TORONTO - U SPORTS announced the seedings and bracket for the 2025 U SPORTS Women's Soccer Championship, to be hosted by McMaster University in Hamilton. The tournament gets underway on Thursday, Nov. 6, and concludes on Sunday, Nov. 9.
 
As the Canada West silver medalist, the Trinity Western Spartans qualified for their 17th championship tournament, and their fifth straight. The Spartans, who have five national titles, will begin the tournament with a quarter-final match-up against the Toronto Varsity Blues. It will be the first time the Spartans have ever faced the Varsity Blues. Also on the TWU side of the draw are the Montreal Carabins (RSEQ champions) and the McMaster Marauders (host).
 
Trinity Western has appeared in 16 national tournaments and played in 10 national championship gold medal matches, winning five gold medals. TWU has earned 11 medals at the U SPORTS championships, five gold, five silver, and one bronze, and are 31-15-1 in 47 matches. The Spartans' first appearance was in 2004, when they won the first U SPORTS banner in Trinity Western's history.
 
The Spartans' match against the Varsity Blues is scheduled for a 5 p.m. (ET) kickoff at Ron Joyce Stadium at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont.
 
The eight participating teams, listed in order of seedings, are as follows:
 
#1, UBC Thunderbirds, Canada West champions (14-0-0 regular season, 3-0-0 playoffs)
#2, Montréal Carabins, RSEQ champions (13-0-1, 2-0-0)
#3, Toronto Varsity Blues, OUA champions (9-2-1, 3-0-0)
#4, Cape Breton Capers, AUS champions (7-2-3, 3-0-0)
#5, Laval Rouge et Or, RSEQ finalists (7-5-2, 1-1-0)
#6, Trinity Western Spartans, CW finalists (10-3-1, 1-1-1)
#7, McMaster Marauders, hosts (7-3-2, 1-1-0)
#8, Guelph Gryphons, OUA finalists (8-1-3, 2-1-0)
 
TWU's record against teams at this year's championship.
At the championship and overall record
No. 1 UBC Thunderbirds 0-3 (19-35-12)
No. 2 Montreal Carabins 3-1 (3-1)
No. 3 Toronto Varsity Blues 0-0 (0-0)
No. 4 Cape Breton Capers 5-0 (5-0)
No. 5 Laval Rouge et Or 4-2 (4-2)
No. 7 McMaster Marauders 0-0 (0-0)
No. 8 Guelph Gryphons 0-0 (0-0)
 
In women's soccer, the four conference champions are seeded in positions one through four, based on their conference's top finisher at last year's national championship. The remaining four teams are placed into predetermined spots in the bracket based on their finish in their respective conference playoffs, ensuring that conference finalists end up on opposite sides of the draw. National rankings play no role in teams' placement within the bracket.
 
The entire tournament will be played at Ron Joyce Stadium on the campus of McMaster University. The four quarterfinals will be played on Thursday as follows: (all times Eastern)
 
11 a.m.              #5 Laval vs. #4 Cape Breton
1:30 p.m.          #8 Guelph vs. #1 UBC
5 p.m.               #6 Trinity Western vs. #3 Toronto
7:30 p.m.          #2 Montréal at #7 McMaster
Game Day 2 is set for Friday and will see consolation games at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., with semifinals to follow at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
 
The lone game on Saturday will be the fifth-place game, set for 5 p.m. Sunday will feature the bronze-medal game at 1:30 p.m. and the championship at 5 p.m.
 
Tickets for the event are currently on sale at usportstickets.ca
 
All 11 games of the championship will be streamed on CBC digital platforms in English and Radio-Canada digital platforms in French.
 
 
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 11 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as in the NAIA in track and field and cross country and as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.

About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.  
 
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