ST. PAUL, Minn. – The opening round of the 2026 UMAC Women’s Soccer Tournament took place on Wednesday night as four teams competed in a pair of semifinal contests. The No. 1 seed UW-Superior and No. 2 Northwestern won to advance to the championship.
SEMIFINAL: No. 2 Northwestern def. No. 3 Martin Luther 5-0
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Northwestern (13-2-2 overall) hosted Martin Luther (9-6-4) in a semifinal game.
The Eagles’ Naomi Meehan scored her first goal of her eventual hat trick at 8:22 on a pass from Marie Kendall.
Kendall tallied her first score of the night at 11:18 and assisted on Meehan’s second goal at 19:55.
Meehan completed the hat trick with her goal at 23:05 to make it 4-0.
This remained the score until Kendall’s final score at 53:31.
Maria Vik made 15 saves in the net for the Knights. This now stands fourth on the UMAC Tournament game high list.
Meehan’s three goals is tied for second on the UMAC Tournament game high list (record is five by Morgan Friday of St. Scholastica in 2021.) Her nine points also stands second (record is 10 set by Morgan Friday of St. Scholastica in 2021.)
Kendall finished the night with eight points which is tied for third on the UMAC Tournament game high list (Mya Holmquist of UW-Superior accomplished this in 2022.)
Sam Hansen earned the shutout in net.
The five goals by UNW are tied for fourth on the Tournament game high list.
SEMIFINAL: No. 1 UW-Superior def. No. 4 Minnesota Morris 4-0
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UW-Superior (11-5-4 overall) hosted Minnesota Morris (5-11-1) in the other semifinal game.
Book Judnick put the Yellowjackets on the board with her goal at 10:03. Niamh Larson and Kasja Kovala had the double assists.
Larson netted the next goal for UWS at 29:08 and Emma Wright completed the scoring in the first half with her strike at 38:43.
Kovala scored the final goal for the ‘Jackets at 55:52.
CJ Frear-Boerner made nine saves in the net for the Cougars. Cayley Larsen earned the shutout for UWS.
UW-Superior owned the advantages in shots (32-6) and corner kicks (8-2).
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
• Semifinals:
Wednesday, November 4
- 7 p.m. | #1 UW-Superior vs. #4 Minnesota Morris, UNW won 4-0
- 5 p.m. | #2 Northwestern vs. #3 Martin Luther, UNW won 5-0
• Championship: Saturday, November 7
- 2:30 p.m.| #1 UW-Superior vs. #2 Northwestern
TICKETS
• $15 | Adults
• $10 | Seniors
• $10 | College Students
• $10 | Youth (Ages 6-18)
• Free | Ages 5 and Under
• Free | Any UMAC students, faculty, and staff with a valid and current institutional ID.
• No other passes will be accepted.