (6) | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Delaware | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Liberty | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Missouri State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Missouri State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Middle Tennessee (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Florida International | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 2 | (2) Liberty | 4–1 | (7) Louisiana Tech | Lynchburg, VA |
| 11:00 a.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Kevin Uitto Amy Balbier Fourth official: Shevah Rezaee |
| November 2 | (3) Sam Houston | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | (6) Delaware | Lynchburg, VA |
| 1:40 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 282 Referee: Shane Butler Assistant referees: Shevah Rezaee Kyle Trissel Fourth official: Jorge Ramirez |
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| November 2 | (1) Western Kentucky | 0–2 | (8) Missouri State | Lynchburg, VA |
| 5:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Amy Balbier Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Kyle Johnston |
| November 2 | (4) Middle Tennessee | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | (5) Florida International | Lynchburg, VA |
| 7:40 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Kyle Trissel Esli Leon Fourth official: Amin Hadzic |
Semifinals
| November 4 | (2) Liberty | 2–0 | (3) Sam Houston | Lynchburg, VA |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Elvis Osmanovic Assistant referees: Lauren Aldrich Shevah Rezaee Fourth official: Kyle Johnson |
| November 4 | (4) Middle Tennessee | 1–2 | (8) Missouri State | Lynchburg, VA |
| 7:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 292 Referee: Jorge Ramirez Assistant referees: Amy Balbier Kyle Trissel Fourth official: Shane Butler |
Final
| November 7 | (2) Liberty | 3–0 | (8) Missouri State | Lynchburg, VA |
| 12:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Osborne Stadium Attendance: 698 Referee: Kyle Johnston Assistant referees: Lauren Aldrich Kevin Uitto Fourth official: Shevah Rezaee |