2025 ASUN women's soccer tournament
| 2025 ASUN women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Matches | 7 | ||||
| Attendance | 907 | ||||
| Quarterfinals site | FGCU Soccer Complex, Fort Myers Lipscomb Soccer Complex, Nashville | ||||
| Semifinals site | FGCU Soccer Complex Lipscomb Soccer Complex | ||||
| Finals site | Lipscomb Soccer Complex | ||||
| Champions | Lipscomb (5th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Kevin O'Brien (5th title) | ||||
| MVP | Bella Carapazza (Lipscomb) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gold | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb †‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .750 | 15 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .650 | 10 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .658 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .579 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 11 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .400 | 6 | – | 9 | – | 2 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .200 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 7 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graphite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast † | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 11 | – | 5 | – | 2 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 6 | – | 1 | – | 3 | .750 | 9 | – | 5 | – | 5 | .605 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 9 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 3 | – | 11 | – | 5 | .289 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia # | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .300 | 4 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .200 | 5 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ASUN 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:Atlantic Sun Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 ASUN women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the ASUN Conference that was held from October 30 to November 9, 2025.[1] The seven-match tournament had the quarterfinals and semifinals hosted by the #1 seeds of the Gold and Graphite Divisions, while the final was hosted by the highest remaining seed. The eight-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play.[2] The defending champions were Lipscomb, who won their fourth title in the previous season.[3] Lipscomb successfully defended their title by defeating North Florida 3–0 in the final, winning their fifth overall title.[4]
As tournament champions, Lipscomb earned the ASUN's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top four teams of the Gold and Graphite Divisions in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference records.
Gold Division
No tiebreakers were required for the Gold Division, as each team finished with a unique regular season record.
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Lipscomb | 7–2–1 | 22 |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 5–2–3 | 18 |
| 3 | North Alabama | 4–3–3 | 15 |
| 4 | Bellarmine | 4–5–1 | 13 |
Graphite Division
A tiebreaker was required in the Graphite Division to determine whether Queens or West Georgia would take the fourth seed, as both teams finished the regular season with a 2–6–2 record. Queens secured the final seed thanks to their 3–0 victory over West Georgia on October 5, 2025.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 2 | Jacksonville | 6–1–3 | 21 |
| 3 | North Florida | 5–3–2 | 17 |
| 4 | Queens | 2–6–2 | 8 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| Quarterfinals Thursday, Oct. 30 | Semifinals Sunday, Nov. 2 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| GO1 | Lipscomb | 2 | ||||||||||||
| GR4 | Queens | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GO1 | Lipscomb | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GR2 | Jacksonville | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GR2 | Jacksonville (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| GO3 | North Alabama | 0 (3) | ||||||||||||
| GO1 | Lipscomb | 3 | ||||||||||||
| GR3 | North Florida | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GR1 | Florida Gulf Coast | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GO4 | Bellarmine | 3 | ||||||||||||
| GO4 | Bellarmine | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GR3 | North Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||
| GO2 | Eastern Kentucky | 0 | ||||||||||||
| GR3 | North Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| October 30, 2025 | GO#1 Lipscomb | 2–0 | GR#4 Queens | Nashville, TN |
| 13:00 CST |
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Report | Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 95 Referee: Celeste Roberts |
| October 30, 2025 | GO#2 Eastern Kentucky | 0–1 | GR#3 North Florida | Fort Myers, FL |
| 15:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 110 Referee: Andres Pfefferkorn |
| October 30, 2025 | GR#2 Jacksonville | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | GO#3 North Alabama | Nashville, TN |
| 18:00 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 132 Referee: Dorian Del Toro Urueta |
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| October 30, 2025 | GR#1 Florida Gulf Coast | 1–3 | GO#4 Bellarmine | Fort Myers, FL |
| 19:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 208 Referee: Famel Restrepo |
Semifinals
| November 2, 2025 | GR#3 North Florida | 2–0 | GO#4 Bellarmine | Fort Myers, FL |
| 13:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: FGCU Soccer Complex Attendance: 75 Referee: John Tamayo |
| November 2, 2025 | GR#2 Jacksonville | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | GO#1 Lipscomb | Nashville, TN |
| 13:00 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 134 Referee: Rhiannon Daugs |
Final
| November 9, 2025 | GO#1 Lipscomb | 3–0 | GR#3 North Florida | Nashville, TN |
| 13:00 CST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Lipscomb Soccer Complex Attendance: 153 Referee: Dorian Del Toro Urueta |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 13 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 1.86 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025[7]).
2 goals
- Maddy Rhodes – Lipscomb
1 goal
- Bella Carapazza – Lipscomb
- McKenzie Carle – Bellarmine
- Skylar Cole – Lipscomb
- Allie Fekany – North Florida
- Kendal Gargiula – Florida Gulf Coast
- Lucy Hurst – Lipscomb
- Hailey Johnson – Lipscomb
- Chloe Lynch – North Florida
- Paige McSwigan – North Florida
- Brynn Severance – Bellarmine
- Lucy von Stefenelli – Bellarmine
References
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Championship Field Finalized". Atlantic Sun Conference. October 25, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "2025 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "Bisons Go Dancing After Topping EKU For ASUN Championship Title". Lipscomb University − Official Athletics Website. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ Smits, Garry (November 9, 2025). "Lipscomb dashes the UNF women's ASUN soccer title dreams; UNF, JU set for men's semifinals". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
- ^ "West Ga. vs Queens (NC) − October 5, 2025". NCAA. October 5, 2025. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Championship Bracket" (PDF). Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 5, 2025.