Big West Conference women's soccer tournament

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Big West Conference
women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Big West Conference logo 2021.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Big West Conference
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination
Current stadiumCampus Sites (Higher Seed)
Played1996–1997, 2003–present
Last contest 2025
Current champion Cal Poly (4th. title)
Most championships Cal State Fullerton (8 titles)
TV partner ESPN+
Official website bigwest.org/wsoc

The Big West women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer, organised by the Big West Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2003.

Contents

It is played under a single-elimination format 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.

Cal State Fullerton is the most winning team of the competition with 8 titles.

Champions

Finals

Source: [1]

Key
  • (1) — Title number
  • a.e.t. — Match went to extra time
  • p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team also won regular season
Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue / CityMVPRef.
11996 Cal Poly (1)2–0 UC Irvine Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca (None)
21997UC Irvine(1)3–2 ( a.e.t. )Cal Poly Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca (None)
32003Cal Poly(2)2–0 UC Santa Barbara Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, CaSharon Day, Cal Poly
42004Cal Poly(3)2–0UC Santa Barbara Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, Ca Liz Hill, Cal Poly
52005 Cal State Fullerton (1)4–1 UC Riverside Titan Stadium • Fullerton, CaLauryn Welch, Cal State Fullerton
62006Cal State Fullerton(2)2–1Cal Poly George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca Kristen Boujos, Cal State Fullerton
72007Cal State Fullerton(3)0–0 (4–3 p)Cal PolyTitan Stadium • Fullerton, CaShayla Sabin, Cal State Fullerton
82008UC Santa Barbara(1)1–1 (6–5 p) Long Beach State George Allen Field • Long Beach, CaSami Svrcek, UC Santa Barbara
92009UC Santa Barbara(2)1–1 (5–4 p)Cal PolyAlex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, CaKaty Roby, UC Santa Barbara
102010Long Beach State(1)1–0UC Irvine Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca Emily Kingsborough, Long Beach
112011Long Beach State(2)1–0UC IrvineAnteater Stadium • Irvine, CaSara Balcer, Long Beach
122012 Cal State Northridge (1)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Cal State Fullerton Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Ca Melissa Fernandez, Cal State
132013Cal State Fullerton(4)1–1 (2–1 p)UC RiversideTitan Stadium • Fullerton, CaKatie Pulliam, Cal State
142014Cal State Fullerton(5)2–1Long Beach StateAlex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, CaChristina Burkenroad, Cal State
152015Cal State Fullerton(6)1–0Long Beach StateTitan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca
16 2016 Long Beach State(3)3–0UC IrvineGeorge Allen Field • Long Beach, CaMimi Rangel, Long Beach State [2]
17 2017 Cal State Fullerton(7)1–1 (4–3 p)Cal State NorthridgeMatador Soccer Field • Northridge, CaMorgan Bertsch, Cal State [3]
18 2018 Long Beach State(4)2–0UC Santa BarbaraAnteater Stadium • Irvine, CaDana Fujikuni, Long Beach [4]
19 2019 Cal State Fullerton(8)4–0Cal State NorthridgeTitan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca Atlanta Primus, Cal State [5]
–2020
(Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
20 2021 UC Irvine(2)1–0Cal PolyAnteater Stadium • Irvine, CaMaddy Chavez, UC Irvine [6]
21 2022 UC Irvine(3)3–0Long Beach StateAlex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, CaGlo Hinojosa, UC Irvine [7]
22 2023 UC Irvine(4)1–0Cal PolyTitan Stadium • Fullerton, CaEmilie Castanga, UC Irvine [8] [9]
23 2024 UC Santa Barbara(3)2–2 (8–7 p) Cal State Bakersfield Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium • Waipahu, HI Devin Greer & Sofie Rodriguez, UC Santa Barbara [10] [11]
24 2025 Cal Poly(4)1–0UC Santa BarbaraMatador Soccer Field • Northridge, CAJessie Halladay, Cal Poly [12] [13]

There was no Big West Tournament held from 1998-2002 and the regular season champion during those years received the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

By school

Source: [14]

As of 2025 tournament
SchoolWLTPct.FinalsTitlesTitle years
Cal Poly 1355.6741041996, 2003, 2004, 2025
Cal State Bakersfield 211.62510—
Cal State Fullerton 1376.615982005, 2006, 2007, 2013,
2014, 2015, 2017, 2019
Cal State Northridge 472.385312012
Hawaii 020.00000—
Long Beach State 1143.694642010, 2011, 2016, 2018
Pacific 050.00000—
UC Davis 040.00000—
UC Irvine 9122.435841997, 2021, 2022, 2023
UC Riverside 142.28620—
UC San Diego 000–00—
UC Santa Barbara 785.475632008, 2009, 2024

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big West.

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Soccer Championship History". bigwest.org. Big West Conference . Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ Big West Conference. "2016 Big West Tournament Recap" . Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  3. ↑ Big West Conference. "2017 Big West Tournament" . Retrieved 2017-10-29.
  4. ↑ Big West Conference (November 4, 2018). "Long Beach State Claims Big West Tournament Title". bigwest.org. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  5. ↑ Big West Conference. "2019 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT" . Retrieved 2019-12-19.
  6. ↑ Big West Conference. "2021 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT" . Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  7. ↑ Big West Conference. "2022 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ Big West Conference. "2023 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  9. ↑ Stevens, Ashley (November 5, 2023). "UC Irvine Anteaters three-peat, ending Cal Poly women's soccer postseason run in Big West Championship". ksby.com. KSBY . Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  10. ↑ Big West Conference. "2024 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ Zant, John (November 12, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara Women's Soccer Heads to NCAA Tournament for First Time in 15 Years". Santa Barbara Independent . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ Cal Poly. "Mustangs Capture First Big West Championship in 21 Years, Secure Bid to NCAA Tourney". gopoly.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  13. ↑ Big West Conference. "CHAMPS! No. 2 seed Cal Poly's Late Goal Pushes Mustangs Past Defending Champs UCSB, 1-0". bigwest.org. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. p. 24. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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