CINCINNATI – No. 1 seed Mount St. Joseph defeated No. 2 seed Hanover by the slimmest of margins on Saturday to earn the 2026 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women's Soccer Championship with a 1-0 result.

2026 HCAC Women’s Soccer Championship Page

The Lions earned the conference's automatic qualifier into the 2026 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Championship. The championship field will be announced during the NCAA.com Selection Show at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9.

The two teams played pretty evenly in the first half with the visitors holding a 5-4 shots advantage. The goalkeepers were each tested once in the opening stanza.

The second half was a bit of a different story with the host Lions holding an impressive 10-0 shots advantage. However, the score remained deadlocked at 0-0.

It wasn’t until the 83rd minute when the Lions were able to break through. Kendal Fox was able to set up eventual Tournament MVP Mary Anhofer for the only tally of the match.

MSJ goalkeeper Megan Kallmeyer made one save for the championship clean sheet, while Hanover’s Kendall Moore made four stops.
  ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Mary Anhofer, Mount St. Joseph (MVP)

Taylor Beede, Rose-Hulman
Anna Black, Hanover
Amirah Curry, Frankin
Rachel Ginn, Mount St. Joseph
Riley Heasley, Rose-Hulman
Megan Kallmeyer, Mount St. Joseph
Lilian Muhlenkamp, Hanover
Jersey Scyoc, Anderson
Kaleigh Schirmer, Hanover
Carrie Stevens, Transylvania
Olivia Thomas, Transylvania
Khloe Young, Mount St. Joseph