2025 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2025 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 749 | ||||
| Site | Foley Sports Complex Foley, Alabama | ||||
| Champions | Texas State (1st title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Steve Holeman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Victoria Meza (Texas State) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 9 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 4 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .600 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia State | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .550 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 0 | – | 2 | – | 8 | .400 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Southern | 0 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .250 | 2 | – | 10 | – | 6 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UL Monroe | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | .800 | 13 | – | 3 | – | 4 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama † | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas State ‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .700 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 7 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .150 | 5 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .382 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | .100 | 2 | – | 14 | – | 1 | .147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Sun Belt Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Sun Belt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Sun Belt Conference held from November 3 to November 8, 2025. The seven-match tournament took place at the Foley Sports Complex in Foley, Alabama. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of four rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the James Madison Dukes.[1][2] James Madison was the fifth seed in the tournament and were unsuccessful at defending their title. They were defeated in a penalty shoot-out by Texas State in the Quarterfinals. Texas State would go on to win the Final 1–0 over ULM.[3][4] This was the first Sun Belt women's soccer tournament title for the Texas State women's soccer program, and first for head coach Steve Holeman. It is Texas States's fifth overall women's soccer title as they won four titles in the Southland before moving to the Sun Belt Conference.[5][6] As tournament champions, Texas State earned the Sun Belt's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top eight of the fourteen Sun Belt Conference teams from the regular season qualified for the 2025 Tournament. Seeding was based on regular season records of each team. The two division winners were awarded the top two seeds in the tournament. Old Dominion won the East Division with 12 division points. South Alabama and ULM finished tied for first place in the West Division with fourteen points each. ULM and South Alabama tied their regular season match-up on October 2. The second tiebreaker was goal difference against common division opponents. This was won by South Alabama and they were the West Division Champions. This left ULM, who had the most regular season conference points, 22, to be the third seed. Old Dominion and South Alabama both finished with 21 regular season conference points and needed at tiebreaker to determine the first and second seeds. The two teams did not play during regular season conference play. In determining overall seed, goal difference from conference matches versus common opponents was the tiebreaker. South Alabama prevailed and earned the first seed, while Old Dominion was the second. Georgia State and Marshall both finished with sixteen conference regular season points, and a tiebreaker was required to determine the sixth and seventh seeds. Georgia State defeated Marshall in West Virginia on September 21 during the regular season 3–2. Therefore, Georgia State was the sixth seed and Marshall was the seventh.[7][8]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | South Alabama* | 6–1–3 | 21* |
| 2 | Old Dominion* | ||
| 3 | ULM | 6–0–4 | 22 |
| 4 | Texas State | 5–1–4 | 19 |
| 5 | James Madison | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 6 | Marshall | 4–2–4 | 16 |
| 7 | Georgia State | 5–4–1 | |
| 8 | Louisiana | 4–3–3 | 15 |
(*: division winners are automatically given the top two seeds).
Bracket
Source:[9]
| Quarterfinals Monday, November 3 | Semifinals Wednesday, November 5 | Championship Saturday, November 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Alabama (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Louisiana | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | South Alabama | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas State (pen.) | 1 (5) | ||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | 1 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Texas State | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ULM | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ULM | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Marshall | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ULM | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia State | 0 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 3 | (3) ULM | 1–0 | (6) Marshall | Foley, AL |
| 11:00 a.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: Lila Remache Assistant referees: Josh Hinkle Ethan Wilson Fourth official: Celeste Roberts |
| November 3 | (2) Old Dominion | 4–0 | (7) Georgia State | Foley, AL |
| 1:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 100 Referee: Laadi Issaka Assistant referees: Xiana Ping-Abas Esmeralda Figureoa Fourth official: Dorian DelToro Urueta |
| November 3 | (1) South Alabama | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | (8) Louisiana | Foley, AL |
| 4:30 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 125 Referee: Celeste Roberts Assistant referees: Ethan Wilson Hunter Kilgore Fourth official: Uwe Tittl |
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| November 3 | (4) Texas State | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | (5) James Madison | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 53 Referee: Aaron Hernandez Assistant referees: Ryan Campbell Esmeralda Figueroa Fourth official: Laadi Issaka |
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Semifinals
| November 5 | (2) Old Dominion | 2–3 | (3) ULM | Foley, AL |
| 4:00 p.m. CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 51 Referee: Samantha Martinez Assistant referees: Ethan Wilson Esmeralda Figueroa Fourth official: Celeste Roberts |
| November 5 | (1) South Alabama | 0–1 | (4) Texas State | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST | Report |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 125 Referee: Mario Maric Assistant referees: Laadi Issaka Xiana Pang-Abas Fourth official: Uwe Tittl |
Final
| November 8 | (3) ULM | 0–1 | (4) Texas State | Foley, AL |
| 7:00 p.m. CST |
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Stadium: Foley Sports Complex Attendance: 220 Referee: Noah Matos Assistant referees: Celeste Roberts Esmeralda Figueroa Fourth official: Uwe Tittl |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 14 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 2 goals per match (as of November 8, 2025).
2 goals
- Skylar Blaise – ULM
1 goal
- Audrey Orrock – James Madison
- Ashley Economopoulos – Old Dominion
- Brooke Edwards – Old Dominion
- Yuliia Khrystiuk – Old Dominion
- Laura Klebek – Old Dominion
- Hannah Morgan – Old Dominion
- Gry Boe Thrysoe – Old Dominion
- Kennley Bradley – Texas State
- Sadie Guzman – Texas State
- Victoria Meza – Texas State
- Ava Goodman – ULM
1 own goal
- Old Dominion (vs ULM)
All-Tournament team
Source:[10]
| Player | Team |
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| Riley Mullen | Old Dominion |
| Gry Boe Thrysoe | |
| Melina Descary | South Alabama |
| Bonnie Frost | |
| Helen Alormenu | Texas State |
| Kennley Bradley | |
| Chloe Jones | |
| Victoria Meza | |
| Maude Rouanet | |
| Skylar Blaise | ULM |
| Ava Goodman | |
| Ally Richardson |
MVP in bold
References
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- ^ Burgan, Connor (November 11, 2024). "JMU women's soccer to take on Ohio State in NCAA Tournament". WHSV-TV. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "2025 Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ Wicker, Kam (November 25, 2025). "Texas State soccer turns Foley trip into history, beats ULM for Sun Belt title". gulfcoastmedia.com. Creative Circle Media Solutions. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
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- ^ Sun Belt Conference. "Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "Sun Belt Unveils 2025 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Tiebreakers". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Championship" (PDF). sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
- ^ "Texas State Wins First Sun Belt Women's Soccer Championship". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. November 8, 2025. Retrieved January 24, 2026.