CINCINNATI, Ohio – On Saturday, Nov. 9, Mount St. Joseph University claimed the 2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women's Soccer Championship, 1-0 in overtime.
 
2024 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Page
 
The Lions came into the championship battle as the No. 1 seed, facing off against the No. 2 seeded Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. It took one goal in overtime to lift Mount St. Joseph past the Fightin' Engineers, when Ella Pittman headed in a set up in the 94th minute of action. Because of the return of the ‘Golden Goal’ to college soccer overtime this year, the game ended in a Mount victory. 
 
For her performance throughout the HCAC post season, McKinzie Dotson (Russelville, Ohio) was named the MVP of the 2024 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship. The HCAC also recognizes an all-tournament team, with players selected to the team listed below.
 
Mount St. Joseph earns the conference's automatic qualification bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. The Division III field for the championship will be announced Monday, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m.
 
2024 HCAC All-Tournament Team

Name	Institution
Jaiden Baker	Franklin College
Adrienne Weyers	Anderson University
Abby Dean	Transylvania University
Lilia Steen	Transylvania University
Beth Cook	Hanover College
Kate Bettner	Hanover College
Lily Dore	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Lauren Marquardt	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Riley Heasley	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Mary Anhofer	Mount St. Joseph University
Paige Adams	Mount St. Joseph University
Ella Pittman	Mount St. Joseph University
McKinzie Dotson	Mount St. Joseph University (MVP)

For more information on HCAC women's soccer, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.