Washington Wins 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Title

by | Nov 10, 2025 | College Sports, Headlines, Women's Soccer

Washington Wins 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Title

Huskies claim their first-ever Big Ten Tournament crown

 

  1. LOUIS – Washington won the 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament presented by Allstate over Michigan State in dramatic fashion on Sunday afternoon at Energizer Park in St. Louis. The championship match came down to penalty kicks after a 1-1 draw through regulation and extra time. The Huskies bested the Spartans, 4-1, in the penalty shootout to secure their first-ever tournament title.

 

With the victory, Washington is the Big Ten’s automatic qualifier for the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

 

The Huskies opened scoring just a little over three minutes into the match. After her initial shot, Kalea Eichenberger caught her rebound and found the top left of the net for a 1-0 lead.

 

Michigan State responded in the 11th minute. Kennedy Bell drew a foul in the box and Kayla Briggs converted on the penalty kick to tie the score at 1-1.

 

Neither team could break the stalemate in regulation or overtime, thus it all came down to penalty kicks.

 

Washington’s Jadyn Holdenried, Laura Cetina, Alex Buck and Julia Hüsch put their penalty kicks through while Michigan State only scored one thanks to a pair of saves by Tanner Ijams to give the Huskies the victory.

 

Washington’s Samiah Shell was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after tallying four points on two goals.

 

The 64-team NCAA Tournament bracket will be announced on NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 10 at 4 p.m. ET.

 

The 2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player and All-Tournament Team can be found below.

 

2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player

Samiah Shell, Jr., MF, Washington

 

2025 Big Ten Women’s Soccer All-Tournament Team

Lia Howard, Sr., F, Illinois

Sofia Bush, Jr., MF, Iowa

Emerson Sargeant, R-Jr., MF, Michigan State

Megan Norkett, Jr., F, Northwestern

Ava Bramblett, Jr., MF/D, Ohio State

Mackenzie Gress, R-Jr., GK, Penn State

Emma Egizii, R-Sr., MF, UCLA

Edra Bello, Fr., D, USC

Tanner Ijams, So., GK, Washington

Alex Buck, So., F/D, Washington

Adee Boer, Gr., MF/D, Wisconsin

Related Stories

Marian, IWU claim shares of league titles

Nov 10, 2025

Week 10: MU, IWU claim shares of league titles by Greg Gorham, Sports Information Director, Mid-States Football Association No. 7 Marian and No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan each claim at least a share of their respective league titles, with four more teams still in play for a...

LATE SECOND-PERIOD SURGE HELPS GOPHERS BEAT IRISH 4-1 FOR SERIES SWEEP

Nov 9, 2025

By John Fineran For a good portion of the first 40 minutes of Saturday’s Big Ten hockey game between Notre Dame and Minnesota in the 3M Arena at Mariucci in Minneapolis, it appeared coach Brock Sheahan’s Fighting Irish had finally solved some of the offensive woes...

No. 2 Indiana football wins thriller at Penn State, 27-24

Nov 8, 2025

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Omar Cooper Jr. believed. Fernando Mendoza believed. Charlie Becker believed. All the Indiana Hoosiers did, that they could win where they'd never won before. And then, against fierce Penn State, delivered adversity...

Purdue falls to No.1 Ohio State 34-10

Nov 8, 2025

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue Football fell in its penultimate home game of the 2025 season, 34-10, to No. 1 Ohio State. Purdue took the lead first when Spencer Porath converted a 40-yard field goal with under five minutes to play in the first quarter....

Bethel WBB improve to 3-0 with 72-50 win over IU East

Nov 8, 2025

WINONA LAKE, Ind. --- On Saturday afternoon, the Bethel Pilots (3-0) continued their 2025 winning streak campaign with a 72-50 defeat over the Indiana University East Red Wolves (1-2) at the Manahan OCC.   The win marks a four-year anticipated milestone for...

Trojans Rally Past SHU for Senior Day Victory

Nov 8, 2025

Trojans Rally Past SHU for Senior Day Victory UPLAND, Ind. – Taylor honored its 23-man senior class prior to Saturday’s home finale and then overcame a slow start against Siena Heights to secure a 42-28 win and successive winning seasons for the first time since doing...

San Diego Outlasts Valpo in Back-and-Forth Affair

Nov 8, 2025

San Diego Outlasts Valpo in Back-and-Forth Affair The Valparaiso University football team went toe-to-toe with the preseason favorite to win the Pioneer Football League, but visiting San Diego prevailed 43-27 in a game that featured four lead changes and was closer...