CLEVELAND, OH – Wooster earned its sixth North Coast Athletic Conference women's soccer crown after finishing the regular season unbeaten in league play at 6-0-1, collecting 19 points.
Denison leads all women's soccer programs with 12 NCAC championships, followed by Ohio Wesleyan with 10 championships and Allegheny with nine. Wooster has five, Kenyon has four, DePauw has two and John Carroll has one.
Denison (4-0-3) also finished unbeaten in conference play, securing second place with 15 points. Kenyon (3-1-3) followed in third with 12 points, while John Carroll (3-2-2) claimed fourth with 11 points. Ohio Wesleyan (3-4-0, 9 pts), Wittenberg (2-5-0, 6 pts), DePauw (1-4-2, 5 pts) and Oberlin (0-6-1, 1 pt) rounded out the eight-team standings.
As NCAC champs, the Fighting Scots enter the NCAC Tournament as the top seed and will host the No. 4-seeded Blue Streaks in the semifinal round on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 2:00 p.m. Wooster defeated the Blue Streaks 1-0 during the regular season on Oct. 24. Second-seeded Denison will host third-seeded Kenyon in the other semifinal at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday. The Big Red and Owls played to a scoreless draw on Oct. 3.
The tourney final is set for Saturday, Nov. 7, 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 … Wooster makes its 12th NCAC Tournament and seeks its third tournament title ... Denison returns to the tournament field for the 23rd time in the past 24 seasons and will pursue its sixth NCAC tourney championship … Kenyon makes its second consecutive tournament appearance following an eight-year run from 2014-22. The Owls seek their second tournament title ... John Carroll, the defending tourney champion, looks to capture its second NCAC tourney title in as many years in the conference. In 2025, the top-seeded Blue Streaks defeated fourth-seeded Kenyon 1-0 in the semifinals before earning the tournament title with a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Denison … Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg lead all programs with six tournament titles apiece, followed by Denison with five, DePauw with three, Wooster with two, and Kenyon and Allegheny with one each.