NORTHFIELD, Minn. – The third-seeded St. Olaf College women's soccer team will take on second-seeded St. Catherine University in the semifinals of the 2026 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Women's Soccer Playoffs on Thursday afternoon.

After defeating Bethel University in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, St. Olaf (14-2-4) earned a date with St. Kate's (14-3-1) at 2 p.m. at St. Kate's Soccer Field in Thursday's semifinals. The Wildcats had a bye into the semifinals after finishing second in the regular-season standings.

The other semifinal will feature the fourth-seeded College of Saint Benedict and top-seeded Carleton College at 2 p.m. at Carleton's Bell Field after the Bennies advanced past fifth-seeded Macalester College in penalty kicks, 5-4, following a 1-1 tie. The championship game will be played at the site of the highest remaining seed at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.

The game will be streamed live on the MIAC Sports Network in a pay-per-view format. Prices are $10 for any individual game or $25 for a "championship pass", which is good for the entire tournament. Games will not be available on demand until after the NCAA Tournament concludes. Live statistics will also be available. All tickets will be sold and purchased online via HomeTown Ticketing. Prices (plus fees) are $12 for general admission, $3 for students with ID, and children five and under are admitted for free.

St. Olaf advanced to the semifinals for the third season in a row with a 2-0 win over sixth-seeded Bethel in the rain on Tuesday behind goals from junior Rachel Anderson and senior Wren VanDeWalker and an eight-save shutout from sophomore Charlotte Percy. The victory was the Oles' fourth all-time in the MIAC Playoffs, with the four wins being quarterfinal wins in 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026.

This year marks St. Olaf's eighth appearance (2004, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026) in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs and the fourth in the last five seasons. The Oles have never advanced to the championship game since the tournament started in 2003.

St. Kate's is in the MIAC Playoffs for the 11th season in a row after not making the field prior to 2015. The Wildcats are 15-5 all-time in the tournament and have won the tournament five times (2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024).

Thursday's meeting will be the second between St. Olaf and St. Kate's in the postseason. In the first, the top-seeded Wildcats topped the fourth-seeded Oles by a 3-1 margin in 2024. St. Kate's won the regular-season meeting by a 5-1 score in St. Paul on Oct. 13 and is 13-0-1 against St. Olaf since the last Ole win in the series on Oct. 19, 2013.