SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The road to the Women’s Soccer Summit League Championship title concludes in Tulsa, as the final four teams take the pitch at Case Soccer Complex for Thursday’s semifinals and Sunday’s championship match.
 
The top-seeded Golden Eagles earned the right to host after claiming a share of their first regular-season title since 2004. No. 2 seed Denver aims to end a four-year title drought, last winning the title in 2020. Oral Roberts looks to capture its first Summit League Championship since the 2004 season.
 
No. 3 seed South Dakota State and No. 5 seed Kansas City each enter the semifinals following quarterfinal victories last weekend. The reigning tournament champion Jackrabbits will face No. 2 seed Denver after a 1-0 win over sixth-seeded Omaha.
 
Kansas City will take on top-seeded Oral Roberts after a 1-0 triumph over No. 4 seed South Dakota, marking the program’s first-ever Summit League Championship victory.
 
During the regular season, Denver earned a 1-0 victory over South Dakota State at home on Oct. 9, while Oral Roberts defeated Kansas City 2-1 on the road on Sept. 27.

Denver and South Dakota State met in last year’s Summit League Championship semifinal, when the Jackrabbits earned a 2-1 victory en route to capturing their eighth tournament title. The ORU-KC matchup marks just the second postseason meeting between the programs. Their last meeting came in the 2023 quarterfinals, where the Golden Eagles recorded a 2-1 victory.
 
All Summit League games will be streamed on the Summit League Network.

Around The League
• After being selected to finish fourth in the coaches’ preseason poll, Oral Roberts claimed a share of its first regular season title since 2004 and fourth overall.
•The Golden Eagles finished the regular season with a 12-4-2 record overall and 6-1-1 mark in league play. ORU dropped their first league match of the season on Sunday against South Dakota State, 3-2.
• In the matchup with the Jackrabbits, two goals were scored by each team in the first half with three of them coming in the opening 17 minutes of action.
• Late-match heroics on Sunday afternoon lifted Denver to a 2-1 comeback win over South Dakota, securing a share of the Summit League regular season title. The Pioneers grabbed their ninth regular season title overall and seventh in the last eight years.
• After being down with 1-0, Brooke Ahern found the back of the net for the Pios in the 83rd minute before Hannah Tate delivered the game-winner nearly three minutes later.
• South Dakota State earned their sixth consecutive Summit League Championship win after defeating Omaha 1-0 in the quarterfinal found on Saturday.
• Freshman Jenna Maloy was credited with the game-winning and only goal of the match. The tally was her sixth of the season, tying her for fifth among league scorers.
• The Roos made history Sunday, earning their first Summit League Championship win with a 1-0 road victory over No. 4 South Dakota.
• Kansas City’s Olivia Platt scored the lone goal of the match in the 16th minute to lift the Roos to victory, marking her team-leading eighth goal of the season, which ranks tied for second in the conference.
• Despite being outshot 11-7 by the Yotes, KC held on through windy conditions to take the win.
• KC’s Anika Patton registered three saves to post her first collegiate shutout, while USD’s Cambell Fischer added two saves in the loss.
• Kansas City will face top-seeded Oral Roberts in the postseason for the first time since 2023, when the Golden Eagles claimed a 2-1 victory over the Roos in the quarterfinals.
• The Jacks and Pioneers will meet in the semifinals for the second straight season, after SDSU earned a 1-0 victory in last year’s tournament.

This Week In The Summit League (All Times Local To Site)
2025 #SUMMITWSOC Championship
Semifinals | Thursday, Nov. 6 | TV/Stream
S1: Denver vs. South Dakota State | SLN | 1 p.m.
S2: Oral Roberts vs. Kansas City | SLN | 7:30 p.m.

Championship | Sunday, Nov. 9 | TV/Stream
C: S1 Winner vs. S2 Winner | SLN | 1 p.m.

ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL TO SITE
Key: SLN (Summit League Network)
 
Results
Thursday, Oct. 23                        
North Dakota State 0, Oral Roberts 1
South Dakota State 1, Kansas City 1
South Dakota 2, Omaha 0

Sunday, Oct. 26
Kansas City 1, Omaha 2
North Dakota 5, St. Thomas 2
South Dakota State 3, Oral Roberts 2
South Dakota 1, Denver 2
 
2025 #SUMMITWSOC Championship
Quarterfinal | Saturday, Nov. 1            
Q1: South Dakota State 1, Omaha 0
 
Quarterfinal | Sunday, Nov. 2                
Q2: South Dakota 0, Kansas City 1
 
#SummitWSOC