St. Louis – The University of Missouri-St. Louis women's soccer team is ranked in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Soccer Organization for Coaches Top 25 poll that was released on Tuesday (Nov. 3).
The Tritons dropped one spot from eighth to ninth this week after beating Lewis 1-0 in the quarterfinal round of the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament on Saturday at Don Dallas Field.
Dallas Baptist continues to hold the spot in the poll with Minnesota State – Mankato moving up to second with Florida Tech sliding to third. Kutztown and Franklin Pierce round out the top five this week.
UMSL continues to hold down the top spot in the NCAA's NPI rankings which determines the team's that will advance to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Tournament field is made up of 56-teams this year with eight teams in the Midwest Region getting selections.
The winners of the GLVC, Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) and Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC) tournaments will receive automatic bids with the other five bids available as at-large selections.
The top two teams in the Midwest Region will host first and second games (Nov. 12-15) on campus sites. The winners of those two subregions will meet the following weekend at the top remaining seed from the Central Region for the Midwest Regional Championship.
The winner of the Midwest Region will then take on the winner of the Central Region in the NCAA quarterfinals for the right to advance to Kansas City for the semifinals and championship which will be held December 3-5 at CPKC Stadium.
The Tritons return to the pitch this Thursday (Nov. 5) taking on fifth seeded Maryville in the first of two semifinal contests starting at 4 p.m. at the Lake Country Soccer Complex in Springfield, Mo.
The Saints advanced to the semifinal round thanks to a 2-1 overtime win at Quincy in the quarterfinals on Sunday in Quincy, Ill. Helene Braren scored both goals in the contest. Her second of the contest came off a free kick in the 95th minute.
Thursday's match between UMSL and Maryville marks the third straight year the two sides have met in the postseason. They played to a 1-1 draw with the Tritons advancing on penalty kicks in the semifinal round of the 2024 GLVC Tournament and last season UMSL won 2-1 at Maryville for the Midwest Region title.
Thursday's second semifinal will between third seeded Missouri S&T and second seeded McKendree at 7 p.m. The Miners won the first matchup 3-2 this season on Oct. 7 in Rolla.
The championship match for the GLVC Tournament will be held on Saturday (Nov. 7) at 3:30 p.m. at the Lake Country Soccer Complex.
