Women's Soccer

2026 UMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament Preview

ST. PAUL, Minn. – This week, four teams will compete in the 2026 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Women’s Soccer Tournament for a shot to win the conference postseason title and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4  
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7
  • Winners of semi-final contests at the best remaining seed – Time TBD
TEAM PREVIEWS

No. 1 University of Wisconsin-Superior |10-0-2 UMAC, 32 points | 
  • Ninth-consecutive UMAC playoff appearance
  • Yellowjackets won the UMAC Regular Season title for the fifth time in six years
  • Key Players: Niamh Larson (10 goals, 2 assists, 22 points); Claire Loria (5 goals, 2 assists, 12 points); Baylee Nygard (.911 save %, 0.45 GAA, 7 shutouts)

No. 2 University of Northwestern | 10-1-1 UMAC, 31 points | 
  • 12th-consecutive UMAC playoff appearance
  • Last current UMAC member besides UW-Superior to win UMAC Tournament (2018)
  • Key Players: Marie Kendall (25 goals, 9 assists, 59 points); Noami Meehan (13 goals, 14 assists, 40 points); Sam Hansen (.762 save %, 0.68 GAA, 2 shutouts)

No. 3 Martin Luther | 5-4-3 UMAC, 18 points | 
  • Tied 1-1 with UW-Superior in regular season finale
  • First UMAC playoff appearance since 2020
  • Fifth UMAC playoff appearance
  • Key Players: Katie Schoeneck (9 goals, 6 assists, 24 points); Allison Olson (6 goals, 3 assists, 15 points); Maria Vik (.761 save %, 2.06 GAA, 2 shutouts)
 No. 4 University of Minnesota Morris | 4-6-2 UMAC, 14 points | 
  • Second-straight UMAC playoff appearance
  • Key Players: Malia Totoris (4 goals, 1 assist, 9 points); Ashlynn Pollreisz (1 goal, 3 assists, 5 points); CJ Frear-Boerner (.765 save %, 2.43 GAA, 2 shutouts)