BELLINGHAM, Wash. – The Western Washington University women's soccer team is dancing once again.

 

For the 14th time in program history and 12th in the last 13 seasons, WWU was selected to play in the NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Championships. The two-time national champion Vikings were announced as the No. 1 seed in the West Region, claiming one of the eight top seeds across the nation for the 56-team single-elimination tournament.

 

Earning its fifth No. 1 seed in program history, the Vikings open their quest for a third national title Saturday at 3 pm at Harrington Field, facing the winner of Thursday's No. 4 seed Azusa Pacific vs. No. 5 Point Loma first round game. This marks the ninth time Western will host NCAA Championship games in Bellingham and the eighth time to host at Harrington Field since the facility opened in 2014.

 

The Vikings earned one of four at-large berths in the seven-team West Region after winning the GNAC regular season title with an overall record of 14-1-6 and undefeated conference mark of 11-0-3. WWU carries an 18-game unbeaten streak (14-0-4) into the NCAA Championships.

The other side of the West Region bracket features two games on Friday and one on Sunday in Pomona, California, with No. 2 seed Cal Poly Pomona serving as the four-team bracket host. Pomona faces No. 7 Cal Poly Humboldt and No. 3 Simon Fraser takes on No. 6 Western Oregon in a battle of CCAA and GNAC teams. The winner of the Bellingham and Pomona brackets meet in the West Regional Final slated for the weekend of Nov. 29-30 at the site of the highest remaining seed.

 

The national quarterfinal against the winner of the South Central Region is slated for Saturday, December 6 at the site of the highest-seeded remaining South Central Region team. The NCAA Division II National Championships (Final Four) will be held in conjunction with the men's soccer championship December 11-13 at Switchbacks FC Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The complete 56-team tournament bracket can be viewed online at NCAA.com.

 

National No. 1 Seeds:

• Atlantic – Shepherd
• East – Saint Anselm
• Central – Minnesota State
• Midwest – Grand Valley State
• South – West Florida
• Southeast – Catawba
• South Central – Dallas Baptist
• West – Western Washington

 

The Vikings (14-1-6) return to play Saturday facing the winner of the No. 4 seed Azusa Pacific vs. No. 5 Point Loma game that will be played Thursday at 3 pm at Harrington Field. The Vikings complete 2025 schedule can be viewed online via wwuvikings.com/25_WSOC with links to recaps, statistics and photo galleries.

 

 

The Vikings will be making their 14th  appearance in the NCAA Division II Championships and 12th in the last 13 seasons. WWU is the two-time NCAA II National Champion, winning titles in 2016 and 2022, while also playing in the national championship game in 2019. Western is 5-0 all-time in national quarterfinal games and 3-2 in national semifinal contests. The program owns an all-time 29-10-1 record in NCAA Championships play, winning at least one game in 11 of 13 trips to the NCAA postseason. WWU was crowned national champion in 2016 with a 24-0-1 record, capped by a 3-2 victory over Grand Valley State in Kansas City, Missouri, and earned a second star with a 2-1 win over West Chester to cap the 2022 season in Seattle. 

This marks the ninth time Western will host NCAA Championship games in Bellingham and the eighth time to host at Harrington Field since the facility opened in 2014. In 40 career NCAA Championship matches, WWU has played 16 in Bellingham between Orca Field at Whatcom Community College (4 games) and Harrington Field (12 games). The Vikings own an all-time 100-7-10 (.897) record at Harrington Field, including a 13-2-0 record in postseason play, hosting NCAA games in 2014 (0-1-0), 2015 (3-0-0), 2016 (1-0-0), 2017 (1-0-0), 2019 (2-0-0), 2021 (1-0-0) and 2022 (3-0-0), and GNAC Championships games in 2016 (1-0-0) and 2021 (1-1-0). Western was 8-0-1 at Harrington Field during the 2025 regular season.

Here is a look at Western's record breakdown for the 2025 season:

 

 

The Vikings carry an 18-game unbeaten streak into the NCAA postseason, the 6th-longest undefeated streak in program history. WWU is 14-0-4 during the unbeaten streak dating back to a victory over Cal State Monterey Bay on September 18. Here is a look at the longest unbeaten streaks in program history:

 

 

Here is a look at the Vikings 2025 schedule and game-by-game results:

 

 

The Vikings won their 11th GNAC regular-season title to earn the No. 1 seed in the GNAC Championships, going undefeated in league play with an 11-0-3 record to claim back-to-back titles. WWU added to titles won in 2024, 2022, 2018-19, 2012-16 and 2008 to hold the GNAC record for most regular-season titles (SPU – 10). The Vikings have finished first or second in the final GNAC table in each of the last 13 seasons dating back to 2012.

 

The Vikings continue their tradition of playing in the NCAA Tournament with the program's 14th appearance in the West Regional Championships. WWU is a two-time national champion winning in 2016 in Kansas City and 2022 in Seattle. Western has an all-time 29-10-1 record in NCAA Championships play, winning at least one game in 11 of 13 previous trips to the NCAA postseason. Here is a game-by-game look at WWU in the NCAA postseason:

 

2006 (0-1):

Lost to UC San Diego, 4-0 (La Jolla, CA)

 

2008 (1-1):

Defeated Cal State Dominguez Hills, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Lost to Seattle Pacific, 1-0 (OT) - West Region Final (Kirksville, MO)

 

2012 (2-1):

Defeated Cal Poly Pomona, 2-1 (OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Sonoma State, 2-1 (OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Lost to UC San Diego, 2-1 (OT) – West Region Final (Denver, CO)

 

2013 (3-1):

Defeated Seattle Pacific, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Defeated Cal State San Bernardino, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Defeated St. Edward's 2-0 - National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Orca Field)

Lost to West Florida, 2-1 (OT) – National Semifinal (Evans, GA)

 

2014 (0-1):

Lost to Stanislaus State, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

 

2015 (3-1):

Defeated Seattle Pacific, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Azusa Pacific, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Dallas Baptist, 3-1 - National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to Grand Valley State, 3-2 – National Semifinal (Pensacola, FL)

 

2016 (5-0):

Defeated Central Washington, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated UC San Diego, 2-1 (OT) – West Region Final (Golden, CO)

Defeated Colorado Mines, 5-1 - National Quarterfinal (Golden, CO)

Defeated Kutztown, 3-0 - National Semifinal (Kansas City, MO)

Defeated Grand Valley State, 3-2 – National Championship Game (Kansas City, MO)

 

2017 (1-1):

Defeated Sonoma State, 2-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to UC San Diego, 2-0 – West Region Final (La Jolla, CA)

 

2018 (2-0-1):

Defeated Sonoma State, 1-0 (Portland, OR)

Defeated Concordia, 3-2 (OT) (Portland, OR)

Tied UC San Diego, 0-0 (2OT) – lost 4-1 on PK – West Region Final (Canyon, TX)

 

2019 (5-1):

Defeated Stanislaus State, 1-0 (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Cal State LA, 1-0 (2OT) (Rohnert Park, CA)

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Dixie State, 3-0 – National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Flagler, 2-0 – National Semifinals (Pittsburgh, PA)

Lost to Grand Valley State, 1-0 (2OT) – National Championship Game (Pittsburgh, PA)

 

2021 (1-1):

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Lost to Seattle Pacific, 2-1 – West Region Final (Dallas, TX)

 

2022 (5-0):

Defeated Point Loma, 1-0 (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Concordia Irvine, 1-0 – West Region Final (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Colorado School of Mines, 3-1 – National Quarterfinal (Bellingham, WA / Harrington Field)

Defeated Columbus State, 2-1 – National Semifinal (Seattle, WA)

Defeated West Chester, 2-1 – National Championship Game (Seattle, WA)

 

2024 (1-1):

Defeated Azusa Pacific 2-1 (Pomona, CA)

Lost to Cal Poly Pomona, 1-0 (Pomona, CA)