Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – For the third consecutive season, Lake Forest College will host the Midwest Conference (MWC) Women’s Soccer Tournament.
The single-elimination event begins with two semifinal matches at Mohr Field on Friday, November 7. Top seed Lake Forest will face fourth-seeded Grinnell College at 11:00 a.m., while the second seed Illinois College takes on third seeded Lawrence University at 2:00 p.m.
The semifinal winners will meet in the championship match on Saturday, November 8, at 1:00 p.m., with the tournament title and the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament up for grabs.
The last remaining Division III women’s soccer program without a loss or tie, Lake Forest enters the 2025 MWC Tournament as the hottest team in the country. With an 18-0 record, the Foresters are making their fifth consecutive tournament appearance and 26th overall. Head coach T.R. Bell’s squad is looking for its second MWC Tournament title (and second NCAA Tournament appearance) in the last three seasons.
Illinois College (10-7-2) is making history this weekend as the Lady Blues will compete in the MWC Women’s Soccer Tournament for the first time in school history. Head coach Hunter Gray’s club won six of its eight Midwest Conference matches in 2025 and posted four conference shutouts.
Lawrence (9-4-6) is back in the postseason for the third season in a row, and fourth in the last five. Last year, the Vikings earned a share of their second-ever MWC title, defeating Lake Forest in the MWC Tournament final for their first NCAA Tournament berth since 2010.
Grinnell (6-7-4) needed a trio of results on the final day of regular season play to make the postseason, and the Pioneers got all three to run their postseason streak to four consecutive seasons. Grinnell swept the MWC regular season and tournament titles in 2022, its first regular season crown since 2011 (and first tournament championship since 2006).
For all updates on the tournament, visit the
MWC Women’s Soccer Tournament page.
The complete weekend schedule is listed below.
Friday, November 7, 2025 – Mohr Field
Semi-Final #1 – 11:00 AM – No. 1 Lake Forest College vs. No. 4 Grinnell College
Semi-Final #2 – 2:00 PM – No. 2 Illinois College vs. No. 3 Lawrence University
Saturday, November 8, 2025 – Mohr Field
Tournament Final - 1:00 PM – Winner of Semi-Final #1 vs. Winner of Semi-Final #2