2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Postseason women's soccer tournament
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The 2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 1 through November 7, 2025. The tournament was hosted at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos were the defending champions.[1][2] They successfully defended their title, defeating Bowling Green 1–0 in the Final.[3][4] The title was the fifth in program history for the Western Michigan women's soccer program and second under head coach Lewis Robinson.[5] As tournament champions, Western Michigan earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,543 | ||||
| Site | Historic Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio | ||||
| Champions | Western Michigan (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Lewis Robinson (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Heidi Thomasma (Western Michigan) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan †‡y | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .875 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (OH) | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .750 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .708 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .684 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .625 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .583 | 8 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 4 | – | 1 | – | 7 | .625 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .659 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 3 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .417 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .364 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 2 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .292 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .273 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .250 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .208 | 1 | – | 14 | – | 3 | .139 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
The top six Mid-American Conference teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as the top seven teams finished with unique conference records and point totals.[6][7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Western Michigan | 10–1–1 | 31 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 8–2–2 | 26 |
| 3 | Buffalo | 8–3–1 | 25 |
| 4 | Ball State | 7–4–1 | 22 |
| 5 | Kent State | 6–4–2 | 20 |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 4–1–7 | 19 |
Bracket
Source:[8]
| Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 1 | Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 4 | Final Friday, Nov. 7 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ball State (pen.) | 0 (5) | 4 | Ball state | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Kent State | 0 (4) | 1 | Western Michigan | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bowling Green | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Buffalo | 0 | 6 | Bowling Green (pen.) | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| 6 | Bowling Green (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 1 | (3) Buffalo | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (6) Bowling Green | Columbus, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Tyler Gregory Maggie Short Fourth official: Sarah Pierce |
| November 1 | (4) Ball State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | (5) Kent State | Columbus, OH |
| 4:00 p.m. EDT | Report |
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Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Christopher Spasovivi Assistant referees: James Duling Devon Duling Fourth official: Alex Kallinicou | |
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Semifinals
| November 4 | (2) Miami (OH) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | (6) Bowling Green | Columbus, OH |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 179 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: Alex Kallinicou Roy Miller Fourth official: Aaron Mitchell |
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| November 4 | (1) Western Michigan | 1–0 | (4) Ball State | Columbus, OH |
| 4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 183 Referee: Herber Estrada Assistant referees: Justin Talask Jason Cross Fourth official: Josh Braunstien |
Final
| November 7 | (1) Western Michigan | 1–0 | (6) Bowling Green | Columbus, OH |
| 7:30 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 345 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Shawn Westefield Fourth official: Ben Miller |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 3 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 0.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2025).
1 goal
- Isabella Mazzaferro – Bowling Green
- Abby Baldridge – Western Michigan
- Heidi Thomasma – Western Michigan
All-Tournament team
Source:[9]
| Player | Team |
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| Addie Chester | Ball State |
| Kate Pallante | |
| Taylor Green | Bowling Green |
| Audrey Oliver | |
| Payton O’Malley | |
| Dominque Popa | Miami (OH) |
| Shae Taylor | |
| Ava Beckett | Western Michigan |
| Drew Martin | |
| Heidi Thomasma | |
| Meredith Vance |
MVP in bold