2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	6
Matches	5
Attendance	1,543
Site	Historic Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio
Champions	Western Michigan (5th title)
Winning coach	Lewis Robinson (2nd title)
MVP	Heidi Thomasma (Western Michigan)
Broadcast	ESPN+
Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament «2024   2026»

2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Western Michigan  ‍†‍‡‍y	10	–	1	–	1		.875			16	–	4	–	1		.786
Miami (OH)  ‍‍‍	8	–	2	–	2		.750			11	–	5	–	3		.658
Buffalo  ‍‍‍	8	–	3	–	1		.708			12	–	5	–	2		.684
Ball State  ‍‍‍	7	–	4	–	1		.625			10	–	7	–	3		.575
Kent State  ‍‍‍	6	–	4	–	2		.583			8	–	6	–	6		.550
Bowling Green  ‍‍‍	4	–	1	–	7		.625			10	–	3	–	9		.659
Eastern Michigan  ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	4		.500			6	–	8	–	4		.444
Ohio  ‍‍‍	3	–	5	–	4		.417			5	–	9	–	5		.395
Massachusetts  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2		.364			5	–	8	–	4		.412
Akron  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	3		.292			5	–	9	–	4		.389
Northern Illinois  ‍‍‍	2	–	7	–	2		.273			4	–	10	–	3		.324
Toledo  ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	4		.250			4	–	8	–	6		.389
Central Michigan  ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	3		.208			1	–	14	–	3		.139
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 MAC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Mid-American Conference

The 2025 Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Mid-American Conference held from November 1 through November 7, 2025. The tournament was hosted at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The Western Michigan Broncos were the defending champions. ^{[1] [2]} They successfully defended their title, defeating Bowling Green 1–0 in the Final. ^{[3] [4]} The title was the fifth in program history for the Western Michigan women's soccer program and second under head coach Lewis Robinson. ^[5] As tournament champions, Western Michigan earned the Mid-American's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top six Mid-American Conference teams from the regular season earned berths in the tournament. Teams were seeded by conference record. No tiebreakers were required as the top seven teams finished with unique conference records and point totals. ^{[6] [7]}

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Western Michigan	10–1–1	31
2	Miami (OH)	8–2–2	26
3	Buffalo	8–3–1	25
4	Ball State	7–4–1	22
5	Kent State	6–4–2	20
6	Bowling Green	4–1–7	19

Bracket

Source: ^[8]

	Quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 1					Semifinals Tuesday, Nov. 4					Final Friday, Nov. 7
						1	Western Michigan	1
	4	Ball State (pen.)	0 (5)			4	Ball state	0
	5	Kent State	0 (4)								1	Western Michigan	1
											6	Bowling Green	0
						2	Miami (OH)	0 (3)
	3	Buffalo	0			6	Bowling Green (pen.)	0 (4)
	6	Bowling Green (a.e.t.)	1

Schedule

First Round

(3) Buffalo v (6) Bowling Green

November 1	(3) Buffalo	0–1 (a.e.t.)	(6) Bowling Green	Columbus, OH
1:00 p.m. EDT	Maya Galko  78' Laiken Kiser  85'	Report	76' Quinn O'Neil  96' Lexi White 107' Isabella Mazzaferro	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 413 Referee: Nicole Green Assistant referees: Tyler Gregory Assistant referees: Maggie Short Fourth official: Sarah Pierce

(4) Ball State v (5) Kent State

November 1	(4) Ball State	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	(5) Kent State	Columbus, OH
4:00 p.m. EDT		Report	90' Samantha Miller	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 423 Referee: Christopher Spasovivi Assistant referees: James Duling Assistant referees: Devon Duling Fourth official: Alex Kallinicou
	Penalties
	Delaney Caldwell Izzy Ross Jess Fernau Addie Chester Emily Roper Jordyn Klaasen Fiona Kilian Joy Zeeman		Kelsey Salopek Jules Dolinski Abby Breitschuh Allison Collins Josie Morgan Mia Cleroux Addy Cusick Kiyomi McCausland

Semifinals

(2) Miami (OH) v (6) Bowling Green

November 4	(2) Miami (OH)	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	(6) Bowling Green	Columbus, OH
1:00 p.m. EST	Carolina Mortonson  67' Shae Taylor  83' Rachel Noonan  100' Dominique Popa  109'	Report	83' Ellie Pool  94' Lauren Mahoney  108' Emma Stransky  109' Gabby Lamparty	Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 179 Referee: Austin Saini Assistant referees: Alex Kallinicou Assistant referees: Roy Miller Fourth official: Aaron Mitchell
	Penalties
	Kayla Perfect Katie O'Malley Shae Taylor Millie Cook Jaden Sink		Emme Butera Minah Syam Emma Stransky Ellie Pool Gabby Lamparty

(1) Western Michigan v (4) Ball State

November 4	(1) Western Michigan	1–0	(4) Ball State	Columbus, OH
4:00 p.m. EST	Abby Baldridge 13' Madi Canada  83'	Report		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 183 Referee: Herber Estrada Assistant referees: Justin Talask Assistant referees: Jason Cross Fourth official: Josh Braunstien

Final

(1) Western Michigan v (6) Bowling Green

November 7	(1) Western Michigan	1–0	(6) Bowling Green	Columbus, OH
7:30 p.m. EST	Heidi Thomasma 60'	Report		Stadium: Historic Crew Stadium Attendance: 345 Referee: Victor Borges Assistant referees: Colby Johnson Assistant referees: Shawn Westefield Fourth official: Ben Miller

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 3 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 0.6 goals per match (as of November 7, 2025).

1 goal

• Isabella Mazzaferro – Bowling Green
• Abby Baldridge – Western Michigan
• Heidi Thomasma – Western Michigan

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[9]

Player	Team
Addie Chester	Ball State
Kate Pallante
Taylor Green	Bowling Green
Audrey Oliver
Payton O’Malley
Dominque Popa	Miami (OH)
Shae Taylor
Ava Beckett	Western Michigan
Drew Martin
Heidi Thomasma
Meredith Vance

MVP in bold

References

1. "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved January 3, 2025.
2. Ledyard, Adam (November 14, 2024). "WMU Wins MAC Women's Soccer Tournament". michigannewsscource.com. Michigan News Source. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
3. "2025 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 6, 2025.
4. Voll, Danica (November 10, 2025). "Bronco Women's Soccer Earns Second Straight MAC Championship". Western Herald . Retrieved December 6, 2025.
5. "2025 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 26, 2025.
6. "WMU Secures Outright Title; 2025 Championship Field Set". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. October 29, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
7. "Tie-Breaker Procedures". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference . Retrieved December 26, 2025.
8. "2025 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. August 4, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.
9. "Western Michigan Wins Back-to-Back Women's Soccer Tournament Titles". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. November 7, 2025. Retrieved December 26, 2025.