The 2025 America East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the American East Conference that was held from November 2 through 9, 2025. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Maine Black Bears.[1][2] The Black Bears successfully defended their title, defeating Vermont in a penalty shoot-out in the Final.[3][4] It was the third victory in program history for Maine and the third for twenty-fourth year head coach Scott Atherly. It was also Maine's third tournament victory in a row.[5] As tournament champions, Maine earned the America East's automatic berth into the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.
| 2025 America East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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| Classification | Division I | ||||
| Teams | 6 | ||||
| Matches | 5 | ||||
| Attendance | 3,599 | ||||
| Site | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) | ||||
| Champions | Maine (3rd title) | ||||
| Winning coach | Scott Atherly (3rd title) | ||||
| MVP | Elena Barenberg (Maine) | ||||
| Broadcast | ESPN+ | ||||
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| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Binghamton † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 3 | .813 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 5 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vermont | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .750 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 6 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMass Lowell | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | .563 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine ‡y | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .500 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryant | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .500 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 2 | – | 2 | – | 4 | .500 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 2 | – | 3 | – | 3 | .438 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .313 | 6 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | .125 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 2 | .176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 America East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:America East Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeding
editThe top six teams in the regular season earned a spot in the tournament. Teams were seeded based on their regular season conference records. A tiebreaker was required to determine the fifth and sixth seeds, as Bryant and New Hampshire finished the regular season with a 2–2–4 record. Bryant and New Hampshire had played to a 0–0 draw on October 16; therefore, head-to-head record did not break the tie.[6] Using the tied teams' record against the highest seed, Binghamton, Bryant had a record of 0 points, while New Hampshire had 1 point. As a result, New Hampshire earned the fifth seed.[7]
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Points |
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| 1 | Binghamton | 5–0–3 | 18 |
| 2 | Vermont | 5–1–2 | 17 |
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 3–2–3 | 12 |
| 4 | Maine | 3–3–2 | 11 |
| 5 | New Hampshire | 2–2–4 | 10 |
| 6 | Bryant | 2–2–4 | 10 |
Bracket
edit| Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 2 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 6 | Final Sunday, Nov. 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Binghamton | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Maine | 2 | 4 | Maine (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | New Hampshire | 1 | 4 | Maine (pen.) | 2 (4) | |||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 2 (3) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Vermont | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | UMass Lowell | 0 (3) | 6 | Bryant | 1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Bryant (pen.) | 0 (4) | ||||||||||||
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
edit| November 2, 2025 | #4 Maine | 2–1 | #5 New Hampshire | Orono, ME |
| 12:00 EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: New Balance Soccer Complex Attendance: 390 Referee: Carlos Fernandes |
| November 2, 2025 | #3 UMass Lowell | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #6 Bryant | Lowell, MA |
| 16:00 EST |
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Stadium: Cushing Field Attendance: 238 Referee: Luis Reis | ||
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Semifinals
edit| November 6, 2025 | #1 Binghamton | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | #4 Maine | Vestal, NY |
| 5:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Bearcats Sports Complex Attendance: 1,255 Referee: Rob Komorowski Assistant referees: David Bosak TJ Jiries |
| November 6, 2025 | #2 Vermont | 3–1 | #6 Bryant | Burlington, VT |
| 6:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 680 Referee: Carlos Fernandes Assistant referees: Brendan Fanning Jason Dizek Fourth official: Jeremiah Vallieres |
Final
edit| November 9, 2025 | #2 Vermont | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | #4 Maine | Burlington, VT |
| 1:00 p.m. EST |
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Box Score |
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Stadium: Virtue Field Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Adam Kilpatrick Assistant referees: Samuel Conroy Andy Mason Fourth official: Katie Pinkus |
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Statistics
editGoalscorers
editThere were 12 goals scored in 5 matches, for an average of 2.4 goals per match (as of November 9, 2025[8]).
3 goals
- Lauren DeGroot – Vermont
2 goals
- Jordane Pinette – Maine
1 goal
- Colleen Ardolino – Bryant
- Victoria Dungey – Maine
- Grace Johnson – Maine
- Gillian Rovers – Maine
- Shya Walker – New Hampshire
- Sydney Remington – Vermont
- Emma Warren – Vermont
All-Tournament team
editSource:[9]
| Player | Team |
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| Anna Buckwalter | Binghamton |
| Allison Falvo | |
| Elena Barenberg | Maine |
| Olivia Grisdale | |
| Madison Luke | |
| Jordane Pinette | |
| Luise Reinwald | |
| Emily Supple | |
| Abbi Maier | New Hampshire |
| Nuala Rodgers | UMass Lowell |
| Kylee Carafoli | Vermont |
| Lauren Degroot | |
| Torie Snyder |
MVP in bold
References
edit- ↑ Bartow, Adam (November 11, 2024). "Going to the dance! UMaine women's soccer wins another conference title". WMTW (TV). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ↑ Barr, Ben (November 11, 2024). "Maine women's soccer team finds out NCAA Tournament spot". WABI-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ↑ "2025 #AEWSOC Championship". America East. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ Barr, Ben (November 10, 2025). "Maine women's soccer learns NCAA Tournament spot during selection show". WABI-TV. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Bryant vs New Hampshire". America East. October 16, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ↑ "America East Women's Soccer Championship Set to Begin". America East. October 30, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
- ↑ "2025 Women's Soccer Overall Statistics". America East. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Three-Peat Complete! Maine Captures the 2025 #AEWSOC Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 9, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.