2025 SWAC women's soccer tournament
| 2025 SWAC women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,385 | ||||
| Site | PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Grambling State (4th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Justin Wagar (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Liana Bryant (Grambling State) | ||||
| Broadcast | SWAC Digital Network | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State ‡y | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .813 | 11 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .813 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 5 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 2 | – | 16 | – | 1 | .132 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAPB | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .000 | 1 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .071 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 SWAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: SWAC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 SWAC women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southwestern Athletic Conference held November 6–9, 2025. The seven-match tournament took place at the Prairie View A&M Soccer Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the guars women's soccer|Southern]],[1][2] however they were unable to defend their title, as they were defeated by Grambling State in the Quarterfinals. Grambling State would go on to defeat top-seed Jackson State 2–1 in the Final.[3][4] The conference tournament title was the fourth for the Grambling State women's soccer program, and second for head coach Justin Wagar.[5] As tournament champions, Grambling State earned the SWAC's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
Eight of the nine teams that compete in women's soccer in the SWAC qualified for the 2025 Tournament. There were only nine teams in this season due to Mississippi Valley State cancelling its season due to "unforeseen health and safety concerns within the program".[6] Seeding was based on regular season conference play. A tiebreaker was required between Alabama A&M and Texas Southern for the third and fourth seeds after both teams finished with identical 5–2–1 regular season records. Texas Southern won the regular season meeting between the two teams 1–0 on October 10, in Alabama. Therefore, Texas Southern earned the third seed, while Alabama A&M was the fourth seed.[7][8]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Jackson State | 6–1–1 | 19 |
| 2 | Grambling State | 5–0–3 | 18 |
| 3 | Texas Southern | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | ||
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 6 | Alcorn State | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 7 | Southern | 2–5–1 | 7 |
| 8 | Alabama State | 1–7–0 | 3 |
Bracket
Source:[9]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Nov. 6 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Alabama State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Prairie View A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Southern | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Grambling State | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Texas Southern | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Alcorn State | 2 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 6 | (1) Jackson State | 4–0 | (8) Alabama State | Prairie View, TX |
| 10:00 a.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 145 Referee: Lawerence Hale Assistant referees: Musa Hatungimana Ava Flores Fourth official: Alfred Wims |
| November 6 | (4) Alabama A&M | 1–0 | (5) Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report | Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 265 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Alfred Wims Sean Caouette Fourth official: Santiago Roa |
| November 6 | (2) Grambling State | 1–0 | (7) Southern | Prairie View, TX |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 180 Referee: Jeremy Fotenot Assistant referees: Sheneaka Wright Gian McCain |
| November 6 | (3) Texas Southern | 1–2 | (6) Alcorn State | Prairie View, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 320 Referee: Alfred Wims Assistant referees: Lawerence Hale Wes Caouette Fourth official: Frank Huber |
Semifinals
| November 7 | (1) Jackson State | 2–0 | (4) Alabama A&M | Prairie View, TX |
| 3:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Dan Benson Assistant referees: Lawrence Hale Bo Wims Fourth official: Wes Caouette |
| November 7 | (2) Grambling State | 6–0 | (6) Alcorn State | Prairie View, TX |
| 6:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 150 |
Final
| November 9 | (1) Jackson State | 1–2 | (2) Grambling State | Prairie View, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: PVA&M Soccer Stadium Attendance: 175 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Alfred Wims Aya Flores Fourth official: Sean Caouette |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 20 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.86 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).
3 goals
- Liana Bryant – Grambling State
2 goals
- Ainara Aldeano – Alcorn State
- Adalie Hernandez – Grambling State
- Sophia Lezizidis – Grambling State
- Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper – Jackson State
- Caylah Williams – Jackson State
1 goal
- Czaske Deane – Alabama A&M
- Alana Aiken – Grambling State
- Chloe Bryant – Grambling State
- Zaniyah Gonzague – Jackson State
- Josetiarainnah Olaco – Jackson State
- Kaila Tablado – Jackson State
- Kamara Bradley – Texas Southern
All-Tournament team
Source:[10]
| Player | Team |
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| Czaske Deane | Alabama A&M |
| Ainara Aldeano | Alcorn State |
| Annick Zouma | |
| Ryanne Hawthorn-Harper | Jackson State |
| Sarah Portis | |
| Caylah Williams | |
| Alana Aiken | Grambling State |
| Kaia Bace | |
| Liana Bryant | |
| Adalie Hernandez | |
| Sophia Lezizidis |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2024 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Bruhl, Allison (November 11, 2024). "Southern University women's soccer team wins first SWAC Championship". WKRG-TV. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2025 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ Napetian, Ian (November 11, 2025). "TCU Soccer to Host Grambling State in NCAA Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "Past Soccer Champions". swac.org. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ Sklar, Sam (September 11, 2025). "Mississippi Valley State cancels 2025 women's soccer season, faces SWAC sanctions". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "SWAC Announces Soccer Tournament Seedings and Quarterfinals Matchups". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. October 31, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "SWAC Soccer Tiebreaker Policy". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
- ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference Soccer Tournament" (PDF). swac.org. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "Grambling State Crowned SWAC Tournament Champions After 2–1 Win Over Jackson State". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2026.