LAKELAND, Fla. -- The NAIA has announced that Southeastern University has been selected as an official host site for the 2025 NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Select Sport America. The Fire will welcome Lindsey Wilson College to the SEU Soccer Field for a Second Round matchup on Saturday, November 22. Kickoff time will be announced in the coming days.
SEU enters the national tournament following a dominant and complete conference campaign, earning both the Regular Season and Tournament Championships of The Sun Conference. The Fire arrive at the postseason with a 13-2-3 overall record (.806), including a 6-1-1 conference mark (.812), a 7-1 record at home, and aunbeaten in their last eight outings.
Lindsey Wilson, an at-large selection from the Mid-South Conference, travels to Lakeland with a 9-5-2 overall record (.625). The Blue Raiders posted an unbeaten 5-0-1 conference slate (.917) and went 3-1 in true road matches this fall. This will be the first-ever meeting between Southeastern and Lindsey Wilson in women's soccer.
Southeastern brings an established national pedigree into the opening rounds. The Fire have made multiple deep postseason runs, including four trips to the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Final Site:
- 2017 – Quarterfinal
- 2018 – Semifinal
- 2019 – Semifinal
- 2020 – Quarterfinal
SEU has also posted strong results in previous Opening Round appearances:
- 2017 (W 3-0 vs Georgia Gwinnett)
- 2018 (W 4-0 vs Truett McConnell)
- 2019 (W 3-2 vs Cumberlands)
- 2020 (W 3-0 vs Thomas; W 2-0 vs Reinhardt)
- 2021 (L 3-0 vs Marymount California)
- 2022 (W 4-0 vs Georgia Gwinnett; L 1-0 vs Westmont)
- 2023 (T 3-3, L 5-4 in PKs vs Bethel)
More information—including official game time, ticketing details, and streaming links—will be released next week through SEUFire.com and SEU Athletics social media platforms.
