CARMEL, Ind. – The 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women’s Soccer Championship is set to be held Saturday, Oct. 31 through Saturday, Nov. 7.
2026 HCAC Women's Soccer Championship Page
For the third year in a row, Mount St. Joseph finished the season on top, earning the HCAC Regular Season Championship and the No. 1 seed in this year’s tournament bracket. The Lions earned 24 points in this year’s standings with an 8-1 HCAC (11-3-2 overall) record. MSJ will receive a bye into the semifinal round
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Also earning a first-round bye is No. 2 seed Hanover, which posted a 7-1-1 conference (11-4-2 overall) record for 22 points.
The remainder of the six-team field will play in quarterfinal matches on Saturday, Oct. 31. No. 3 seed Transylvania (20 points, 6-1-2 HCAC, 9-3-4 overall) will host No. 6 seed Franklin (12 points, 4-5 HCAC, 6-10-1 overall) in one matchup, while No. 4 seed Rose-Hulman (18 points, 5-1-3 HCAC, 10-2-3 overall) will host No. 5 seed Anderson (15 points, 5-4 HCAC, 9-6-1 overall) in the other. Kickoff at Transy is 1 p.m., while the start time at RHIT at 7 p.m.
The winners of Saturday’s quarterfinal round will advance to join the top two seeds in the semifinals. In the semifinals on Wednesday, Nov. 4, the RHIT-Anderson winner will travel to No. 2 seed Hanover at 2 p.m., while the Transy-Franklin winner visits No.1 seed MSJ at 7 p.m.
The Championship is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 7 with the higher seed hosting. The winner of the 2026 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship will earn the league’s automatic qualifier into the 2026 NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Championship.
Admission to all HCAC Championships is $10. Children aged 11 and under and students/faculty and staff with an HCAC institution ID will be admitted for free.
2026 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 31, 2026
No. 6 Franklin at No. 3 Transylvania, 1 p.m.
No. 5 Anderson at No. 4 Rose-Hulman, 7 p.m.
Semifinals - Wednesday, November 4, 2026
No. 4/5 winner at No. 1 Mount St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
No. 3/6 winner at No. 2 Hanover, 2 p.m.
Championship - Saturday, November 7, 2026
Semifinal winners at higher seed, TBD
For more information on HCAC 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.