Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament | |
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Conference soccer championship | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Lumberjack Stadium |
Current location | Flagstaff, Arizona |
Played | 1997–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Idaho |
Most championships | Montana (7) |
TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
Official website | bigskyconf.com |
The Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Sky Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1997. 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.
The teams are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference's round robin regular season. The top six finishers qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers begin with the result of the head-to-head matchup. The teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top two seeds receiving a first round bye, until meeting in a final championship game. After two overtime period, ties are broken by shootout rounds, with the winner of the shootout advancing. [1]
Source: [1]
(2) | Title number |
* | Match went to extra time |
† | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | MVP | Reference |
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1997 | Montana (1) | 4–2 | Weber State | South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana | Karen Hardy, Montana | |
1998 | Weber State(1) | 2–1 | Montana | P.E. Playfield • Ogden, Utah | Lisa Anthony, Weber State | |
1999 | Montana(2) | 2–0 | Northern Arizona | South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana | Misty Hall, Montana | |
2000 | Montana(3) | 1–0 | Northern Arizona | South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana | Amy Wronksi, Montana | |
2001 | Idaho State (1) | 1–0 | Weber State | P.E. Playfield • Ogden, Utah | Brooke Alton, Idaho State | |
2002 | Idaho State(2) | 1–0 | Portland State | Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho | Shannon Boyle, Idaho State | |
2003 | Idaho State (3) | 1–0 | Montana | St. Joseph's High School • Ogden, Utah | Hollie Christensen, Idaho State | |
2004 | Weber State (2) | 1–0 | Montana | PGE Park • Portland, Oregon | Rochelle Hoover, Weber State | |
2005 | Weber State(3) | 4–1 | Northern Arizona | Lew Joseph Field • Ogden, Utah | ||
2006 | Idaho State(4) | 2–2† (4–3 pen.) | Sacramento State | Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho | Lyndsay Gensler, Idaho State | |
2007 | Sacramento State(1) | 3–0 | Northern Colorado | Hornet Field • Sacramento, California | Katie McCoy, Sacramento State | |
2008 | Northern Arizona (1) | 2–1 | Weber State | Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah | Cee Cee Odorfer, Northern Arizona | |
2009 | Northern Arizona (2) | 4–0 | Idaho State | PCC Rock Field • Portland, Oregon | Jenna Samora, Northern Arizona | |
2010 | Sacramento State (2) | 1–0 | Northern Arizona | Max Spilsbury Field • Flagstaff, Arizona | Elece McBride, Sacramento State | |
2011 | Montana (4) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) | Weber State | Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado | India Watne, Montana | |
2012 | Idaho State(5) | 0–0† (4–3 pen.) | Montana | Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho | Sheridan Hapsic, Idaho State | |
2013 | Weber State (4) | 0–0† (3–0 pen.) | Portland State | Hillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, Oregon | Ryann Waldman, Weber State | |
2014 | Northern Arizona (3) | 2–1 | Idaho State | South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana | Haley Wingender, Northern Arizona | |
2015 | Northern Colorado (1) | 1–1† (3–0 pen.) | Idaho | Guy Wicks Field • Moscow, Idaho | Madeline Burdick, Northern Colorado | |
2016 | Eastern Washington (1) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) | Northern Arizona | EWU Soccer Complex • Cheney, Washington | Chloe Williams, Eastern Washington | [2] |
2017 | Eastern Washington(2) | 3–0 | Northern Colorado | [3] | ||
2018 | Montana (5) | 1–0 | Northern Colorado | Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah | Janessa Fowler, Montana | [4] |
2019 | Northern Colorado (2) | 1–0 | Eastern Washington | Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado | Taylor Bray, Northern Colorado | [5] |
2020 | Montana(6) | Canceled | Northern Arizona | Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah | Taylor Stoeger, Montana | [6] |
2021 | Montana (7) | 1–0 | Weber State | Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado | Camilla Xu, Montana | [7] |
2022 | Northern Arizona(4) | 0–0† (4–3 pen.) | Idaho | Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado | Trinity Corcoran, Northern Arizona | [8] |
2023 | Idaho (1) | 1–0 | Northern Arizona | Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, Arizona | Rebekah Reyes, Idaho | [9] |
Source: [1]
School | Apps. | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
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Cal State Northridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
Eastern Washington | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 3 | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
Idaho | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
Idaho State | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | .676 | 7 | 5 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012 |
North Dakota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
Northern Arizona | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | .548 | 11 | 4 | 2008, 2009, 2014, 2022 |
Northern Colorado | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | .500 | 5 | 2 | 2015, 2019 |
Montana | 22 | 18 | 13 | 4 | .571 | 11 | 7 | 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
Portland State | 15 | 4 | 12 | 3 | .289 | 2 | 0 | — |
Sacramento State | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 | .395 | 3 | 2 | 2007, 2010 |
Southern Utah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
Weber State | 17 | 12 | 10 | 6 | .536 | 9 | 4 | 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013 |
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