Eagan Claims Girls Soccer State Title

Eagan beat Lakeville North in the Class 3A final as several players stood out across the state tournament.

Updated on Nov. 8, 2026 in Soccer

Eagan won the Class 3A girls state soccer championship over Lakeville North, with Tess Triplett scoring the only goal of the game. Five players were highlighted for their performances across the state tournament's semifinal and quarterfinal rounds.

Why it matters

The win ends a nine-year title drought for Eagan and puts its program back among the state's top girls soccer teams. The performances across the bracket show the depth of talent among Minnesota's high school programs this season.

Breck won its semifinal 3-1 over Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran, while St. Croix Prep posted 1-0 wins in both its semifinal over Esko and quarterfinal over St. Cloud Cathedral. Akilah Anderson scored two goals in the Breck semifinal.

The players

Tess Triplett

Triplett is an Eagan forward whose only goal in the Class 3A final decided the state championship, and who also recorded a hat trick in the quarterfinal.

Akilah Anderson

Anderson is a Breck forward who scored two goals in the semifinal win over Watertown-Mayer/Mayer Lutheran and the game-winning goal in the quarterfinal over La Crescent-Hokah.

Charlotte Schwoch

Schwoch is a St. Croix Prep goalkeeper who recorded clean sheets in both the semifinal against Esko and the quarterfinal against St. Cloud Cathedral.

Luna Popescu

Popescu is a Breck goalkeeper who made at least five close-range saves in the second half of the semifinal.

The details

Tess Triplett, who played striker and pressed back to defend the goal line, scored the only goal in the Class 3A final against Lakeville North. Luna Popescu made at least five close-range saves in the second half of Breck's semifinal, and Charlotte Schwoch recorded a five-save clean sheet for St. Croix Prep in the quarterfinal.

Semifinal and quarterfinal rounds of the Minnesota girls state tournament preceded the Class 3A championship game.
The Class 3A state championship game was held as the final match of the tournament.

Season Trajectory

Eagan's Class 3A title, its first in nine years, shifts the competitive picture among Minnesota's girls soccer programs heading into future seasons. The state tournament bracket, run under the Minnesota State High School League, continues to produce strong showings from programs across the state's classifications.

Eagan's title win and the state tournament performances will be the reference point for teams and fantasy-style rankings of Minnesota girls players heading into next season. Standout goalkeepers and forwards from Breck, St. Croix Prep, and Eagan are the names to track for the coming year.

The takeaway

The state tournament showed that Minnesota's girls soccer talent is spread across many programs, not concentrated in one. Following individual players like Triplett, Anderson, and Schwoch offers a clear way to track which programs are rising.