2025 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2025 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,365 | ||||
| Site | Lamar Soccer Complex Beaumont, Texas | ||||
| Champions | Houston Christian (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Nick Whiting (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Olivia Rossman (Houston Christian) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern St † | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen F. Austin | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .700 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 10 | .591 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Christian ‡y | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 3 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .500 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-CC | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 6 | .421 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McNeese | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 4 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .350 | 6 | – | 10 | – | 2 | .389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .350 | 4 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls | 1 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .300 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Southland Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Southland Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Southland Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Southland Conference held from November 4 to November 9, 2025. The seven-match tournament took place at Lamar Soccer Complex in Beaumont, Texas on the campus of Lamar University. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions, the Stephen F. Austin,[1] were unable to defend their title as they lost in the Final. The tournament champions were the Houston Christian Huskies who won the Final in overtime, 1–0.[2][3] The conference championship was Houston Christian's third title, and first since 2016. It the first title for second-year head coach Nick Whiting.[4] As tournament champions, Houston Christian earned the Southland's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top eight Southland teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as each team finished with a unique conference record, and on a unique number of conference points.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Northwestern State | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 5–1–4 | 19 |
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 4 | East Texas A&M | 4–2–4 | 16 |
| 5 | Houston Christian | 4–4–2 | 14 |
| 6 | Lamar | 3–3–4 | 13 |
| 7 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 3–4–3 | 12 |
| 8 | McNeese | 3–5–2 | 11 |
Bracket
Source:[5]
| Quarterfinals November 4 | Semifinals November 6 | Championship November 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin (pen.) | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 1 (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lamar | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Southeastern Louisiana | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Lamar | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Christian (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State (a.e.t.) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | McNeese | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Northwestern State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Christian | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | East Texas A&M | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Houston Christian | 4 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
First Round
| November 4 | (4) East Texas A&M | 0–4 | (5) Houston Christian | Beaumont, TX |
| 10:00 a.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 302 Referee: Tyler Mitcham Assistant referees: Santiago Roa Estefania Estrada Sanabria Fourth official: Timothy Chiasson |
| November 4 | (1) Northwestern State | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | (8) McNeese | Beaumont, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 298 Referee: Sean Caouette Assistant referees: Dylan Butler Ava Flores Fourth official: Wes Caouette |
| November 4 | (2) Stephen F. Austin | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | (7) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | Beaumont, TX |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 213 Referee: Frank Huber Assistant referees: William Bolsen Maria Banguera Fourth official: Santiago Roa |
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| November 4 | (3) Southeastern Louisiana | 1–2 | (6) Lamar | Beaumont, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 611 Referee: Wes Caouette Assistant referees: Alexander DeRostaing Ava Flores Fourth official: Sean Caouette |
Semifinals
| November 6 | (1) Northwestern State | 1–2 | (5) Houston Christian | Beaumont, TX |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 417 Referee: Daniel Benson Assistant referees: William Bolsen Estefania Estrada Sanabria Fourth official: Deny Kulasinac |
| November 6 | (2) Stephen F. Austin | 2–0 | (6) Lamar | Beaumont, TX |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 674 Referee: Deny Kulasinac Assistant referees: Alexander DeRostaing William Molina Fourth official: Daniel Benson |
Final
| November 9 | (2) Stephen F. Austin | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | (5) Houston Christian | Beaumont, TX |
| 1:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Lamar Soccer Complex Attendance: 850 Referee: Amin Hadzic Assistant referees: Christopher Little Frank Huber Fourth official: Estefania Estrada Sanabria |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 16 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2.29 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).
3 goals
- Paisley Barela – Houston Christian
2 goals
- Kendall Hemperly – Northwestern State
1 goal
- Isabella Dillow – Houston Christian
- Alexia Murillo – Houston Christian
- Olivia Rossman – Houston Christian
- Kamryn Harvey – Lamar
- Kaitlyn Niemeyer – Lamar
- Lainey Connell – Southeastern Louisiana
- Alex Bayouth – Stephen F. Austin
- Kamrynn Davis – Stephen F. Austin
- Taylor Dodson – Stephen F. Austin
- Mai-Lisa Atis – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
1 own goal
- East Texas A&M (vs Houston Christian)
All-Tournament team
Source:[6]
| Player | Team |
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| Paisley Barela | Houston Christian |
| Jordan Bushnell | |
| Emmy McKeon | |
| Alexia Murillo | |
| Ella Remy | |
| Olivia Rossman | |
| Kendall Hemperley | Northwestern State |
| Alex Bayouth | Stephen F. Austin |
| Taylor Dodson | |
| Sierra McCluer | |
| Erin Morgan |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- ^ Peter Warren (November 12, 2024). "4 Texas schools earned spots in the NCAA women's soccer tournament. Here's what you need to know". Hearst Newspapers, LLC. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Southland Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". southland.org. Southland Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ "WSOC: HCU Axes the 'Jacks in Overtime to Claim SLC Title". hcuhuskies.com. Houston Christian University Athletics. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ "Southland Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Southland Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Championship". southland.org. Southland Conference. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ "Rossman's Golden Goal Lifts HCU to Third Southland Championship". southland.org. Southland Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 19, 2026.