HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Top-seeded Montevallo and UAH earned their way into the final of the 2026 Gulf South Conference Women's Soccer Championship on Friday at the Loretta P. Spencer Sports Complex in Huntsville, Ala.
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The Championship game is set for 12 p.m. CT on Sunday, Nov. 8 and will be featured on FloCollege and available on the FloSports app. Tickets for the 2026 GSC Women's Soccer Championship are on sale now and can be purchased here through Vivenu. Montevallo, fresh of its first regular season GSC title, will be looking for its third tournament championship, while UAH is making its first-ever appearance in the title game.
Top-seeded Montevallo expanded its tournament scoring margin to 11-0 with the victory to advance to its fourth-straight Gulf South Conference Women's Soccer Championship final. An early own goal opened the flood gates in the fifth minute when a Delta State defender's attempt to clear a cross Ayla Ertekin that went into the net instead. In the 11th minute, Janelle Torres punched in a Karsyn Ross corner kick to make it 2-0. Ross later assisted Ertekin in the 20th minute to make it 3-0 at the half. The Falcons expanded their lead in the 69th minute when Ross headed a cross from Elise Marquardt to the feet of Ertekin, who tapped the ball to the center of the box for an Isabel Dillehay goal. Katelynn Kott capped the scoring in the 82nd minute, scoring from the top corner of the box. Jolie Cazale recorded two saves for her eighth clean sheet of the season. The win expands UM's single-season wins record to 16.
#6 UAH def. #2 Lee, 1-0 (2 OT) | Box Score
Prescott Hull won a free ball at midfield in the 102nd minute and dribbled to the top of the box before firing the Chargers' golden goal into the right side of the net from roughly 22 yards out. The goal marked the first semifinal overtime victory in GSC Women's Soccer Championship history and UAH's first win in the tournament since 2013. After advancing on PKs in the quarterfinals, UAH was making its first semifinal appearance since 2013, and the first in its hometown since 2003. Lee collected 12 shots to the Chargers' three, with UAH goalkeeper CeCe Szopa record six saves for her fifth shutout of the season. Lee goalkeepr Abby Whitcomb faced only two shots on goal, collecting a save in the first minute of the game. Hull's third goal off the season was her first since September, a game-winner in the 90th minute at West Alabama, 1-0.
SCHEDULE (all times Central)
Quarterfinals | Sunday, November 1 – at Higher seed
at #1 Montevallo 6, #8 Trevecca Nazarene 0
at #2 Lee 2, #7 Spring Hill 0
at #3 Union 1, #6 UAH 1 (4-2 UAH)
at #4 Delta State 1, #5 Valdosta State 0
Semifinals | Friday, Nov. 6 (Spencer Sports Complex, Huntsville, Ala.)
Match 5: #1 Montevallo 5, #4 Delta State 0
Match 6: #6 UAH 1, #2 Lee 0 (2OT)
Championship | Sunday, Nov. 8 (Spencer Sports Complex, Huntsville, Ala.)
Match 7: #1 Montevallo vs. #6 UAH - 12 pm (FloCollege)