WATERVILLE, Maine – With the women's soccer regular season coming to a close on Saturday, the 2025 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament bracket is officially set with the Husson University women's soccer team earning the number two seed in the tournament.
Lesley University finished the regular season with a 7-0-2 conference record to earn the top spot (9-3-6 overall) and joining them in the six-team tournament are #2 Husson, also 7-0-2 in conference play (11-5-2 overall). The two will each host a semifinal match on Saturday, November 1.
Maine Maritime (6-2-1 NAC, 10-6-1 overall) heads into the tournament as the #3 seed and will host #6 Thomas College (4-4-1 NAC, 5-11-2 overall) on Wednesday, October 29 in a first-round matchup. #4 seed Vermont State University Johnson, who concluded their regular season 4-1-4 in conference play (7-3-5 overall), will also host a first-round game on October 29 against #5 UMaine-Farmington (4-3-2 NAC, 8-6-2 overall).
The 2025 NAC Women's Soccer Tournament kicks off Wednesday, October 29 with first-round matches. Semifinal matches will be on Saturday, November 1 with the NAC Championship the following weekend on Saturday, November 8 at the highest remaining seed. Game times will be confirmed this Monday.
The winner of the 2025 NAC Championship will secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA DIII Women's Soccer Tournament, set to begin on Saturday, November 15. The complete NCAA Tournament bracket will be unveiled during a live selection show on NCAA.com on Monday, November 10.
SEEDING:
- Lesley University: 7-0-2, 23pts
- Husson University: 7-0-2, 23 pts
- Maine Maritime Academy: 6-2-1, 19 pts
- VTSU Johnson: 4-1-4, 16 pts
- UMaine-Farmington: 4-3-2, 14 pts
- Thomas College: 4-4-1, 13 pts
*Lesley University earned the #1 seed via NAC soccer guidelines tiebreaker #2: Results against conference opponents one team at a time starting with the highest ranked team and continuing in downward rank until the tie is broken. If there are additional ties among conference opponents, results will be determined as winning percentage against all the teams tied at each position.
2025 NAC Women's Soccer Tournament Schedule:
Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025
First-Round
- Game 1: #6 Thomas College at #3 Maine Maritime Academy
- Game 2: #5 UMaine-Farmington at #4 VTSU Johnson
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025
Semifinals
- Game 3: G1 winner at #2 Husson University
- Game 4: G2 winner at # 1 Lesley University
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
Championship (hosted by highest remaining seed)
G3 winner vs G4 winner at higher seed
