KANSAS CITY, MO – Washburn University won its first-ever women’s soccer tournament title at the 2026 MIAA postseason championship. The No. 21-ranked Ichabods downed No. 11 Pittsburg State 2-0 in the championship match to sweep the league’s 2026 titles and claim the automatic seed in the NCAA Division II postseason.
 
The MIAA hosted the final rounds of its 2026 women’s soccer championship November 6 and 8 at the Stryker Sports Complex in Wichita, Kansas. Washburn and Pittsburg State, the No. 3 seed in the tournament, survived Friday’s semifinal matches to advance to the MIAA championship match — a first for both programs.
 
Washburn, the league’s regular season champion and top seed in the postseason championship, recorded three straight wins and outscored opponents 8-0 to claim the program’s first-ever tournament title. The victory also earned the Ichabods the MIAA’s automatic qualifier into the 2026 NCAA Division II women’s soccer postseason, marking the fourth consecutive season Washburn has advanced to the national tournament.
 
The championship match was scoreless through the first 82 minutes until the MIAA Freshman of the Year, Avery McCorry, put the Ichabods on the board. The first-year forward from Wichita, Kansas, headed a cross from All-MIAA Third Team selection Kate Hinck for what would become the championship’s game-winning goal. Washburn added a second goal in the 88th minute as All-MIAA First Team forward Leah Henke found the back of the net, giving the Ichabods the 2-0 advantage. Washburn's Honorable Mention keeper Lili Everley collected match-high five saves in goal. The MIAA Goalkeeper of the Year, Pitt State's Jocelyn Kramar, had two saves in goal. 
 
To view match-by-match results and find more information on the 2026 MIAA Women’s Soccer Championship, visit theMIAA.com/soccerchampionship.
 
Five MIAA women’s soccer teams currently rank within the region’s top 10 in the latest NCAA Division II Central Region rankings, led by Washburn (No.2), Pittsburg State (No. 3), Central Missouri (No.4), Central Oklahoma (No. 8), and Missouri Western (No. 10). MIAA teams will discover their postseason fate during the 2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Selection Show, scheduled for 6 pm Central Time on Monday, November 9.
 
MIAA soccer fans can watch the Selection Show live on NCAA.com.