2025 Horizon League women's soccer tournament
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| 2025 Horizon League women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 2,096 | ||||
| Site | Engelmann Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Semifinals & Final) | ||||
| Champions | Milwaukee (18th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin Boyd (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Kristina Karlof (Milwaukee) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee † | 8 | – | 0 | – | 2 | .900 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 8 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .650 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 2 | – | 2 | – | 6 | .500 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 8 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 11 | – | 3 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .400 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 2 | – | 15 | – | 1 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 3 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Horizon League Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 3, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Horizon League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Horizon League women's soccer tournament is the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Horizon League. It is being held from November 2 through November 8, 2025. The quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites, while semifinals and final took place at Engelmann Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The six team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Milwaukee Panthers are the seven-time defending champions,[1] and they successfully defended their title by beating the fifth seed Green Bay Phoenix 4–0 in the final. This was the eighteenth overall title for Milwaukee and fourth for head coach Kevin Boyd.[2] As tournament champions, Milwaukee earned the Horizon League's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
The top six Horizon League teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each of the top seven teams finished with a unique regular season conference record.[3]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Milwaukee | 8–0–2 | 26 |
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 3 | Youngstown State | 6–2–2 | 20 |
| 4 | Wright State | 4–1–5 | 17 |
| 5 | Green Bay | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 6 | Oakland | 2–2–6 | 12 |
Bracket
Semifinal matchups were determined by the results of the quarterfinals. The #1 seed would play the lowest-remaining seed, while the #2 seed would play the other quarterfinal winner.[4]
| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 6 | Final Saturday, Nov. 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Milwaukee | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Youngstown State | 0 | 6 | Oakland | 0 | |||||||||
| 6 | Oakland (a.e.t.) | 1 | 1 | Milwaukee | 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | Green Bay | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Northern Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Wright State | 1 | 5 | Green Bay | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Green Bay | 3 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 2, 2025 | #3 Youngstown State | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #6 Oakland | Youngstown, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EST | Report |
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Stadium: Farmers National Bank Field Attendance: 532 Referee: Christopher Lauer Assistant referees: Roy Miller Erik Blackburn Fourth official: John Groff |
| November 2, 2025 | #4 Wright State | 1–3 | #5 Green Bay | Dayton, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Alumni Field Attendance: 275 Referee: Braeden Frey Assistant referees: Mykela Hawkins Laura Snyder Fourth official: Shawn Westerfield |
Semifinals
| November 6, 2025 | #1 Milwaukee | 3–0 | #6 Oakland | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Attendance: 404 Referee: Heber Estrada Assistant referees: Saki Atsas Ramy Akram-Ahmed Fourth official: Christopher Spasovici |
| November 6, 2025 | #2 Northern Kentucky | 1–2 | #5 Green Bay | Milwaukee, WI |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Attendance: 414 Referee: Nick Balcer Assistant referees: Josh Braunstein Adrian Werbicki Fourth official: Kyle Trimble |
Final
| November 8, 2025 | #1 Milwaukee | 4–0 | #5 Green Bay | Milwaukee, WI |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: Engelmann Stadium Attendance: 471 Referee: Dimitar Chavdarov Assistant referees: Jordan Dietrich David Irwin Fourth official: Fernando Riveros |