Blue Hens host CUSA Women's Soccer Tournament, try to make history

The University of Delaware’s quest for the first conference championship in its women’s soccer history will take place on its home field.The Blue Hens will host the 8-team Conference USA Tournament Nov. 8-13 at Grant Stadium.Liberty is the No. 1 seed and defending champion.Delaware (10-3-5), led by fourth-year coach Kelly Lawson, is seeded third and will play No. 6 Middle Tennessee State in the second of four quarterfinals on Sunday, Nov. 8, at 1:30 p.m. The Blue Hens beat the Blue Raiders 1-0 on a 61st-minute goal by Ava Agresti in a regular-season matchup in Newark.The semifinals are Nov. 10 and the title game Nov. 13, with an automatic NCAA Tournament berth going to the victor.All games are being streamed on ESPN+.Tickets are available at bluehens.evenue.net/events/WS-CUSA with single-game prices starting at $10.Delaware, which started its women’s soccer program in 1990, has never won a conference regular-season or tournament championship. The Blue Hens competed in the North Atlantic Conference/America East from 1991-2001, Coastal Athletic Association from 2002-24 and CUSA since 2025. Delaware lost in three America East title games from 1994 to 1996 and three CAA tournament semifinal appearances in 2005, 2011 and 2019.CUSA Women's Soccer TournamentSunday, Nov. 8QuarterfinalsNo. 2 Western Kentucky (11-1-6) vs. No. 7 Kennesaw State (5-9-4), 11 a.m.No. 3 Delaware (10-3-5) vs. No. 6 Middle Tennessee (9-6-4), 1:30 p.m.No. 1 Liberty (14-2-2) vs. No. 8 Sam Houston (5-5-7), 4:30 p.m.No. 4 Florida International (6-6-5) vs. No. 5 New Mexico State (4-11-3), 7 p.m.Tuesday, Nov. 10Semifinal games at 4 and 7 p.m.Friday, Nov. 13Championship game at noonContact Kevin Tresolini at ktresolini@delawareonline.com and follow on Twitter @kevintresolini. Support local journalism by subscribing to delawareonline.com and our DE Game Day newsletter.This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Blue Hens host CUSA Women's Soccer Tournament, try to make history