2025 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
| 2025 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Site | South Campus Stadium, Missoula | ||||
| Champions | Montana (8th title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Chris Citowicki (4th title) | ||||
| MVP | Ashlyn Dvorak (Montana) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana †‡y | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 11 | – | 4 | – | 5 | .675 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber St. | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .688 | 12 | – | 6 | – | 2 | .650 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .563 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .526 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland St. | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 4 | – | 9 | – | 4 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .500 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 9 | .525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho St. | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 5 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .375 | 3 | – | 10 | – | 6 | .316 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento St. | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 Big Sky Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big Sky Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025 Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big Sky Conference that was held from November 5 to 9, 2025.[1] The five-match tournament took place at the South Campus Stadium in Missoula, the home ground of regular season champions Montana. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. Sacramento State were the defending champions.[2] However, Sacramento State failed to defend their title, as they finished last in the regular season standings and failed to qualify for the tournament. The tournament was won by Montana, who defeated Weber State 4−2 on penalties in the final.[3] It was the eighth title for Montana and the fourth title for head coach Chris Citowicki since his appointment in 2018.[4]
As tournament champions, Montana earned the Big Sky's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
Seeding
The top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the first and second seeds receiving a bye into the semifinals. No tiebreakers were required as the top six teams in the conference all finished with unique conference records.[5]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Montana | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 2 | Weber State | 5–2–1 | 16 |
| 3 | Eastern Washington | 4–3–1 | 13 |
| 4 | Portland State | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 5 | Idaho | 2–2–4 | 10 |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 2–3–3 | 9 |
Bracket
Source:[6]
| Quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 5 | Semifinals Friday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Weber State | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Eastern Washington | 1 | 6 | Northern Arizona | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 2 | 2 | Weber State | 0 (2) | |||||||||
| 1 | Montana (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Montana (pen.) | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Portland State | 0 | 5 | Idaho | 2 (1) | |||||||||
| 5 | Idaho | 1 | ||||||||||||
Schedule
Quarterfinals
| November 5, 2025 | #3 Eastern Washington | 1–2 | #6 Northern Arizona | Missoula, MT |
| 11:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: South Campus Stadium Attendance: 107 Referee: Nathan Max Assistant referees: Aidan Atkins Brett Danielson Fourth official: Jill Donahue |
| November 5, 2025 | #4 Portland State | 0–1 | #5 Idaho | Missoula, MT |
| 14:00 MST | Report |
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Stadium: South Campus Stadium Attendance: 93 Referee: Veronica Burr Assistant referees: Fernando Varini Joe Walters Fourth official: Aidan Atkins |
Semifinals
| November 7, 2025 | #2 Weber State | 2–1 | #6 Northern Arizona | Missoula, MT |
| 11:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: South Campus Stadium Attendance: 124 Referee: Brad Church Assistant referees: Josh Madison Darya Fedchanka Fourth official: Cole Johnson |
| November 7, 2025 | #1 Montana | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p) | #5 Idaho | Missoula, MT |
| 14:00 MST |
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Report |
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Stadium: South Campus Stadium Attendance: 978 Referee: Chris Turner Assistant referees: Matthew Suhr Cole Johnson Fourth official: Josh Madison |
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Final
| November 9, 2025 | #2 Weber State | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | #1 Montana | Missoula, MT |
| 13:00 MST |
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Report | Maddie Ditta 109' | Stadium: South Campus Stadium Attendance: 2,227 Referee: Serghei Celan Assistant referees: Alex Rice Jill Donahue Fourth official: Kaitlyn Willis |
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Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 11 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.2 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025[7]).
2 goals
- Sara Rodgers – Idaho
1 goal
- Naomi Alvarez – Idaho
- Eliza Bentler – Montana
- Micala Boex – Northern Arizona
- Reagan Brisendine – Montana
- Valerie Llamas – Northern Arizona
- Brynlee Meyerhoffer – Weber State
- Avery Ott – Northern Arizona
- Presley Ray – Weber State
- Audrey Schlotfeldt – Eastern Washington
All Tournament Team
Source:[8]
| Player | Team |
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| Sara Rodgers | Idaho |
| Avery Ott | Northern Arizona |
| Eliza Bentler | Montana |
| Reagan Brisendine | |
| Riley Carolan | |
| Maddie Ditta | |
| Ashlyn Dvorak | |
| Maycen Slater | |
| Makena Smith | |
| Lauren Butorac | Weber State |
| Brynlee Meyerhoffer |
MVP in bold
References
- ^ Garcia, Jessalyn (November 5, 2025). "A look ahead to the Big Sky Women's Soccer Tournament". The Lumberjack. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Wong, Alex (November 13, 2024). "Hornets crowned Big Sky champions after third consecutive win in penalty kicks". The State Hornet. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ Hein, Brett (November 9, 2025). "Big Sky soccer final: Weber State loses shootout heartbreaker to Montana". Standard-Examiner. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Bracket" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 15, 2025.
- ^ "2025 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
- ^ "Montana Wins First Soccer Tournament Title Since 2021". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.