2025 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2025 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 4 | ||||
| Matches | 3 | ||||
| Attendance | 1,825 | ||||
| Site | Maryland SoccerPlex, Boyds | ||||
| Champions | Xavier (2nd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Dean Ward (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Elizabeth Powell (Defensive) Samantha Erbach (Offensive) (Xavier) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9т Georgetown †y | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .761 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Xavier ‡y | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | .850 | 16 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .773 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .800 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .550 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .474 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .450 | 9 | – | 8 | – | 1 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .450 | 7 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | – | 3 | – | 5 | .450 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .250 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 5 | .324 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 1 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .200 | 4 | – | 12 | – | 2 | .278 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .050 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 5 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Big East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference that was held from November 6 to 9, 2025.[1] The three-match tournament took place at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland. The four-team single-elimination tournament consisted of two rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were Connecticut.[2] Connecticut failed to defend their title, as they were knocked out in the semifinals by Xavier.[3] Xavier would go on to win the title, defeating Georgetown 2−0 in the final.[4] It was the second title for Xavier since 2019, and the first title for head coach Dean Ward.[5]
As tournament champions, Xavier earned the Big East's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top four teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records. No tiebreakers were required as the top seven teams all finished with unique conference records.[6]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Georgetown | 10–0–0 | 30 |
| 2 | Xavier | 8–1–1 | 25 |
| 3 | Connecticut | 7–1–2 | 23 |
| 4 | Creighton | 4–3–3 | 15 |
Bracket
Source:[1]
| Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 6 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Creighton | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Georgetown | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Xavier | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Xavier | 7 | |||||||
| 3 | Connecticut | 0 | |||||||
Schedule
Semifinals
| November 6, 2025 | #2 Xavier | 7–0 | #3 Connecticut | Boyds, MD |
| 17:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 506 Referee: Aaron Rawlins Assistant referees: Justin Geho Kyle Radziewicz Fourth official: Joe Law |
| November 6, 2025 | #1 Georgetown | 2–0 | #4 Creighton | Boyds, MD |
| 19:30 EST |
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Report | Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 541 Referee: Adam Klipatrick Assistant referees: Josh Pitt Jeffrey Skinker Fourth official: Angelo Petruccy |
Final
| November 9, 2025 | #1 Georgetown | 0–2 | #2 Xavier | Boyds, MD |
| 12:00 EST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Maryland SoccerPlex Attendance: 778 Referee: Mike De Felice Assistant referees: Randal Von Steuben Kyle Zach Fingerhut Fourth official: Gary Gutierrez |
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 3.67 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025[7]).
4 goals
- Samantha Erbach – Xavier
2 goals
- Regan Dancer – Xavier
1 goal
- Penny Brill – Xavier
- Elin Hansson – Xavier
- Maja Lardner – Georgetown
- Presley Pennekamp – Xavier
- Henley Tippins – Georgetown
All-Tournament team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Anna Carson | Connecticut |
| Chioma Okafor | |
| Tori Gillis | Creighton |
| Alyssa Zalac | |
| Kaya Hanson | Georgetown |
| Maja Lardner | |
| Henley Tippins | |
| Regan Dancer | Xavier |
| Samantha Erbach* | |
| Emma Flick | |
| Elizabeth Powell^ |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
- ^ a b "2025 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship Bracket Announced". Big East Conference. November 1, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ Gorski, Brayden (November 11, 2024). "Women's Soccer: Huskies win double overtime thriller to punch NCAA tournament ticket". The Daily Campus. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "No. 22 Women's Soccer Advances to BIG EAST Championship Match with 7-0 Win Over UConn". Xavier University Athletics. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ Adamec, Carl (November 13, 2025). "How this Connecticut native rebounded from tough loss to become a Big East women's soccer champion". The News-Times. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Big East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big East Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics" (PDF). Big East Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ "No. 2 Xavier Wins 2025 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.