(WIAA) – The 43rd Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, June 18-20, at Southeast Sales Powersports Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: The single-elimination tournament features four teams in each of the four divisions. Below are the seeds, pairings and time schedule of games.
Division 1
Thursday, June 18
#1 Divine Savior Holy Angels (17-2-2) vs. #4 Kimberly (22-1) – 4:30 p.m.
#2 Oregon (17-1-3) vs. #3 Muskego (13-2-3) – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Championship Game – 1:30 p.m.
Division 2
Thursday, June 18
#1 Brookfield Central (12-4) vs. #4 Holmen (18-3-1) – 11 a.m.
#2 Wauwatosa East (15-1-1) vs. #3 DeForest (14-6-1) – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Championship Game – 11 a.m.
Division 3
Friday, June 19
#1 McFarland (16-0-4) vs. #4 Rice Lake (17-2-3) – 4:30 p.m.
#2 Kiel (24-0-1) vs. #3 New Berlin Eisenhower (13-1-2) – 7 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Championship Game – 7 p.m.
Division 4
Friday, June 19
#1 Xavier (21-1) vs. #4 Ozaukee/Random Lake (18-3-1) – 11 a.m.
#2 The Prairie School (18-1-1) vs. #3 Aquinas (16-3) – 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, June 20
Championship Game – 4:30 p.m.
TOURNEY NOTES: Catholic Memorial has captured the State championship a membership-leading 11 times. Whitefish Bay has won 10 titles, and Brookfield Central has won seven championships with Divine Savior Holy Angels, Madison West and Muskego each possessing five titles. Homestead, Oregon, Ozaukee and Xavier have each claimed four championships. Whitefish Bay has qualified for 24 State Tournaments to lead all programs. Catholic Memorial is next on the list with 17 and then comes Brookfield Central and Neenah with 15. Notre Dame has qualified 14 times, and Madison West has 13 tournament appearances. Next on the list is Divine Savior Holy Angels, Madison Memorial and Xavier with 12.
LAST YEAR: Muskego won the Division 1 championship for the fourth year in a row. Following a 1-1 tie in regulation and overtime, the Warriors posted a 3-0 advantage in the shootout over Madison West to earn the State title. Brookfield Central edged Pewaukee 2-1 in the Division 2 championship game. In Division 3, Catholic Memorial captured the crown with a 4-2 victory over Edgewood in the title game after finishing runner-up in 2024. Xavier blanked Ozauke/Random Lake 2-0 in Division 4 championship game.
DIVISION 1 NOTES: Top-seeded Divine Savior Holy Angels qualifies for the State Tournament for the 13th time overall and for the first time since 2023. They have won five State championships, most recent in 2021. The Dashers also won titles back-to-back in 2008-09 and added championships in 2014 and 2016. They also advanced to the championship game and finished runner-up in 2019 and 2023. This season, they were the champions of the Greater Metro Conference. The Dashers have advanced to State with a 2-1 win over Arrowhead in the Oconomowoc Sectional final. Oregon is seeded second in the bracket. The Panthers are back in the State Tournament field for the first time since 2024. This is the Panthers’ 10th overall appearance and their first in Division 1. They have advanced to the championship game in seven of their previous experiences. Their four titles came in 2015, 2019, 2022 and 2024, and their three runner-up finishes were in 2016, 2018 and 2023. The Panthers’ return to the tournament this season comes via a 3-1 shootout after a 0-0 tie versus last year’s runner-up, Madison West, in the final of theWaunakee Sectional. They are the champions in the Large Division of the Badger Conference this spring. Four-time reigning champion Muskego is the #3 seed in the bracket. The Warriors qualify for the 11th time and for the fifth year in a row. They are pursuing an unprecedented fifth straight championship. They had a six-year string of appearances that ended in 2019 with the Warriors winning their first of five championships. This season, they claimed a 1-0 victory over perennial power Whitefish Bay in the sectional final played at Muskego to earn the opportunity to win a fifth straight crown. The Warriors were the champions of the Classic Eight Conference this season.Kimberly received the fourth seed. The Papermakers advance to State for the third year in a row and for the fifth time overall.They are in pursuit of their first championship. They advanced to the title game in 2024 and finished runner-up. The Papermakers were the champions in the Fox Valley Association during the regular season, and they have advanced from the Stevens Point Sectional following a 1-0 victory over Wausau West in the final.
DIVISION 2 NOTES: Defending champion Brookfield Central has been awarded the #1 seed in the bracket. The Lancers will make their 16th State Tournament appearance, which ties for third-most on the list of programs that have qualified for the tournament. They are also third on the list for the most championships won with seven. They earned the Division 1 championship in 2017 and followed that performance with a Division 2 title in 2018. The Lancers had an impressive run of appearances from 2001-06, winning four straight Division 1 titles from 2002-05. In addition to the championships, they were the runners-up in 1992. Brookfield Central is the representative from the Plymouth Sectional following a 3-0 win over Pulaski in the final. The Lancers tied for third place in the Greater Metro Conference this spring. Wauwatosa East, the second seed, has qualified for the tournament for the 10th time and for the first time since 2017. They have three State championship, winning titles in 1993 and 1996 –when there was only one division classification–and in Division 1 in 1997. They also recorded back-to-back runner-up finishes in 1998-99 and another in 2003. The Red Raiders advanced to the State semifinal with a 2-1 win over Pewaukee in the sectional final played at Pewaukee. They finished in a tie for third in the Greater Metro Conference this season, which was won by Division 1 State qualifier Divine Savior Holy Angels. DeForest, the third seed, qualifies for State for the first time following a 2-0 shutout over Edgewood in the sectional final hosted by the Norskies. During the regular season, they placed fifth in the Large Division of the Badger Conference, which was won by Division 1 qualifier Oregon. Fourth-seeded Holmen will make its first-ever appearance in the State Tournament. The Vikings defeated Sauk Prairie 1-0 in the La Crosse Logan Sectional final to punch their ticket to Milwaukee. They were the champions of the Mississippi Valley Conference this spring.
DIVISION 3 NOTES: McFarland is the top seed in the bracket. The Spartans will make their seventh appearance at State and their first since 2024. They have advanced to the championship game twice, winning the Division 3 title in 2021 and finishing runner-up in Division 2 in 2007. McFarland advances to the semifinals this season by virtue of a 4-0 win over Belleville/New Glarus in the sectional final hosted by the Spartans. They finished in a three-way tie for first place in the Small Division of the Badger Conference this season. Second-seeded Kiel qualifies for the tournament for the fifth straight season, which also accounts for their overall number of appearances. The Raiders first three appearances came in Division 4, including 2023 when they won their lone State championship. They moved up to qualify in Division 3 last season and were eliminated from title contention in the semifinals. The Raiders’ return to the tournament field this season comes by virtue of a 2-0 shutout over Notre Dame in the sectional final played at Notre Dame. The Raiders finished atop the standings in the Eastern Wisconsin Conference this year. Third-seeded New Berlin Eisenhower will make its ninth appearance at State and its first since 2023. The Lions’ most notable experiences in the tournament were their two appearances in the championship game, winning the gold trophy in 2022 and finishing runner-up in Division 2 in 1999. They placed third in the West Division of the Woodland Conference standings this spring. The Lions advance the tournament field following a 3-2 win over New Berlin West in the Whitnall Sectional final. Rice Lake, the #4 seed will make its second appearance at State in the past three seasons and its fourth overall. In each of their three previous experiences, they have fallen out of title contention in the semifinal round. The Warriors will seek to advance beyond the semifinal round for the first time following a 3-1 win over Rhinelander in the sectional final played at Rice Lake. During the regular season, the Warriors finished fourth in the Big Rivers Conference.
DIVISION 4 NOTES: Defending champion Xavier is seeded #1 in the bracket. The Hawks return to State for the 13th time in program history.During a 12-year span from 2003 to 2014, they qualified 11 times. They have now captured four State championships. In addition to the Division 4 title last season, they won the Division 3 title in 2004 and the Division 2 crowns in 2005 and 2008. This year, they defeated Howards Grove 2-0 in the sectional final hosted by the Hawks to earn a return trip to State to defend their title. The Hawks were the champions of the Bay Conference standings this season. The Prairie School is the second seed in the bracket. The Hawks will be participating in the State Tournament for the 10th time and their second time in three years. They have won Division 4 championships in 2016 and 2019 with a runner-up finish in 2024. In addition, the Hawks have advanced to the championship game five other times that resulted in runner-up finishes in Division 3, including in 2003, 2004, 2010, 2012 and 2013. This spring, they advanced to the semifinals by defeating Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic 2-0 in the sectional final hosted by The Prairie School. They finished atop the standings in the Metro Classic Conference this season. Third-seeded Aquinas qualifies for the first time since 2017 and for the eighth time overall. The Blugolds have advanced to the championship game three times across two divisions. They won their lone championship in Division 4 in 2015, and were runners-up in Division 3 in 2005 and in Division 4 in 2016. They finished second in the Mississippi Valley Conference standings this spring. Their journey along the tournament path navigated through the Eau Claire Sectional, culminating with a 2-0 win over Washburn in the final.Last season’s runner-up,Ozaukee/Random Lake Co-op, the fourth seed, will make its second State Tournament appearance as a cooperative team. As a stand-alone program, Ozaukee qualified six times, winning Division 3 championships in 2003, 2005, 2006 and 2013. They continue their questfor a State title following a 2-1 triumph over Oostburg in the Kohler Sectional final. The Warriors were champions in the Big East Conference standings in 2026.
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