Women's Soccer | 10/28/2026 10:00:00 PM

TRAFFORD, Pa. (pacathletics.org) - After completing the regular season with an 8-0-3 record in conference action, three-time defending champion Grove City College earned the top seed and home-field advantage in the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) Women's Soccer Tournament.

The six-team tournament begins Saturday, Oct. 31st with quarterfinal match-ups. The tournament winner will receive the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship.

Admission to all PAC Championship Tournament matches is $5 for adults and $2 for students, with students at PAC host institutions admitted for free with valid identification.

The Wolverines closed their fourth straight PAC schedule without a setback with a 0-0 draw against Geneva College in Tuesday night's regular season finale. Grove City, who is 45-0-7 versus PAC foes in the regular season since 2023, clinched the top seed and home field through the conference tournament for the third time in the last four years.

With three straight PAC titles to their credit, the Wolverines have claimed 10 conference championships in program history. 

Grove City and No. 2 Allegheny College (9-5-4, 7-0-4 PAC) earned quarterfinal byes as the top two seeds. The Gators are riding a seven-match unbeaten stretch into the PAC Tournament to earn their highest seed since returning to the conference in 2022.

The Tournament kicks off Saturday with two quarterfinals. No. 3 Saint Vincent College (13-3-1, 8-2-1 PAC) will host No. 6 Washington & Jefferson College (7-8-2, 5-5-1) at 7 pm in Latrobe. Saint Vincent has won seven of eight since the calendar turned to October and have now won 13 or more matches in three consecutive seasons. This is W&J's first appearance in the conference tournament since 2023, which the Presidents clinched with a 2-0 win over Chatham University in Wednesday night's regular season finale.

In the regular season meeting between the teams on Sept. 25th, Saint Vincent posted a 2-0 win over W&J on the Bearcats' home field.

in Saturday's other quarterfinal, No. 4 Franciscan University (10-3-2, 7-3-1) will host No. 5 Waynesburg University (8-8-1, 6-4-1 PAC) in Steubenville. Franciscan is in the postseason for the second year in a row and earned their first Tournament home game since 2022. Waynesburg, last year's PAC runner-up, will be trying to advance to the PAC semifinals third time in the last four years.

The teams just played on Oct. 24th at Waynesburg in a match won by Franciscan 1-0, with the lone goal coming on a PK in the 59th minute. 

The quarterfinal winners move on to the semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 4th. The Franciscan/Waynesburg winner will travel to Grove City for a 5:00 pm kickoff, while Allegheny will take on the winner from Saint Vincent/W&J in Meadville.

The championship match, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7, will be hosted by the highest remaining seed following next Wednesday's semifinals. Information on the title match will be announced following the semifinal round. 

The 64-team NCAA Division III Championship field will be announced Monday, Nov. 9. First and second round matchups are scheduled for Friday-Sunday, Nov. 13-15.