Atlantic 10 women's soccer tournament | |
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Conference soccer championship | |
Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Number of teams | 8 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Played | 1993–present |
Last contest | 2024 |
Current champion | Saint Louis Billikens |
Most championships | Dayton Flyers (10) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
Official website | atlantic10.com/wsoc |
The Atlantic 10 Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's soccer for the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10). The tournament has been held every year since 1993. It is a single-elimination tournament, and seeding is based on regular season records.
The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship. Historically, six teams qualified for the championship, but in 2012 the tournament expanded to its current eight teams. [1]
Dayton Flyers is the most winning team of the competition with 10 championships won.
The following is a list of Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament winners: [2]
Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue/City | MVP | Ref, |
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1 | 1993 | UMass (1) | 2–0 | George Washington | Yurcak Field • Piscataway, NJ | Nicole Roberts, UMass | |
2 | 1994 | UMass(2) | 2–1 | George Washington | Garber Field • Amherst, MA | Rebecca Myers, UMass | |
3 | 1995 | UMass (3) | 6–0 | Xavier | Garber Field • Amherst, MA | Rachel LeDuc, UMass | |
4 | 1996 | Dayton (1) | 3–2 | UMass | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | Julie Wilde, Dayton | |
5 | 1997 | UMass(4) | 1–0 | George Washington | Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, Oh | Erica Iverson, UMass | |
6 | 1998 | Xavier(1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Dayton | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Christie Reinshagen, Xaver | |
7 | 1999 | Dayton(2) | 1–0 | Xavier | Garber Field • Amherst, MA | Annette Gruber, Xavier | |
8 | 2000 | Xavier (2) | 1–0 | Dayton | Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, Oh | Annette Gruber, Xavier | |
9 | 2001 | Dayton(3) | 2–1 | Richmond | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | Sarah Walker, Dayton | |
10 | 2002 | Richmond (1) | 3–1 | Rhode Island | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Meghan Ogilvie, Rhode Island | |
11 | 2003 | Dayton(4) | 3–0 | Richmond | First Market Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | Shannon Kuhl, Dayton | |
12 | 2004 | Dayton(5) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Rhode Island | Rudd Field • Amherst, MA | Tesla Kozlowski, Dayton | |
13 | 2005 | Saint Louis (1) | 1–0 | Rhode Island | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Abby Goellner, Saint Louis | |
14 | 2006 | Saint Louis(2) | 2–1 | Fordham | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Maureen Hughes, Saint Louis | |
15 | 2007 | Charlotte (1) | 3–2 | Fordham | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, NC | Hailey Beam, Charlotte | |
16 | 2008 | Charlotte(2) | 1–0 | Dayton | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Hailey Beam, Charlotte | |
17 | 2009 | Dayton(6) | 2–1 | Charlotte | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, NC | Cara Cornacchia, Dayton | |
18 | 2010 | Dayton(7) | 4–3 ( a.e.t. ) | Charlotte | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | Alexis Garcia, Dayton | |
19 | 2011 | Dayton(8) | 5–1 | UMass | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Colleen Williams, Dayton | |
20 | 2012 | La Salle (1) | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) | VCU | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | Jourdan McVicker, LaSalle | |
21 | 2013 | La Salle (2) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Dayton | Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA | Renee Washington, La Salle | |
22 | 2014 | Dayton (9) | 2–1 | La Salle | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Erin O'Malley, Dayton | |
23 | 2015 | Duquesne (1) | 2–0 | Fordham | Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC | Vanessa Perdomo, Duquesne | |
24 | 2016 | Dayton(10) | 7–0 | Saint Joseph's | URI Soccer Complex • Kingston, RI | Libby Leedom, Dayton | [3] |
25 | 2017 | La Salle(3) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | VCU | Sports Backers Stadium • Richmond, VA | Larisa Zambelli, La Salle | [4] |
26 | 2018 | Saint Louis(3) | 5–1 | VCU | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Maddie Pokorny, Saint Louis | [5] |
27 | 2019 | Saint Louis(4) | 3–1 | George Washington | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Courtney Reimer | [6] |
28 | 2020 | Saint Louis(5) | 2–1 | Davidson | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Hannah Friedrich, Saint Louis | [7] |
29 | 2021 | Saint Louis(6) | 4–1 | UMass | Baujan Field • Dayton, Oh | Mattyn Summers, Saint Louis | [8] |
30 | 2022 | Saint Louis(7) | 4–0 | Dayton | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Lyndsey Heckel, Saint Louis | [9] |
31 | 2023 | Saint Louis(8) | 3–0 | La Salle | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Caroline Kelly, Saint Louis | [10] [11] |
32 | 2024 | Saint Louis(9) | 3–1 | UMass | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, MO | Lyndsey Heckel, Saint Louis | [12] [13] |
Source: [2]
School | Apps. | Last App | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
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Butler † | 1 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
Charlotte † | 8 | 2012 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 4 | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
Davidson | 3 | 2024 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 0 | — |
Dayton | 27 | 2024 | 36 | 13 | 3 | .721 | 14 | 11 | 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016 |
Duquesne | 10 | 2023 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 1 | 1 | 2015 |
Fordham | 10 | 2024 | 5 | 11 | 1 | .324 | 3 | 0 | — |
George Mason | 3 | 2018 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | — |
George Washington | 12 | 2019 | 7 | 16 | 0 | .304 | 4 | 0 | — |
LaSalle | 12 | 2023 | 15 | 9 | 1 | .620 | 5 | 3 | 2012, 2013, 2017 |
Loyola-Chicago | 2 | 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
Richmond | 8 | 2021 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2002 |
Rhode Island | 10 | 2023 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3 | 0 | — |
Saint Joseph's | 12 | 2024 | 8 | 14 | 0 | .364 | 1 | 0 | — |
Saint Louis | 13 | 2024 | 25 | 5 | 1 | .823 | 9 | 9 | 2005, 2006, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
St. Bonaventure | 8 | 2021 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
Temple † | 3 | 1995 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
UMass | 21 | 2024 | 16 | 17 | 1 | .485 | 8 | 4 | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997 |
VCU | 8 | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 1 | .382 | 3 | 0 | — |
Virginia Tech † | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
Xavier † | 7 | 2003 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 4 | 2 | 1998, 2000 |
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