Conference USA women's soccer tournament

Last updated
C-USA women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
CUSA logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Conference USA
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Robert Mack Caruthers Field
Current location Ruston, Louisiana
Played1995–present
Last contest 2024
Current champion Florida International
Most championships Memphis (5)
TV partner(s) ESPN+
Official website conferenceusa.com/wsoc

The Conference USA women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for Conference USA (C-USA). The tournament has been held every year since 1995. 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.

Contents

Champions

Key

(2)Title number
*Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season

By year

Source: [1]

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteOffensive MVPDefensive MVPReference
1995 Charlotte (1)1–0*(OT) Evansville Meyers Field • Cincinnati, Ohio Blair Angell (Charlotte) (Forward)
Terra May (Evansville) (Midfielder)
Benji Lewis (Charlotte) (Defender)
Heather Bridgewater (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper)
1996 Cincinnati (1)4–2*(OT) Marquette Transamerica FieldCharlotte, North Carolina Regina Sekyra (Marquette) (Forward)
Paulette Angilecchia (Cincinnati) (Midfielder)
Nicole Thorne (Cincinnati) (Defender)
Stacy Sipotz (Marquette) (Goalkeeper)
1997Cincinnati(2)1–0MarquetteAnheuser-Busch Conference & Sports Centre • Fenton, Missouri Tina Matlock (Cincinnati) (Forward)
Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
1998Charlotte (2)0–0†
(5–4 pen.)
MarquetteCox Soccer Complex • Farmers Branch, Texas Christian Papp (Charlotte) (Forward)
Lynette Rossini (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender)
Mo Bothwell (Marquette) (Goalkeeper)
1999Marquette (1)2–1*(OT)CharlotteErin Morgan (Marquette) (Forward)
Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Jen Bransford (Charlotte) (Defender)
Jennifer Howell (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper)
2000Marquette(2)1–0*(OT)Charlotte Hermann StadiumSt. Louis, Missouri Kate Gordon (Marquette) (Forward)
Kristen Jensen (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Heather O'Neil (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
2001Cincinnati(3)1–0Marquette Valley FieldsMilwaukee, Wisconsin Ann Thomas (Cincinnati) (Forward)
Nicole Luse (Cincinnati) (Midfielder)
Anne Dalecky (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
2002Cincinnati (4)2–1MarquetteTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaTasha Wagner (Cincinnati)Stacey Kyser (Cincinnati)
2003 DePaul (1)1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
Saint Louis Julianne Sitch (DePaul)Lindsay Deason (DePaul)
2004 UAB (1)2–1Saint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MissouriJenny Rynders (UAB)Brianna McCarty (UAB)
2005 Rice (1)3–0 UTEP Rice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, Texas Anne Candee (Rice)Adriene Giese (Rice)
2006UAB (2)3–2 Colorado College Westcott FieldDallas, Texas Jill Porto (UAB)Laura Richards (UAB)
2007 Memphis (1)2–0 UCF University FieldEl Paso, Texas Ashley Berra (Memphis)Kelsey Bakker (Memphis)
2008Memphis (2)4–1 East Carolina Rice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, TexasLaura Laufenberg (Memphis)
2009Memphis (3)3–0UCFWestcott Field • Dallas, TexasTaylor Isenhower (Memphis)Elise Kuhar-Pitters (Memphis)
2010Memphis (4)1–0UCF UCF Soccer ComplexOrlando, Florida Vendula Strnadova (Memphis)
2011Memphis(5)2–1*(OT)UTEP Mike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, Tennessee Christabel Oduro (Memphis)Lizzy Simonin (Memphis)
2012UCF (1)2–0 Tulsa University Field • El Paso, TexasNicolette Radovcic (UCF)Marissa Diggs (UCF)
2013Colorado College(1)3–0 North Texas Holloway Field • Houston, TexasJessie Ayers (Colorado College)Kate Scheele (Colorado College)
2014Rice (2)1–0North TexasTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaGabriela Iribarne (Rice)Ashton Geisendorff (Rice)
2015North Texas(1)1–0 Marshall FIU Soccer StadiumMiami, Florida Rachel Holden (North Texas)Jackie Kerestine (North Texas)
2016 Charlotte (3)4–0 Florida Atlantic Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaKatie O'Neill (Charlotte)Shelby Hicks (Charlotte) [2]
2017 North Texas (2)0–0†
(3–1 pen.)
Charlotte FAU Soccer StadiumBoca Raton, Florida Taylor Torres (North Texas)Dominique James (North Texas) [3]
2018 North Texas(3)2–1*(2OT) Southern Miss Old Dominion Soccer ComplexNorfolk, Virginia Lauryn Bruffett (North Texas)Carissa Sanders (North Texas) [4]
2019 North Texas (4)5–2Florida Atlantic North Texas Soccer StadiumDenton, Texas Allie Byrd (North Texas)Dominique James (North Texas) [5]
2020Rice(3)2–0CharlotteHolloway Field • Houston, TexasDelaney Schultz (Rice)Mijke Roelfsema (Rice) [6]
2021 Old Dominion (1)1–0Southern MissFAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, FloridaCarla Morich (Old Dominion)Emily Roberts (Old Dominion) [7]
2022 UTSA (1)3–2*(2OT)Florida AtlanticTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaAnna Sutter (UTSA)Kendall Kloza (UTSA) [8]
2023 Liberty (1)2–1 New Mexico State Robert Mack Caruthers FieldRuston, Louisiana Rachel DeRuby (Liberty)Ainsley Leja (Liberty) [9]
2024 FIU (1)1–0Liberty FIU Soccer StadiumMiami, Florida Noémi Paquin (FIU)Delinda Sehlin (FIU) [10]

Note: from 1995 to 2001, a most valuable forward, midfielder, defender, and goalkeeper were selected.

By school

Source: [1]

As of 2024 tournament
SchoolWLTPCTFinalsChampionshipsTitle Years
Charlotte 19127.592731995, 1998, 2016
Cincinnati 1441.763441996, 1997,
2001, 2002
Colorado College 652.538212013
DePaul 231.417112003
East Carolina 592.37510
Evansville 210.66710
FIU 220.500112024
Florida Atlantic 682.43830
Houston 271.25000
Jacksonville State 010.00000
Kennesaw State 00000
Liberty 310.750212023
Louisiana Tech 363.37500
Louisville 230.40000
Marquette 1771.700621999, 2000
Marshall 340.42910
Middle Tennessee 272.27300
Memphis 1771.700552007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011
New Mexico State 220.50010
North Texas 1662.708642015, 2017,
2018, 2019
Old Dominion 450.444112021
Rice 11104.520332005, 2014, 2020
Saint Louis 463.42320
Sam Houston 111.50000
SMU 262.30000
South Florida 270.22200
Southern Miss 651.54220
TCU 001.50000
Tulane 061.07100
Tulsa 232.42910
UAB 7146.370222004, 2006
UCF 970.563412012
UTEP 583.40620
UTSA 410.800112022
Western Kentucky 180.11100

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in Conference USA.

References

  1. 1 2 "Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). conferenceusa.com. Conference USA . Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  2. Conference USA. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. Conference USA. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. Conference USA. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. Conference USA. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  7. Conference USA. "2021 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  8. Conference USA. "2022 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved February 15, 2023.
  9. Conference USA. "2023 Women's Soccer Championship" . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
  10. "2024 Women's Soccer Championship". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA . Retrieved December 27, 2024.