ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Ohio State women’s soccer team clinched the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Championship outright Sunday with a 3-0 shutout victory over Illinois at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

The No. 3 Buckeyes earned their third Big Ten women’s soccer title in school history and locked in the No. 1 seed for the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Soccer Tournament Presented by Allstate. The eight-team, single-elimination tournament at Energizer Park in St. Louis begins with the quarterfinals on Nov. 4-5, followed by the semifinals on Nov. 8. The championship match will take place Nov. 13 at the home field of the highest remaining seed.

Ohio State is headed into the final weekend of the regular season with a 14-1-1 overall mark and 10-1-0 record in Big Ten play, their most wins in league action in a single season in program history.

The Big Ten Tournament bracket will be released following the completion of all regular-season matches on Friday.