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Top seeds Talladega, Huston-Tillotson advance to championship

Huston-Tillotson pulled out a tight semifinal match against Paul Quinn.
Huston-Tillotson pulled out a tight semifinal match against Paul Quinn.
November 6, 2025

SHREVEPORT, La. - November 6, 2025 - East No. 1 seed Talladega College and West No. 1 seed Huston-Tillotson University women held their ranks as they advanced to the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Soccer Championship match with semifinal victories. 

The programs will face off at 3 p.m. Friday with the winner earning an automatic berth to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round.

It will be the first time the programs have faced each other. Both teams were well represented on the 2025 All-HBCUAC Team. Reba Stott, Gabrielle Bryan, and Annalisa Vincent earned selections for the Tornadoes. Kayla Evans, Lincy Villatoro, Citlaly Vences, and Alicia Gonzales earned spots  for the Rams. Vences earned Goalkeeper of the Year and head coach Oriol Gimeno-Hernandez was named Coach of the Year.

Talladega is led offensively by Annalisa Vincent, who leads the NAIA with 33 goals and 77 points. Two of those goals came in the semifinals against Wiley University. Shamya Daniels and Cycoiah Wattley also have double-digit goals with 17 and 10 respectively. Goalkeeper Alyssa Johnson ranks fourth in the HBCUAC with 41 saves.

Evans leads the Rams offensive attack with nine goals. Two were in the semifinals, including the match-winning goal in the 54th minute. Villatoro ranks fifth in the conference with seven assists. Jerusalem Rodriguez-Gamez has five goals. Ten players have scored 29 goals. Vences and Juliette Morales-Martinez have split time in the net. They are the top two goalkeepers in the conference in save percentage with Vences at .766 and Morales-Martinez at .743. 

 

SEMIFINALS RECAPS

EAST No. 1 TALLADEGA 4, WEST No. 2 WILEY 2

  • Talladega's speed overwhelmed the Lady Wildcats in the first half

  • Shamya Daniels started the scoring in the 16th minute with an assist from Mya Ramdoo

  • Gabrielle Bryan blasted her fifth goal of the season in the 21st minute off a pass from Daniels

  • Vincent extended the lead to three with the first of two goals in the 26th minute.

  • Feryi Sanchez gave Wiley at little momentum at the end of the first half scoring on a penalty kick

  • Vincent scored in the 64th minute to push the margin to three

  • Wiley finishes the season 9-6-0, which is tied for their second highest win total in program history

 

WEST No. 1 HUSTON-TILLOTSON 3, WEST No. 3 PAUL QUINN 2

  • Kayla Evans started the scoring for the Rams in the sixth minute

  • Izabella Olivio extended the lead with her first goal of the season in the 22nd minute, assisted by Sara De Jesus Lira.

  • Two fouls by the Rams set up penalty kicks for the Lady Tigers. Ashley Rosette and Mia Hawkins cashed in to even the score

  • Evans put Huston-Tillotson up for good in the 54th minute with her second goal of the match which was assisted by Lincy VIllatoro.

  • Paul Quinn goalkeeper Fernanda Rosas stopped three shots

  • Morales-Martinez made one save

  • The Lady Tigers finish the season 7-8-1.

 

FRIDAY's CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH
East No. 1 Talladega College vs. West No. 1 Huston-Tillotson University, 3 p.m., Live Stats

 

About the HBCU Athletic Conference
The HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) is the only HBCU conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The HBCUAC membership includes Dillard University (LA), Fisk University (TN), Huston-Tillotson University (TX), Oakwood University (AL), Paul Quinn College (TX), Philander Smith University (AR), Rust College (MS), Southern University at New Orleans (LA), Stillman College (AL), Talladega College (AL), Tougaloo College (MS), University of the Virgin Islands (St. Thomas), Voorhees University (SC), Wilberforce University (OH), and Wiley University (TX). HBCUAC sponsors championships in men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, women's volleyball, softball, and baseball. In 2022, the HBCUAC secured the largest media rights deal in conference and NAIA history, signing a multimillion-dollar deal with Urban Edge Network. On July 1, 2024, the conference rebranded from the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) to the HBCU Athletic Conference, marking a new era for the conference that embodies the makeup of its membership. For more information, visit hbcuac.org.