2025 SEC women's soccer tournament
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The 2025 SEC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southeastern Conference held from November 2 to November 9, 2025. The tournament was held at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex in Pensacola, Florida. The twelve-team single elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Texas Longhorns are the defending champions. The conference championship is the fourth SEC title for Vanderbilt, the second under Darren Ambrose. Previously, Ambrose had won three Ivy League championships as head coach at the University of Pennsylvania. As conference champions, Vanderbilt earned the Southeastern Conference's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Arkansas †y | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Vanderbilt ‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 19 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee y | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .700 | 12 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 LSU y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 15 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .660 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky y | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 12 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina y | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi St. y | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 12 | – | 7 | – | 1 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama y | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .400 | 12 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .568 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .450 | 6 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6 | .400 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .472 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .265 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 4 | – | 10 | – | 3 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 SEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SEC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pensacola, Florida
| 2025 SEC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Site | Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex Pensacola, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Vanderbilt (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Darren Ambrose (2nd) | ||||
| MVP | Courtney Jones | ||||
| Broadcast | SEC Network | ||||
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Qualification
The top twelve teams in the conference qualified for the 2025 Tournament. The top four teams were awarded byes into the Quarterfinals. Teams were seeded based on regular season records. Previous SEC champions Texas failed to qualify after winning last year. As the season approaches its ending, No. 6 Arkansas defeated Oklahoma and Arkansas was crowned the regular season champions. The top four teams were all separated by one point. The Razorbacks scored three goals and marked them as the no. 01 qualifier for the tournament.[1]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Conference Points |
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| 1 | Arkansas | 7-1-2 | 23 |
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 7-2-1 | 22 |
| 3 | Georgia | 6-1-3 | 21 |
| 4 | Tennessee | 6-2-2 | 20 |
| 5 | LSU | 5-2-3 | 18 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 5-2-3 | 18 |
| 7 | South Carolina | 4-2-4 | 16 |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 5-4-1 | 16 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 3-4-3 | 12 |
| 10 | Alabama | 4-6-0 | 12 |
| 11 | Florida | 2-3-5 | 11 |
| 12 | Auburn | 1-3-6 | 9 |
Bracket
| First Round Sunday, Nov. 02 | Quarterfinals Tuesday, Nov. 04 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 06 | Championship Sunday, Nov. 09 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | South Carolina | 0 | 7 | Alabama | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | Alabama | 2 | 2 | Vanderbilt | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgia (PK 5-4) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Kentucky | 1 | 6 | Kentucky | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Florida | 0 | 2 | Vanderbilt (PK 8-7) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Arkansas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Mississippi State | 1 | 8 | Mississippi State | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Oklahoma | 0 | 8 | Mississippi State | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Tennessee | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | LSU | 3 | 5 | LSU | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Auburn | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Source:[2]
Matches
First Round
| 2 November 2025 Match 1 | #10 Alabama | 2-0 | #7 South Carolina | Pensacola, Florida |
Kennedy Garcia  57'Larkin Thomason  75' Gianna Paul 88' |
Report | Taylor Bloom 20' Maggie Taitano 56' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex |
| 2 November 2025 Match 2 | #11 Florida | 0-1 | #6 Kentucky | Pensacola, Florida |
| Kai Tsakiris 46' Charlotte McClure 88' |
Report | Catherine Rapp 10' Skye Leach 61' Catherine Rapp 64' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex |
| 2 November 2025 Match 3 | #8 Mississippi St. | 1-0 | #9 Oklahoma | Pensacola, Florida |
| Tatum Borman 81' |
Report | Juliette Rayo 73' |
| 2 November 2025 Match 4 | #5 LSU | 3-2 | #12 Auburn | Pensacola, Florida |
| Ava Galligan 7'goals2=Dylan Driver 68' |
Report |
Quarterfinals
| 04 November 2025 Match 5 | #2 Vanderbilt | 2-1 | #7 Alabama | Pensacola, Florida |
| Olivia Stafford 13' Reagan Pentz 49' Margo Matula 81' |
Report | Nadia Ramadan 11' 81' Madi Munguia  13'Kennedy Garcia 83' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1183 |
| 04 November 2025 Match 6 | #3 Georgia | 1-1 (5-4 p) | #6 Kentucky | Pensacola, Florida |
| Summer Denigan 74' |
Report | Catherine Rapp 53' Anna Sikorski 105' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1183 | |
| Penalties | ||||
Harris  Denigan Kante Staude Hardin  Herniter |
Poretto Sikorski Fink Campbell Hoytink Leach |
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| 04 November 2025 Match 7 | #1 Arkansas | 2-1 | #8 Mississippi State | Pensacola, Florida |
| Bella Field 22' Natalie Wagner 56'Team 62'Dejionee Anderson 63'Aniyah Nurse-Whyte 79' |
Report | Rebeka Vega-Peleka 22' Ally Perry 58'Tatum Borman 87' |
| 04 November 2025 Match 8 | #4 Tennessee | 0-2 | #5 LSU | Pensacola, Florida |
| Kate Runyon 78' |
Report | Morgan Witz 46' Ida Hermannsdottir 48'Daniela Hellin 87'Jazmin Ferguson 88' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1147 |
Semifinals
| 06 November 2025 Match 9 | #5 LSU | 3-1 | #8 Mississippi St. | Pensacola, Florida |
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Report | Rebeka Vega-Peleka 29' Tatum Borman 62'Sofía Aguayo 79' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex |
| 06 November 2025 Match 10 | #2 Vanderbilt | 2-0 | #3 Georgia | Pensacola, Florida |
| Sydney Watts 15', 67' Vivian Akyirem 76' |
Report | Maddy Herniter 67' Hailey Gordon 75' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 1353 |
Finals
| 09 November 2025 Match 11 | #5 LSU | 1-1 (a.e.t.) (7-8 p) | #2 Vanderbilt | Pensacola, Florida |
| Gabbi Ceballos 25' Kelsey Major 62'Makenna Dominguez 68'Team 69' |
Report | Vivian Akyirem 69' Ally Bollig 84'Team 92' |
Stadium: Brosnaham Soccer Complex Attendance: 2367 | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Cheesman Hermannsdottir Amsden Blanco González Witz Dominguez Major Ceballos Smith Ferguson |
Jones McLaughlin Akyirem Pentz Watts Bollig Freeman Teater Matula McLaughlin |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 25 goals scored in 11 matches, for an average of 2.27 goals per match (as of 14 November 2025).
2 goals
- Ava Galligan - LSU
- Ida Hermannsdottir - LSU
- Catherine Rapp - Kentucky
- Sydney Watts - Vanderbilt
- Morgan Witz - LSU
1 goal
- Vivian Akyirem - Vanderbilt
- Sariyah Bailey - LSU
- Tatum Borman - Mississippi State
- Gabbi Ceballos - LSU
- Summer Denigan - Georgia
- Dylan Driver - Auburn
- Bella Field - Arkansas
- Gadea Blanco González - LSU
- Gianna Paul - Alabama
- Reagan Pentz - Vanderbilt
- Ally Perry - Mississippi State
- Nadia Ramadan - Alabama
- Shelby Sallee - Auburn
- Olivia Stafford - Vanderbilt
- Larkin Thomason - Alabama
- Rebeka Vega-Peleka- Mississippi State
All-Tournament Team
| Player | Team |
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| Courtney Jones | Vanderbilt[3] |
| Olivia Stafford | |
| Sydney Watts | |
| Sara Wojdelko | |
| Gabbi Ceballos | LSU |
| Jazmin Ferguson | |
| Ava Galligan |