LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Soccer Tournament field and bracket were released Monday morning, the Golden Eagles will travel to host school, Lake Forest College on Saturday, November 15th.
Spalding University will take on the Foresters Saturday morning at 12:00 PM ET. Carleton College will face John Carroll University (following SU's match) at 2:30 PM ET. Saturday's winners will meet in round two Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM ET.
Spalding went 15-4-1 on the season and were second in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with a 7-1-0 mark in league play. The Golden Eagles blanked Webster University 4-0 in the semifinals of the SLIAC Tournament before playing to a scoreless tie with Greenville University and winning the penalty kick shootout in the final. They are also making their second trip to the NCAA Tournament with the first coming in 2023.
At 20-0-0, Lake Forest is the only team in the nation without a loss or tie this season. The Foresters went 8-0-0 in the Midwest Conference to claim their third consecutive league championship and posted 1-0 victories over Grinnell College and Lawrence University over the weekend to win the MWC Tournament and claim an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Lake Forest is making the program's fifth appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament and second in the last three years.
This will be the first ever meeting between Lake Forest and Spalding.