2025 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament

2025 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	4
Matches	3
Attendance	1,791
Site	Campus Sites, Hosted by Higher Seed
Champions	Wagner (1st title)
Winning coach	Phil Casella (1st title)
MVP	Riley Frederick (Wagner)
Broadcast	ESPN+ (Final)
Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament «2024   2026»

2025 Northeast Conference women's soccer standings

v t e	Conf.									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
FDU  ‍†‍‍	9	–	0	–	2		.909			9	–	6	–	5		.575
Wagner  ‍‍‡‍y	8	–	1	–	2		.818			11	–	3	–	6		.700
Howard  ‍‍‍	7	–	2	–	2		.727			9	–	7	–	3		.553
Central Connecticut  ‍‍‍	6	–	1	–	4		.727			7	–	6	–	5		.528
Stonehill  ‍‍‍	6	–	3	–	2		.636			6	–	8	–	4		.444
LIU  ‍‍‍	5	–	3	–	3		.591			7	–	5	–	5		.559
Delaware State  ‍‍‍	4	–	6	–	1		.409			6	–	10	–	3		.395
Chicago State  ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2		.364			5	–	9	–	5		.395
Mercyhurst # ‍‍‍	3	–	6	–	2		.364			3	–	13	–	3		.237
Le Moyne # ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	3		.318			2	–	13	–	4		.211
Saint Francis (PA)  ‍‍‍	0	–	9	–	2		.091			0	–	14	–	4		.111
New Haven # ‍‍‍	0	–	10	–	1		.045			0	–	15	–	1		.031
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 NEC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament # – Ineligible for post-season (In transition) As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:Northeast Conference

The 2025 Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Northeast Conference held from November 6 to November 9, 2025. The three-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting matches. The host for the matches was determined by seeding from regular season play. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Howard Bison. ^{[1] [2]} Howard was unable to defend their title, falling in the Semifinals to Wagner. Wagner went on to win the tournament over Central Connecticut in the Final, 2–1, after extra time. ^{[3] [4]} This was the first Northeast Conference tournament title for the Wagner women's soccer program, and first for head coach Phil Casella. ^[5] As tournament champions, Wagner earned the Northeast Conference's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Seeding

The top four teams from regular season play qualified for the 2025 Tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season records. Tiebreakers were used to determine seeds if teams were tied on regular season record. No tiebreakers were required as the top five teams finished with unique regular season conference records. ^[6]

Seed	School	Conference Record	Points
1	Fairleigh Dickinson	9–0–2	29
2	Wagner	8–1–2	26
3	Howard	7–2–2	23
4	Central Connecticut	6–1–4	22

Bracket

	Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 6					Final Sunday, Nov. 9
	1	Fairleigh Dickinson	0
	4	Central Connecticut	1
						4	Central Connecticut	1
						2	Wagner (a.e.t.)	2
	2	Wagner (a.e.t.)	3
	3	Howard	2

Schedule

Semifinals

(1) Fairleigh Dickinson v (4) Central Connecticut

November 6	(1) Fairleigh Dickinson	0–1	(4) Central Connecticut	Teaneck, NJ
4:00 p.m. EST		Report	52' Kayla Ward  57' Team	Stadium: University Stadium Attendance: 339 Referee: Andrea Pileri Assistant referees: Christopher Muhs Assistant referees: Jaroslaw Werel Fourth official: Gurhan Dolgun

(2) Wagner v (3) Howard

November 6	(2) Wagner	3–2 (a.e.t.)	(3) Howard	Staten Island, NY
7:00 p.m. EST	Alana Goldsmith 56' Anayah Rivera 89' Caroline Kessler  97' Izzy Gomez 106'	Report	37' Alauna Rutland 57' Asia Mickens-Perez  78' Bre'Elle Dean	Stadium: Wagner College Stadium Attendance: 734 Referee: Danny Marques Assistant referees: Kenneth Heller Assistant referees: Will Manning Fourth official: Arun Kadam

Final

(2) Wagner v (4) Central Connecticut

November 9	(2) Wagner	2–1 (a.e.t.)	(4) Central Connecticut	Staten Island, NY
1:00 p.m. EST	Deirdre Meberg 58' Riley Frederick 104'	Report	9' Kiley Yepes  89' Emma Radoncic	Stadium: Wagner College Stadium Attendance: 718 Referee: Brian Dunn Assistant referees: Inga Maric Assistant referees: Maria Gigante Fourth official: Jaroslaw Werel

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 9 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025).

1 goal

• Kayla Ward – Central Connecticut
• Kiley Yepes – Central Connecticut
• Asia Mickens-Perez – Howard
• Alauna Rutland – Howard
• Riley Frederick – Wagner
• Alana Goldsmith – Wagner
• Izzy Gomez – Wagner
• Deirdre Meberg – Wagner
• Anayah Rivera – Wagner

All-Tournament team

Source: ^[7]

Player	Team
Isabella Cambio	Central Connecticut
Leah Howe
Stella Orellana
Laura Martinez	Fairleigh Dickinson
Ana Salas
Maya Blackston	Howard
Rachel Suttle
Riley Frederick	Wagner
Izzy Gomez
Hailey Knapp
Anayah Rivera

MVP in bold

References

1. Northeast Conference. "2024 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
2. Bash, Homa (November 11, 2024). "Howard women's soccer wins first NEC championship; set to face Duke in NCAA Tournament". WTTG#News operation. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
3. Northeast Conference. "2025 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
4. Elfman, Lois (November 27, 2025). "Wagner women's soccer, the NEC champs, wraps a historic season". New York Amsterdam News . Retrieved January 8, 2026.
5. Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
6. Northeast Conference. "NEC Women's Soccer Tiebreaker Procedure". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
7. "Wagner Breaks Through, Captures First NEC Women's Soccer Title in 2OT Thriller". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026.