2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams8
Matches7
Attendance1,865
SiteTech Soccer Field
Cookeville, Tennessee
(Semifinals & Final)
ChampionsTennessee Tech (2nd title)
Winning coachCorey Boyd (1st title)
MVPMaggie Conrad (Tennessee Tech)
BroadcastESPN+
Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament
«2024  2026»
2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
Tennessee Tech  ‍y 6 0 3   .833 7 7 8   .500
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 5 0 4   .778 7 4 6   .588
Lindenwood  ‍‍‍ 5 2 2   .667 10 5 5   .625
Eastern Illinois  ‍‍‍ 5 3 1   .611 8 8 3   .500
Southern Indiana  ‍‍‍ 4 2 3   .611 9 7 5   .548
UT Martin  ‍‍‍ 3 3 3   .500 3 7 9   .395
SIUE  ‍‍‍ 2 4 3   .389 3 12 5   .275
SEMO  ‍‍‍ 2 5 2   .333 2 15 2   .158
Morehead St.  ‍‍‍ 1 6 2   .222 3 13 2   .222
Western Illinois  ‍‍‍ 0 8 1   .056 1 17 1   .079
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2025 OVC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 9, 2025
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source:Ohio Valley Conference

The 2025 Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Ohio Valley Conference held from October 30 through November 9, 2025. The first round and quarterfinals of the tournament were held at campus sites hosted by the #3 and #4 seeds, while the semifinals and final took place at Tech Soccer Field in Cookeville, Tennessee. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Lindenwood were the defending champions.[1][2] and were unable to defend their title as they lost to Tennessee Tech 2–0 in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the second for the Tennessee Tech women's soccer program, and the first for head coach Corey Boyd. This was Tennessee Tech's first tournament title since 2000.[5] As tournament champions, Tennessee Tech earned the Ohio Valley's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

Eight of the ten teams in the Ohio Valley Conference qualified for the 2025 Tournament. The #1 seed was awarded as the host institution for the Semifinals and Finals of the tournament. The #1 and #2 seed received byes to the Semifinals, while the #4 and #5 seeds received byes to the Quarterfinals. Seeds were seeded based on regular season records. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique regular season record.[6][7]

Seed School Conference Record Points
1 Tennessee Tech 6–0–3 21
2 Little Rock 5–0–4 19
3 Lindenwood 5–2–2 17
4 Eastern Illinois 5–3–1 16
5 Southern Indiana 4–2–3 15
6 UT Martin 3–3–3 12
7 SIU Edwardsville 2–4–3 9
8 Southeast Missouri State 2–5–2 8

Bracket

Source:[8]

First round
Thursday, Oct. 30
Quarterfinals
Sunday, Nov. 2
Semifinals
Thursday, Nov. 6
Final
Sunday, Nov. 9
1 Tennessee Tech (pen.) 0 (4)
5 Southern Indiana 0 (3)
4 Eastern Illinois 0
5 Southern Indiana 2 5 Southern Indiana 3
8 Southeast Missouri State 0 1 Tennessee Tech 2
3 Lindenwood 0
2 Little Rock 1
3 Lindenwood (a.e.t.) 2
3 Lindenwood 1
6 UT Martin 0 (5) 7 SIU Edwardsville 0
7 SIU Edwardsville (pen.) 0 (6)

Schedule

First round

October 30 (5) Southern Indiana 2–0(8) Southeast Missouri StateCharleston, IL
12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Team  66'
  • Charli Grafton 79'
  • Emma Schut 85'
Report Stadium: Lakeside Soccer Field
Attendance: 113
Referee: Ricardo Segobiano
Assistant referees: Steven Cowles
Assistant referees: Michael Witsman
Fourth official: Mike Darling
October 30 (6) UT Martin0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
(7) SIU Edwardsville St. Charles, MO
3:00 p.m. CDT Report Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 136
Referee: Michael Heath
Assistant referees: Nigel Lear
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Fourth official: Doug Helfrich
Penalties
  • Millie Perry
  • Ayja McCleary
  • Anna Østergaard Ibsen
  • Ava Huntrods
  • Unni Wolf
  • Addy McCleary
  • Savannah DeFini
  • Claire Nieroda
  • Aleah Minehart
  • MaryClaire Imig
  • Taryn Moore
  • Kira Kumada

Quarterfinals

November 2 (4) Eastern Illinois0–3 (5) Southern Indiana Charleston, IL
11:30 a.m. CST
  • Colleen Bauer  49'
Report
  • 28' Charli Grafton
  • 29', 52' Peyton Murphy
  •  82' Tierney Mullady
Stadium: Lakeside Soccer Field
Attendance: 229
Referee: Michael Heath
Assistant referees: Jose Renda
Assistant referees: Joe Kohlrus
Fourth official: Erik Turley
November 2 (3) Lindenwood 1–0(7) SIU EdwardsvilleSt. Charles, MO
1:00 p.m. CST
  • Team  15'
  • Mackenzie Compton 76'
Report
  •  61' Team
  •  78' Allie Fishering
Stadium: Hunter Stadium
Attendance: 277
Referee: Justin Tomicich
Assistant referees: Matt Geringer
Assistant referees: Don Tebeau
Fourth official: Alexandra Weaver

Semifinals

November 6 (1) Tennessee Tech 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)
(5) Southern IndianaCookeville, TN
4:00 p.m. CST Report Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Attendance: 410
Referee: Todd Carver
Assistant referees: Seth Wilson
Assistant referees: Mandi Burley
Fourth official: Kris Fabick
Penalties
  • Katie Toney
  • Krista Hardardottir
  • Melina Hamm
  • Anna Baker
  • Tori Soutuyo
  • Ebba Melin
  • Peyton Murphy
  • Emma Schut
  • Josie Pochocki
  • Emma Thurston
  • Grace Bamber
  • Eva Boer
November 6 (2) Little Rock1–2 (a.e.t.) (3) Lindenwood Cookeville, TN
7:00 p.m. CST
  • Amaya Arias 12',  39'  80'
  • Maggie Turner  54'
  • Maria Schuller  70'
Report
  • 46' Anna Johnson
  • 93' Mackenzie Compton
Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Attendance: 115
Referee: Gustavo Turmero
Assistant referees: Jessica Medley
Assistant referees: Nicole Steiner
Fourth official: Jason Steiner

Final

November 9 (1) Tennessee Tech 2–0(3) LindenwoodCookeville, TN
4:00 p.m. CST
  • Katie Toney 79', 79' (pen.)
Report
  •  88' Rachel Jackson
Stadium: Tech Soccer Field
Attendance: 585
Referee: Tim Stewart
Assistant referees: Jessica Medley
Assistant referees: Lucy Bell
Fourth official: Nicole Steiner

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 11 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.57 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).

2 goals

  • Mackenzie Compton – Lindenwood
  • Charli Grafton – Southern Indiana
  • Peyton Murphy – Southern Indiana
  • Katie Toney – Tennessee Tech

1 goal

  • Amaya Arias – Little Rock
  • Anna Johnson – Lindenwood
  • Emma Schut – Southern Indiana

All-Tournament team

Source:[9]

Player Team
Amaya Arias Little Rock
Megan Rogan
Mackenzie Compton Lindenwood
Rachel Jackson
Anna Johnson
Charli Grafton Southern Indiana
Emma Thurston
Maggie Conrad Tennessee Tech
Melina Hamm
Ebba Melin
Katie Toney

MVP in bold

References

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  2. ^ Ryans, Kevin (November 12, 2024). ""They'll be forever champions": Lindenwood Women's Soccer talks first OVC Tournament Title". KTVI. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "2025 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  4. ^ Craven, Ben (November 11, 2025). "Tech soccer wins first OVC Tournament title since 2000". Herald-Citizen. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  5. ^ "OVC Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  6. ^ "2025 OVC Women's Soccer Championship Field Set". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. October 26, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  7. ^ "OVC WOMEN'S SOCCER TIEBREAKER" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  8. ^ "2025 Ohio Valley Conference Soccer Championship" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
  9. ^ "Tennessee Tech Claims 2025 OVC Women's Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 12, 2026.