2022 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship kicks off Nov. 29 in Orange Beach

By Press release submission

Nov 23, 2022

Ten teams from across the country will be competing in Orange Beach starting on Tuesday, November 29th at the 39th Annual NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship.

From November 29th to December 5th, the community is invited to come out to the Orange Beach Sportsplex and cheer on the collegiate women’s soccer teams from across the country as they compete for the tournament’s 39th annual crown. The championship bracket kicks off Tuesday, November 29th at the Orange Beach Sportsplex.

Opening round games were played November 17th-19th at sites across the country. (See the NAIA opening round recap: NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round Day Two Recap.)

ORANGE BEACH SPORTSPLEX SCHEDULE

Tuesday, November 29th - first round:

1 p.m. - No. 8 Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, Michigan) vs. No. 9 Westmont College (Santa Barbara, California)
4 p.m. - No. 7 and defending champs University of Tennessee Southern (Pulaski, Tennessee - formerly Martin Methodist College) vs. No. 10 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Prescott, Arizona)

Thursday, December 1st - quarterfinals:

10 a.m. - No. 4 Spring Arbor University (Spring Arbor, Michigan) vs. No. 5 William Carey University (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)
1 p.m. - Winner of Aquinas-Westmont match vs. No. 1 Keiser University (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
4 p.m. - Winner of Tennessee Southern-Embry-Riddle match vs. No. 2 Marian University (Indianapolis, Indiana)
7 p.m. - No. 3 University of the Cumberlands (Williamsburg, Kentucky) vs. No. 6 Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Bartlesville, Oklahoma)

The semifinals will be played on Saturday, December 3rd at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. The championship will be played on Monday, December 5th at 1:05 p.m.

View the 2022 NAIA Women's Soccer National Champion bracket.

Tickets information will be announced soon. For more information, visit https://www.naia.org/sports/wsoc/index.

Past NAIA Women’s Soccer National Champions:

2021 - Tennessee Southern defeated William Carey (MS), 3-3 (5-4 PK’s) in Orange Beach, Alabama
2020 - Keiser (FL) defeated William Carey (MS), 2-1 (OT) in Foley, Alabama.
2019 - Keiser (FL) defeated Marian (IND), 2-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama.
2018 - William Carey (MS) defeated Keiser (FL), 1-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2017 - Spring Arbor (MI) defeated Benedictine (KS), 2-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2016 - Northwestern Ohio defeated Spring Arbor (MI), 1-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2015 - Spring Arbor (MI) defeated Lindsey Wilson (KY), 3-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2014 - Lindsey Wilson (KY) defeated Northwestern Ohio, 3-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2013 - Concordia (OR) defeated Westmont (CA), 1-0 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2012 - Lindsey Wilson (KY) defeated Olivet Nazarene (IL), 3-2 in Orange Beach, Alabama
2011 - Lee (TN) defeated Concordia (OR), 3-0 in Decatur, Alabama
2010 - Lee (TN) defeated Hastings (NE), 3-0 in Decatur, Alabama
2009 - Lee (TN) defeated Point Loma Nazarene (CA), 2-0 in Decatur, Alabama
2008 - Lee (TN) defeated Concordia (OR), 3-0 in Daytona Beach, Florida
2007 - Martin Methodist (TN) defeated Azusa Pacific (CA), 2-1 in Daytona Beach, Florida
2006 - Lindsey Wilson (KY) defeated Azusa Pacific, 2-1 (4OT) in Olathe, Kansas
2005 - Martin Methodist (TN) defeated Lee (TN), 1-0 in Olathe, Kansas
2004 - Lindsey Wilson (KY) defeated Concordia (OR), 2-0 in Santa Barbara, California
2003 - Westmont (CA) defeated Lindsey Wilson (KY), 2-1 (SD-7OT) in Santa Barbara, California
2002 - Westmont (CA) defeated Azusa Pacific (CA), 2-1 in Saint Charles, Missouri
2001 - Westmont (CA) defeated Oklahoma City, 1-0 in Saint Charles, Missouri
2000 - Simon Fraser (B.C.) defeated Lindenwood (MO), 1-0 (SD-5OT) in Miami, Florida
1999 - Westmont (CA) defeated Transylvania (KY), 3-0 in Miami, Florida
1998 - Azusa Pacific (CA) defeated Simon Fraser (B.C.), 2-1 in Mobile, Alabama
1997 - Mobile (AL) defeated Simon Fraser (B.C.), 2-1 (OT) in San Antonio, Texas
1996 - Simon Fraser (B.C.) defeated Mobile (AL), 3-2 (SD-5OT) in San Antonio, Texas
1995 - Lynn (FL) defeated Lindenwood (MO), 4-1 in Mount Berry, Georgia
1994 - Lynn (FL) defeated Park (MO), 3-1 in Mount Berry, Georgia
1993 - Berry (GA) defeated Lynn (FL), 1-0 (SD-OT) in Saint Charles, Missouri
1992 - Lynn (FL) defeated Pacific Lutheran (WA), 1-0 in Tacoma, Washington
1991 - Pacific Lutheran (WA) defeated Missouri Valley (MO), 4-0 in Boca Raton, Florida
1990 - Berry (GA) defeated Pacific Lutheran (WA), 3-1 (2OT) in Due West, South Carolina
1989 - Pacific Lutheran (WA) defeated Berry (GA), 2-0 in Due West, South Carolina
1988 - Pacific Lutheran (WA) defeated Hardin–Simmons (TX), 2-0 in Abilene, Texas
1987 - Berry (GA) defeated Erskine (SC), 1-0 in Due West, South Carolina
1986 - St. Mary’s (CA) defeated Berry (GA), 3-0 in Wilmington, Ohio
1985 - Westmont (CA) defeated Puget Sound (WA), 4-2 in Tacoma, Washington
1984 - St. Mary’s (CA) defeated Cardinal Newman (MO), 4-0 in Saint Louis, Missouri