Courtesy: Spring Arbor (Mich.) Athletics
Courtesy: Spring Arbor (Mich.) Athletics

Preview of the 2024 NAIA Women's Soccer Championship - Final Site

Kansas City, Mo. – [Championship Bracket | Final Site Schedule | Watch Live | Live Stats] The 2024 NAIA Women’s Soccer National Championship continues on Monday, December 2 in Pensacola, Florida as 16 teams remain in the Battle For The Red Banner. The final site games will take place at the Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex with 15 games over eight days. The Round of 16 will kick off on December 2-3. The final eight teams will kick off in the quarterfinals on December 5, followed by the Semifinals on December 7, and the Championship game on December 9.

The 16-team field advanced to Pensacola, Fla. after winning their respective first and or second round matches at campus sites around the nation. The first and second-round games took place on November 21-23; the results can be found here.

The NAIA Women’s Soccer Championship will be broadcast for FREE on Urban Edge Network and the newly redesigned NAIA Network. This includes all matches in Pensacola, Fla., including the championship match and the awards presentation. Fans can watch their favorite team from anywhere in the world.

Final Site Team Highlights

  • Indiana Wesleyan, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), and UC Merced (Calif.) all pulled off the upset in their respective second-round matches to punch their ticket to Pensacola, Fla.
  • All 16 teams qualified for last year's tournament.
  • Spring Arbor (Mich.) and Tennessee Southern have both won the Red Banner three times, the most national championship titles among the remaining 16 teams.
  • Cumberlands (Ky.) continues their run this season as the defending national champions.
  • Eight teams won their respective conference tournaments, two won their conference regular season title, and six continue their post-season runs with an at-large bid.
  • The remaining field of 16 has posted a collective 250 wins to this point in their season, with a combined winning percentage of 85.7%.
  • Three teams have yet to suffer a loss on the season with Cumberlands (Ky.), College of Idaho, and Aquinas (Mich.).
  • The Patriots of Cumberlands (Ky.) are the only team left with a perfect record, winning all 18 games played with no ties.
  • The Crossroads League has the most teams at the final site with three (Spring Arbor (Mich.), Marian (Ind.), and Indiana Wesleyan).
  • The Heart of America, Mid-South, Southern States, and The Sun conferences all have two teams still in the field.
  • Of the 16 teams heading to Pensacola, Fla., 10 of them have an animal as a mascot, with the most common being a cougar (Columbia (Mo.) and Spring Arbor (Mich.)).

Championship Information

NAIA Women's Soccer Championship

41st ANNUAL
WOMEN'S SOCCER 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Dec. 2-9, 2024
Ashton Brosnaham Soccer Complex
Pensacola, Fla.  

First & Second Round
Nov. 21-23, 2024
Campus Sites