Clarksville, Ark. – The University of the Ozarks women's soccer team has qualified for the 2026 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship Tournament held in Round Rock, Texas, next week.

The six-team tournament will be played November 5, November 6 and November 8 at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. The Eagles go into the tournament as the No. 6 seed and will take on LeTourneau University, the No. 3 seed, Thursday, November 5 at 2:30 p.m. The semi-finals are Friday at 2:30 p.m. and the finals are Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

The Eagles displayed a gritty weekend on the road to clinch a spot in the post-season tournament and have been particularly strong when it mattered most down the stretch. Against undefeated conference foe Texas Lutheran University on October 25, the Eagles scored early in the match to hold a 2-0 lead before eventually losing. The Eagles then hit the road against St. Thomas, the No. 2 team in the conference, going blow for blow to finish with a draw. And on Sunday, the Eagles delivered perhaps its biggest win of the season against Centenary to secure a post-season spot.

Under the direction of head coach Natalie Dreyer, the Eagles finished the regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and a 2-3-3 conference mark. Addison Featherstone has proved to be among the top offensive threats in the SCAC scoring ten goals and recording four assists. Carley Garcia has scored seven goals and Gigi Miller added four goals during the regular season. Alessandra Aguilar has a team-best seven assists. On defense, the Eagles have posted four shutouts. It is the first playoff appearance for the Eagles since the 2021 season.

LeTourneau University enters the tournament with a 10-3-2 overall record and a 4-2-2 conference mark. When the two teams played earlier in the season, LeTourneau edged the Eagles 2-1 after a scoreless first half. LeTourneau features one of the league's most dynamic players in Chanel Kemball-Cook, who has scored 15 goals.

More information about the tournament can be found here: SCAC Championship Web Site