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Wiley, Paul Quinn women roll into HBCUAC Championship Semifinals

The Lady Wildcats of Wiley University had plenty to celebrate in their record-breaking victory.
The Lady Wildcats of Wiley University had plenty to celebrate in their record-breaking victory.
November 5, 2025

SHREVEPORT, La. - November 4, 2025 - Wiley University and Paul Quinn women's soccer teams opened the 2025 Historically Black Colleges and Universities Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) Soccer Championship hosted by the Shreveport-Bossier Sports Commission  advancing to the semifinals with decisive opening round victories Tuesday at Lee Hedges Stadium.

 

WEST No. 2 WILEY UNIVERSITY 31, EAST No. 3 TOUGALOO COLLEGE 0

  • Wiley set a program record for goals scored and most goals scored in a half

  • Feryi Sanchez scored a program record 11 goals and added two assists

  • Yamilett Umana started the scoring in the third minute. She finished the night with five goals.

  • Wiley broke the game open with seven goals in a 10-minute stretch in the first half.

  • It outshot Tougaloo 61-1.

  • Deyanara Hernandez scored four goals and recorded six assists

  • Nadia Hernandez tallied two goals and six assists

  • Twelve Lady Wildcats scored.

  • Wiley will face East No. 1 seed Talladega College in the semifinals at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

  • Tougaloo  finishes the season 0-9-1.

 

WEST No. 3 PAUL QUINN COLLEGE 17, EAST No. 2 OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY 0

  • The Lady Tigers scored in the opening minute and didn't look back.

  • Paul Quinn put the game away with six goals in the last 15 minutes of the half

  • Mia Hawkins scored four goals and recorded two assists

  • Cora Hurst recorded a hat trick and added an assist

  • Dulce Valdez notched a hat trick coming off the bench

  • Destiny Cordona scored twice

  • Julia Moreara scored a goal and recorded an assist

  • Paul Quinn outshot Oakwood 54-0

 

2025 HBCUAC Regular Season Award Ceremony

The HBCU Athletic Conference kicked off the 2025 HBCUAC Soccer Championship with its Championship Breakfast and Regular season award ceremony. It presented the Elite 9 Academic Award to Irma Garcia of Wiley University, who is a sophomore business major with a 3.81 grade point average. Below are the 2025 All-HBCUAC Winners.

 

All-HBCUAC Team

Goalkeeper: Citlaly Vences, Huston-Tillotson

Defender: Yajaira Hernandez, Wiley

Defender: Cynthia Lopez, Wiley

Defender: Alicia Gonzales, Huston-Tillotson

Defender: Reba Stott, Talladega

Midfielder: Nadia Hernandez, Wiley

Midfielder: Gabrielle Bryan, Talladega

Midfielder: Lincy Villatoro, Huston-Tillotson

Midfielder: Feryi Sanchez, Wiley

Forward: Annalisa Vincent, Talladega

Forward: Deyanara Hernandez, Wiley

Forward: Kayla Evans, Huston-Tillotson

 

Coach of the Year: Oriol Gimeno-Hernandez, Huston-Tillotson

Assistant Coach of the Year: Laura Lopez, Wiley

Goalkeeper of the Year: Citlaly Vences, Huston-Tillotson

 

WEDNESDAY SEMIFINALS MATCHES

East No. 1 Talladega College (7-4-0) vs. West No. 2 Wiley University (9-5-0), 9 a.m. Live Stats

West No. 1 Huston-Tillotson University (6-6-1) vs. West No. 3 Paul Quinn College (7-7-1), 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.