INDIANAPOLIS – This past Saturday, the Yellowjacket women's soccer team blanked Northwestern 2-0 in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championship at SCCU Stadium. It marked the sixth postseason crown for Superior in as many years, and the 'Jackets have outscored their opponents in the title match 16-0 since the 2022 campaign.
 
The Yellowjackets are led offensively by the quartet of Niamh Larson (Brookfield, Ill./Riverside Brookfield), Brook Judnick (Hermantown, Minn./Hermantown), Lilly Breitkreutz (Sartell, Minn./Sartell) and Claire Loria (Iowa City, Iowa/Iowa City). Larson has 28 points off 12 goals and four assists, while Judnick logged six goals and three assists for 15 points. Breitkreutz has collected 13 points off four goals and five assists, while Loria has fired five goals and two assists for 12 points from the backline.
 
Defensively, the 'Jackets have been led in goal by the duo of Baylee Nygard (Saint Peter, Minn./Saint Peter) and Cayley Larsen (Duluth, Minn./Denfeld). Nygard has logged 1,081 minutes in net and has a goals-against average of 0.42, making 61 saves to date. Larsen has played in 10 matches this season, saving 52 shots from the opposition and boasts a 0.97 goals-against average.
 
The NCAA hosted its selection show Monday morning, and the Yellowjackets learned their opponent in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament will be No. 10 UChicago. The opening kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. at Rock Bowl in Dubuque, Iowa.
 
The final two teams in the four-team pod are RV Loras (hosting the pod) and St. Catherine.