John Carroll Claims NCAC Women’s Soccer Crown, Enters Tourney as No. 1 Seed

CLEVELAND, OH – John Carroll (5-2-0) earned its first North Coast Athletic Conference women’s soccer crown after finishing the season with 15 points in league play. 

Denison leads all women’s soccer teams with 12 conference championships. Ohio Wesleyan follows with 10 championships, while Allegheny has nine titles all-time, Wooster has five, Kenyon has four, DePauw has two and John Carroll has one.

DePauw (4-3-0) and Denison (3-1-3) tied for second in the conference standings after compiling 12 points apiece. Kenyon and Wooster followed with identical 3-2-2 records for 11 points each to tie for fourth, while Wittenberg (2-2-3, 9 pts), Ohio Wesleyan (0-2-5, 5 pts) and Oberlin (0-6-1, 1 pt) rounded out the eight-team standings.

As NCAC champs, the Blue Streaks enter the NCAC Tournament as the top seed. Through the use of predetermined tiebreaking procedures, the DePauw Tigers were named the No. 2 seed, the Big Red are the No. 3 seed and the Owls round out the four-team field as the No. 4 seed.

In the semifinal round on Thursday, Nov. 6, John Carroll will host fourth-seeded Kenyon at 7:00 p.m. During the regular season, the Owls defeated the Blue Streaks 1-0.  Second-seeded DePauw will host third-seeded Denison in the other semifinal match on Thursday also at 7:00 p.m. The Tigers claimed a 1-0 victory over the Big Red in conference action.

The championship match is set for Sunday, Nov. 9, at the site of the highest remaining seed to emerge from the semifinal round.

TOURNEY NOTES: The tournament winner receives the NCAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament … John Carroll has earned the top seed and will look to capture its first NCAC tourney title in its inaugural season in the league … DePauw, the defending tourney champion, will make its ninth NCAC tournament appearance in program history, as the Tigers are looking for their fourth overall tournament title … Denison returns to the tournament field for the 22nd time in the past 23 seasons and is hoping to claim its sixth NCAC tourney championship … Kenyon returns to the tournament for the first time since 2022 and will be seeking its second tournament title ... Last season, second-seeded DePauw defeated third-seeded Wooster 1-0 in the semifinals before capturing the 2024 tourney title with a 2-1 win over fourth-seeded Wittenberg … Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg lead all programs with six tournament titles apiece, followed by Denison with five crowns, DePauw with three, Wooster with two, and Kenyon and Allegheny with one tourney title apiece.

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