LEXINGTON, Ky. – Transylvania University defeated No. 2 seed Hanover College to win the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) 2025 Men’s Soccer Championship on Saturday.  
 
2025 HCAC Men’s Soccer Championship Page
 
Tranyslvania defeated Hanover 1-1 in regulation, with a penalty shootout resulting in a 4-3 Pioneer Victory. The Pioneers were the one seed going into Saturday's matchup with No. 2 seed, Hanover.
 
For his efforts in the post season, Transylvania's Cole Varela (Elizabethtown, Ky.) was named the 2025 HCAC Men’s Soccer Tournament Most Outstanding Player. The HCAC recognizes an all-tournament team, with players selected to the team listed below.
 
With their win, Transylvania earns the conference’s automatic qualification bid to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship. The field for the championship will be announced Monday, Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m.
 
2025 HCAC All-Tournament Team

Name	Institution
Jack Harris	Anderson University
Nathaniel Knuth	Mount St. Joseph University
Aidan Kriek	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Landon Kangas	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Nick Meyer	Bluffton University
Zach Johnson	Bluffton University
Patricio Campos	Hanover College
Andrew Pavlisko	Hanover College
Rodrigo Gutierrez Olvera Gonzalez	Hanover College
Stone Work	Transylvania University
Jackson Holt	Transylvania University
Dylan Barnes	Transylvania University
Cole Varela	Transylvania University (MVP)

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