MoWest women’s soccer team to play in NCAA Tournament for third straight season

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) - The MoWest women's soccer team was a happy bunch Monday even as the Griffons found out the team will be playing in the NCAA DII Tournament for the third straight season.

The Griffons (8-4-7) get the 7 seed and will head to Mankato, Minnesota to play 2 seed Minnesota State on Friday, November 13th at 1 pm.

MoWest will face a Minnesota State squad that enters the NCAA Tournament with a 17-1-3 overall record after finishing 12-1-2 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play. The Mavericks captured both the NSIC Regular Season and Tournament Championships en route to earning the No. 2 seed in the Central Region.

The Griffons finished the 2026 regular season with an 8-3-7 overall record and a 5-3-4 mark in MIAA competition before falling to Pittsburg State in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Tournament.