Ohio Valley Conference

The 2025 Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Championship continues with the semifinal matchups on Thursday in Cookeville, Tenn.

The third round will see the top two seeds in action after receiving double-byes.

Fans can watch the entire 2025 OVC Women's Soccer Championship on ESPN+.

Match 5: #1 Tennessee Tech 0, #5 Southern Indiana 0 TTU Advances on PKs. 4-3
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Match 6: #3 Lindenwood 2, #2 Little Rock 1 (OT)
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#1 TENNESSEE TECH 0, #5 SOUTHERN INDIANA 0 (TTU Advances on PK's, 4-3)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - An OVC Tournament semifinal for the ages saw the top-seeded Tennessee Tech soccer team prevail in dramatic fashion Thursday evening at Tech Soccer Field.

90 minutes of scoreless regulation and a pair of overtimes proved not enough to decide a winner, but the Golden Eagles dug deep and found a way to capture the match, 4-3 in penalty kicks. Six rounds of PKs were ultimately used to decide a victor, and after Maggie Conrad made a leaping denial on an Eva Boer attempt in the sixth round of the shootout, the celebration was on and Tech was off to another OVC Tournament final.

The Golden Eagles (6-6-8) will host No. 3 Lindenwood, who was victorious in overtime against No. 2 Little Rock in the night's second semifinal, in Sunday's OVC Tournament championship clash. Tech will be making its third appearance in the last four years in the tourney title tilt. The Golden Eagles are in search of their second OVC Tournament crown after winning it all in 2000 for the program's only appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Tech's triumph also extends the purple and gold to a 10-match unbeaten streak, breaking the tie with the 2017 and 2023 Golden Eagles for the longest unblemished stretch in program history.

Conrad's crucial denial on Boer was one of three stops during PKs for Tech's senior keeper. After Katie Toney missed the first attempt for the Golden Eagles, Conrad halted Peyton Murphy to keep the penalty kick portion knotted at 0-0.

Things then took a turn in USI's favor after the Screaming Eagles (9-7-5) went up 2-1 following a Krista Eik Hardardottir miss, and back-to-back Southern Indiana makes by Emma Schut and Josie Pochocki with a Melina Hamm score sandwiched in between.

Trailing 2-1, Anna Baker found the back of the net before Conrad stopped Emma Thurston to keep the scene situated at 2-2. After makes by Tori Soutuyo and Grace Bamber locked the proceedings at 3-3, Ebba Melin gave the Golden Eagles a 4-3 by splitting the pipes just before Conrad's diving leap on Eva Boer won the match for the purple and gold.

Conrad's PK showcase continued a clutch night for the 5-foot-7 senior, who kept the contest scoreless late in regulation with a diving stop on an Emerson Grafton shot in the 83rd minute with the match up for grabs. Conrad's key denial was one of two stops made through 110 minutes of game action.

Anna Markland made five saves across the way, including four in the first half. A Melin point-blank chance off of a Tech corner in the 17th minute served as the most serious threat of the opening stanza, while a Hamm rocket off the post in the 54th minute was the club's most significant chance of the second half.

Toney led all players in the match with four shots, which included two on-goal. Emerson Grafton and Maggie Duggan each produced three total tires to pace Southern Indiana. 

 #3 LINDENWOOD 2, #2 LITTLE ROCK 1 (OT)
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - The Lindenwood women's soccer team (10-4-5, 5-2-2 OVC) advanced to the OVC Tournament Final with a 2-1 win over No. 2 seed Little Rock in Cookeville on Thursday night (7-4-6, 5-0-4). Mackenzie Compton scored the game-winner in extra time to keep the Lions' season alive.
 
Little Rock took the lead in the contest's twelfth minute, with Amaya Arias getting her head on the end of a corner kick delivery by Kandice Kilderry to score the opening goal. Lindenwood outshot Little Rock 9-4 in the first half with three shots on goal but were unable to find an equalizer before halftime.

The Lions' fortunes would change just 40 seconds into the second half, as a fantastic ball over the top from Kylee Peel found the right foot of Anna Johnson at the near post, who buried a shot into the back of the net to even the score.

The Trojans looked to regain the lead in the 62nd minute with OVC Forward of the Year Maria Schuller getting free behind the LU backline for a one-on-one opportunity. However, Caroline Ritter stood her ground and turned away the chance with her right foot for perhaps the biggest save of the season.

The contest took another turn in the 79th minutes when Little Rock's Arias picked up her second yellow card and was sent off, forcing the Trojans to play with 10 for the remainder of the match. However, the Lions were only able to get one shot off in the remaining 10 minutes of regulation, and the match headed to overtime.

The deciding score came just under three minutes into the extra time, as Mackenzie Compton split two Little Rock defenders to control a long pass out of the back before splitting the posts with a powerful strike off the right foot for the golden goal.

Lindenwood outshot Little Rock 18-12 in the match with an 8-6 advantage in tries on target. Compton led the Lions with six total shots and three shots on goal in the contest.

The win extends LU's unbeaten streak to seven matches and advances them to the OVC Tournament Final for the second consecutive season.