CARMEL, Ind. – The 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women’s Soccer Championship continues today with the semifinal round.
2026 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Page
In the opening round on Saturday, No. 3 seed Transylvania and No. 4 seed Rose-Hulman picked up victories to join No. 1 seed Mount St. Joseph and No. 2 seed Hanover in Wednesday’s semifinals.
The Lions and Panthers will serve as hosts for the semifinal matchups.
Transy will travel to the top-seeded Lions after scraping out a 2-1 double-overtime victory over No. 6 seed Franklin on Saturday. The Grizzlies got on the board first early in the second half before the Pioneers picked up the equalizer just over three minutes later. The home team emerged on top early in the first minute of the second extra period to punch its ticket into the semifinal round.
RHIT picked up its first round win against No. 5 seed Anderson. The Fightin’ Engineers got a tally in the 28th minute and made that goal stand up for the remainder of the match.
Kick off for Wednesday’s semifinals are 2 p.m. at Hanover and 7 p.m. at MSJ.
The Championship match 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.
2026 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Schedule
Quarterfinals - Saturday, October 31, 2026
No. 3 Transylvania def. No. 6 Franklin, 2-1 (2OT) |
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No. 4 Rose-Hulman def. No. 5 Anderson, 1-0 |
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Semifinals - Wednesday, November 4, 2026
No. 3 Transylvania at No. 2 Hanover - Game Time: 2 p.m.
No. 4 Rose-Hulman at No. 1 Mount St. Joseph - Game Time: 7 p.m.
Championship - Saturday, November 7, 2026
Semifinal winners at higher seed, TBD
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