Horizon League women's soccer tournament

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Horizon League women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Horizon League logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Horizon League
Number of teams6
Format Single-elimination
Current stadium Engelmann Stadium
Current location Milwaukee, WI
Played1993–present
Last contest 2025
Current champion Milwaukee (18th. title)
Most championshipsMilwaukee (18)
TV partner(s) ESPN3, ESPN+
Official website horizonleague.org/wsoc

The Horizon League women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Horizon League. 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.

Contents

Champions

Finals

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  • a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
  • p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team won regular season

By year

Source: [1]

Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue / cityMVPRef.
1
1993 Notre Dame (1)2–0 Xavier Alumni StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana None
2
1994Notre Dame(2)5–1 Butler Chris Johnson, Butler
3
1995 Detroit Mercy (1)4–0 Milwaukee Titan Field • Detroit, Michigan Lisa Krzykowski, Milwaukee
4
1996Butler(1)3–1Detroit Mercy Butler BowlIndianapolis, Indiana Beth Crauder, Butler
5
1997Milwaukee(1)1–1 (5–4 p)Butler Engelmann StadiumMilwaukee, Wisconsin Joy Aschenbrener, Butler
6
1998 Wright State (1)2–1ButlerLoyola Soccer Park • Chicago, Illinois Randi Freeman, Wright State
7
1999Wright State(2)1–1 (4–2 p)Milwaukee Alumni FieldFairborn, Ohio
8
2000Wright State(3)1–0MilwaukeeEngelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
9
2001Milwaukee(2)1–0 ( a.e.t. )ButlerErin Blaedow, Milwaukee
10
2002Milwaukee(3)4–2ButlerLisa Bengtsson, Milwaukee
11
2003 Loyola-Chicago (1)1–0Detroit MercyMary Parker, Detroit Mercy
12
2004Detroit Mercy(2)1–0MilwaukeeAllison Epple, Detroit Mercy
12
2005Milwaukee(4)0–0 (4–3 p)Detroit MercyErin Kane, Milwaukee
13
2006Loyola-Chicago(2)2–1Detroit MercyCynthia Morote-Ariza, Loyola-Chicago
14
2007Loyola-Chicago(3)2–2 (3–2 p)Milwaukee
15
2008Milwaukee(5)6–2Loyola-ChicagoLoyola Soccer Park • Chicago, IllinoisSarah Hagen, Milwaukee
16
2009Milwaukee(6)4–0 Valparaiso Engelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin
17
2010Milwaukee(7)1–0ButlerButler Bowl • Indianapolis, Indiana
18
2011Milwaukee(8)5–1Wright StateEngelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WisconsinKeara Thompson, Milwaukee
19
2012Milwaukee(9)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Wright StateKrissy Dorre, Milwaukee
20
2013Milwaukee(10)4–3 Oakland Kelly Lewers, Milwaukee
21
2014Valparaiso(1)1–0Detroit Mercy Brown FieldValparaiso, Indiana April Cronin, Valparaiso
22
2015Oakland(1)1–0Wright StateEngelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WisconsinJoan Sieja, Oakland
23
2016 Northern Kentucky (1)3–2MilwaukeeJessica Frey, Northern Kentucky
24
2017 IUPUI (1)0–0 (4–3 p)MilwaukeeSophia Lipka, IUPUI [2]
25
2018 Milwaukee(11)1–0 Cleveland State Kelli Swenson, Milwaukee [3]
26
2019 Milwaukee(12)2–0 UIC Haley Johnson, Milwaukee [4]
27
2020Milwaukee(13)0–0 (4–3 p)Northern Kentucky NKU Soccer StadiumHighland Heights, KY Elaina LaMacchia, Milwaukee [5]
28
2021 Milwaukee(14)2–0OaklandEngelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WisconsinLesley Kiesling, Milwaukee [6]
29
2022 Milwaukee(15)1–0 Youngstown State Haley Johnson, Milwaukee [7]
30
2023 Milwaukee(16)1–0Northern KentuckyBrooke Parnello, Milwaukee [8]
31
2024 Milwaukee(17)2–1Northern KentuckyKayla Rollins, Milwaukee [9] [10]
32
2025 Milwaukee(18)4–0 Green Bay Engelmann Stadium • Milwaukee, WIKristina Karlof, Milwaukee [11] [12]

By school

Source: [1]

As of November 2025
SchoolWLTPct.FinalsTitlesYears won
Butler 18164.526711996
Cleveland State 2102.21410
Detroit Mercy 21221.489721995, 2004
Evansville 010.00000
Green Bay 5180.21700
IU Indy 243.389112017
La Salle 120.33300
Loyola-Chicago 14143.500432003, 2006, 2007
Milwaukee 45810.79425181997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2013, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Northern Kentucky 963.583412016
Northern Illinois 230.40000
Notre Dame 6001.000221993, 1994
Oakland 754.563312015
Purdue Fort Wayne 030.00000
Robert Morris 220.50000
UIC 130.25010
Valparaiso 462.417212014
Wright State 19225.467631998, 1999, 2000
Xavier 320.60010
Youngstown State 2121.16710

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Horizon League.

References

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  8. White, Rachel (November 4, 2023). "Milwaukee Crowned 2023 #HLWSOC Champions". Horizon League . Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  9. "2024 Horizon League Women's Soccer Championship". horizonleague.org. Horizon League. November 9, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
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