SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Maryville and McKendree will faceoff for the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Women's Soccer Championship title, as the two programs will kick off at 3:30 PM Central Time from Cooper Sports Complex in Springfield, Missouri on Saturday afternoon.
The fifth-seeded Saints upset the first-seed Missouri-St. Louis 1-0 in Thursday's first semifinal game, while the second-seeded Bearcats won 2-0 over the third-seeded Missouri S&T in the second semifinal. This is the first time Maryville and McKendree have matched up in the championship game.
The Championship broadcast on Saturday will begin at approximately 3:15 PM CT and can be viewed live behind a paywall on
GLVCSN.com, the GLVCSN iOS and Android mobile apps, and GLVCSN OTT apps on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. For more information, visit the championship central page at
GLVCsports.com/2026wsoc.
SEMIFINAL RESULTS
#5 Maryville 1, #1 Missouri-St. Louis 0
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UMSL
- MU’s Gabby Tucker scored the lone goal of the match in the 41st minute.
- MU’s Agnes Vilken made 2 saves, Allysa Wolf from UMSL made 2 stops as well.
- This is the fifth time in the last six seasons that a No. 5-seed has made it to the championship match.
- This will be MU’s fifth time playing in the championship match.
#2 McKendree 1, #3 Missouri S&T 0
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S&T
- MCK’s Maddie Mauch scored both goals, in the 12th and 67th minute.
- First goal was unassisted, second was assisted by Macie Begley.
- S&T’s Catie Riddle made 12 saves.
- MCK's Peyton Baker stopped three shots.
- This will be the eighth time MCK has played in the championship match.
- Bearcats make their fourth straight appearance.