TAMPA, Fla. – Late drama and a pair of club-record crowds featured in the second weekend of the 2025 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix as FC Tulsa, New Mexico United and Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advanced to Conference Finals for the first time in club history on a thrilling Saturday night of action.

Western Conference No. 1 seed FC Tulsa’s club-record sellout crowd of 7,917 fans at ONEOK Field saw Stefan Lukić emerge as the hero once again in extra time, sending the Scissortails through to host No. 3 seed New Mexico United after Dayonn Harris’ goal in second-half stoppage time sent the hosts through in dramatic fashion.

Eastern Conference No. 4 seed Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC welcomed a club-record sellout of 6,220 to Highmark Stadium and advanced for a second consecutive weekend in a penalty shootout. The Hounds will host the lone side standing to have previously reached a Conference Final as No. 7 seed Rhode Island FC advanced behind a pair of late goals from Albert Dikwa to continue the defense of their Eastern Conference title.

The 2025 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix will continue on Saturday night with a doubleheader on ESPN+. The 2025 USL Championship Final will be held on Saturday, November 22 at 12 p.m. ET on the CBS Television Network, TUDN and SiriusXM FC.

MATCH RECAPS
Eastern Conference Semifinals
No. 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0, No. 8 Detroit City FC 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC advances 4-3 in a penalty shootout

Beto Ydrach scored the decisive goal in the fifth round of the penalty shootout to lead Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC to its first Eastern Conference Final before a club-record sellout crowd of 6,220 fans at Highmark Stadium. The Hounds had found the net in regulation, only for Augustine Williams’ header to be chalked off for a foul in the build-up, and in extra time Bertin Jacquesson hit the post before the game ended scoreless. After Detroit took an early advantage in the shootout, however, consecutive shots off the woodwork in the third and fourth rounds allowed Pittsburgh to rally, with Ydrach’s finish to close the fifth round sending the hosts through.

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No. 7 Rhode Island FC 2, No. 3 North Carolina FC 0

Albert Dikwa scored a pair of second-half goals to lead defending Eastern Conference title-holder Rhode Island FC past North Carolina FC at First Horizon Stadium. The hosts went closest to opening the scoring in the first half as Oalex Anderson hit the crossbar on the half-hour mark, while RIFC’s JJ Williams forced a good save by NCFC’s Oliver Semmle just past the hour-mark. Introduced with 15 minutes to go, however, Dikwa proved Rhode Island’s game-winner as he first headed home a cross by Noah Fuson in the 81st minute before sealing the result in stoppage time, completing his first postseason brace.

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Western Conference Semifinals
No. 1 FC Tulsa 1, No. 5 Phoenix Rising FC 0 AET

Stefan Lukić scored in the second minute of the second period of extra time to lift FC Tulsa to victory against Phoenix Rising FC before a club-record sellout crowd of 7,917 fans at ONEOK Field. In a tightly-fought game, chances proved few and far between in regulation and extra time but as a penalty shootout appeared unavoidable, a late free kick for the Scissortails set up an initial opportunity for Taylor Calheira, whose blocked shot looped into the right side of the penalty area where Lukić produced a composed volley into the upper-right corner for his second extra time game-winner in as many games.

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No. 3 New Mexico United 2, No. 7 Orange County SC 1

Dayonn Harris scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to lead New Mexico United to victory against Orange County SC before 10,150 fans after a back-and-forth second half at Isotopes Park. New Mexico struck first four minutes into the second half as Greg Hurst followed up his initial shot off the left post to shoot home on the second attempt, but Orange County answered midway through the half on a volleyed finish by Malik Pinto off a corner kick by Ousmane Sylla. United grabbed victory at the death, however, as Harris found a pocket of space in the left side of the penalty area and fired home a shot to the top-left corner to send the hosts through.

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2025 USL Championship Playoffs presented by Terminix
Eastern Conference Final
Saturday, November 15
No. 4 Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. No. 7 Rhode Island FC, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

Western Conference Final
Saturday, November 15
No. 1 FC Tulsa vs. No. 3 New Mexico United, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESPN+)

RESULTS
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Saturday, November 8
Rhode Island FC 2, North Carolina FC 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0, Detroit City FC 0
Pittsburgh advances 4-3 in a penalty shootout

Western Conference Semifinals
Saturday, November 8
FC Tulsa 1, Phoenix Rising FC 0 AET
New Mexico United 2, Orange County SC 1

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 1
Detroit City FC 1, Louisville City FC 0
North Carolina FC 1, Loudoun United FC 0
Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC 0, Hartford Athletic 0
Pittsburgh advances 4-2 in a penalty shootout

Sunday, November 2
Rhode Island FC 0, Charleston Battery 0
Rhode Island advances 5-3 in a penalty shootout

Western Conference Quarterfinals
Saturday, November 1
FC Tulsa 1, Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC 0 AET
New Mexico United 2, San Antonio FC 0
Phoenix Rising FC 1, El Paso Locomotive FC 0

Sunday, November 2
Orange County SC 0, Sacramento Republic FC 0
Orange County advances 5-4 in penalty shootout