EDISON, NJ (Nov. 6, 2025) – The 2025 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship continues this week with the remaining four teams continuing their pursuit of the MAAC title in the semifinal round, this Thursday, November 6, with both games being played in Connecticut. No 2 Quinnipiac will be hosting No. 3 Canisius at Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium in Hamden at 1:00 p.m. and top seeded Fairfield is set to host No. 4 Sacred Heart at Lessing Field in Fairfield at 6:00 p.m.
No. 2 Quinnipiac (8-3-5, 8-0-4 MAAC) vs. No. 3 Canisius (8-8-1, 7-4-1 MAAC)
Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Stadium | HAMDEN, CT |1:00pm | ESPN+ | Live Stats
No. 2 Quinnipiac is appearing in the semifinal round for the fourth straight year in hopes of its third MAAC Championship title. Following a first round bye, the Bobcats face the Golden Griffins for their first game in the postseason. Canisius made their way to the semifinal with a 1-0 win over No. 6 Marist on Sunday. The Griffs goal was courtesy of a bicycle kick by All-MAAC Second Team Midfielder, Skylar Cornell to Azaria Fagan who scored on a header into the bottom left corner against Marist on Sunday afternoon for the only goal of the game. In the regular season, these two teams met on October 11 in Hamden, CT with the Bobcats taking advantage at home, scoring a 2-0 win over Canisius. The Bobcats and the Golden Griffins are meeting in the semifinal round for the second straight season, with the 2024 semifinal resulting in Quinnipiac toppling Canisus 3-1, to clinch its spot in the championship final.
No. 1 Fairfield (15-1-1, 10-0-2 MAAC) vs. No. 4 Sacred Heart (10-8-1, 7-5 MAAC)
Lessing Field | FAIRFIELD, CT | 6:00pm | ESPN+ | Live Stats
With a first round bye, the top-seeded Stags are set to face the Pioneers on Thursday evening at Lessing Field to kickoff their title defense. Fairfield enters the matchup ranked No. 22 nationally in the most recent Top Drawer Soccer poll. Sacred Heart is coming off of a 2-1 victory over No. 5 Siena in the first round on Sunday afternoon. Although Siena took an early 1-0, lead within the first minute of play, the Pioneers were able to come back with two goals from freshman, Riley Pettigrew and saves from All-MAAC Second Team Goalkeeper, Kyran Thievon to complete the comeback victory and move into the semifinal round. With a post season appearance in 2024, this is the first time the Pioneers have made it to the semifinal round of the postseason while the Stags are appearing in their fifth straight semifinal game in recent postseason history. In the regular season meeting, the two teams faced each other in late September with the Stags taking a convincing 4-1 victory over the Pios. Fairfield and Sacred Heart also met in the quarterfinal round of the 2024 MAAC Championship with a 1-0 victory for the Stags.
The 2025 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship is a six-team, single-elimination championship taking place November 2-9, 2025. Each match during the championship will be hosted by the higher seed and all rounds of the championship will reseed. The first round will take place on Sunday, November 2, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, November 6, and concluding with the championship final on Sunday, November 9. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Women’s Soccer Championship, please visit maacsports.com/wsoc.
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 45th year of competition during the 2025-26 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena University.
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