| Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| NCAA Tournament Qualifier | |
| | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Allison South Stadium |
| Current location | Springfield, Missouri |
| Played | 1996–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | UIC Flames (1st. title) |
| Most championships | Evansville Illinois State (7 titles each) |
| TV partner | ESPN+ |
| Official website | mvc-sports.com/wsoc |
The Missouri Valley Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). The tournament has been held every year since the MVC began women's soccer competition in 1996. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season conference records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
Source: [1]
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / city | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Evansville (1) | 5–0 | Creighton | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, IN | Sally Meek, Evansville | |
| 2 | 1997 | Evansville(2) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Eastern Illinois | Cooper Park • Springfield, MO | Laura Poland, Evansville | |
| 3 | 1998 | Evansville(3) | 2–1 | Illinois State | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, IN | Kari Sunderhaus, Evansville | |
| 4 | 1999 | Evansville(4) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | Missouri State | Cooper Complex • Springfield, MO | Tina Allwardt, Evansville | |
| 5 | 2000 | Missouri State(1) | 1–0 | Evansville | SportPort • Maryland Heights, MO | Jennifer Grocki, Missouri State | |
| 6 | 2001 | Evansville(5) | 2–1 | Missouri State | Jessica Schwartz, Evansville | ||
| 7 | 2002 | Creighton(1) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Illinois State | Kelan Brill, Creighton | ||
| 8 | 2003 | Illinois State(1) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Creighton | Chrystal Johnston, Illinois State | ||
| 9 | 2004 | Creighton(2) | 3–1 | Drake | Cownie Complex • Des Moines, IA | Katie Brennan, Creighton | |
| 10 | 2005 | Creighton(3) | 1–0 | Drake | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, NE | Marcy Gans, Creighton | |
| 11 | 2006 | Drake(1) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Evansville | Melissa Nelson, Drake | [2] | |
| 12 | 2007 | Creighton(4) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Illinois State | Black Beauty Field • Evansville, IN | Marcy Gans, Creighton | [3] |
| 13 | 2008 | Evansville(6) | 2–0 | Indiana State | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, NE | Kayla Lambert, Evansville | [4] |
| 14 | 2009 | Illinois State(2) | 1–0 | Creighton | Jessica Carlson, Illinois State | [5] | |
| 15 | 2010 | Creighton(5) | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) | Missouri State | Lauren Cingoranelli, Creighton | [6] | |
| 16 | 2011 | Illinois State(3) | 5–0 | Missouri State | Cooper Field • Springfield, MI | Kyla Cross, Illinois State | [7] |
| 17 | 2012 | Illinois State (4) | 5–1 | Indiana State | Morrison Stadium • Omaha, NE | Rachel Tejada, Illinois State | [8] |
| 18 | 2013 | Illinois State(5) | 5–0 | Indiana State | McCutchan Stadium • Evansville, IN | Hannah Leinert, Illinois State | [9] |
| 19 | 2014 | Illinois State(6) | 2–1 | Evansville | Adelaide Street Field • Normal, IL | Rachel Tejada, Illinois State | [10] |
| 20 | 2015 | Evansville(7) | 0–0 (5–3 p) | Loyola Chicago | McCutchan Stadium • Evansville, IN | Whitney Biggs, Evansville | [11] |
| 21 | 2016 | Illinois State(7) | 2–1 | Evansville | Adelaide Street Field • Normal, IL | Lauren Koehl, Illinois State | [12] |
| 22 | 2017 | Missouri State(2) | 1–0 | Northern Iowa | Allison South Stadium • Springfield, MO | Brooke Zimmerman, Missouri State | [13] |
| 23 | 2018 | Loyola Chicago(1) | 3–2 | Drake | Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, IL | Jenna Szczesny, Loyola Chicago | [14] |
| 24 | 2019 | Loyola Chicago(2) | 2–0 | Illinois State | Allison South Stadium • Springfield, MO | Sienna Cruz, Loyola Chicago | [15] |
| 25 | 2020 | Loyola Chicago(3) | 1–0 | Valparaiso | Loyola Soccer Park • Chicago, IL | Megan Nemec, Loyola Chicago | [16] |
| 26 | 2021 | Loyola Chicago(4) | 4–0 | Evansville | Amanda Cassidy, Loyola Chicago | [17] | |
| 27 | 2022 | Missouri State(3) | 1–0 | Murray State | Brown Field • Valparaiso, IN | Kaeli Benedict, Missouri State | [18] |
| 28 | 2023 | Valparaiso(1) | 1–0 | Drake | Cownie Complex • Des Moines, IA | Nikki Coryell, Valparaiso | [19] [20] |
| 29 | 2024 | Missouri State(4) | 4–0 | Drake | Allison South Stadium • Springfield, MO | Grace O'Keefe, Missouri State | [21] [22] |
| 30 | 2025 | UIC Flames (1) | 0–0 (2–1 p) | Illinois State | Adelaide Street Field • Normal, IL | Hannah Gryzik, UIC | [23] |
Source: [1]
| School | Apps. | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Creighton | 17 | 20 | 10 | 4 | .647 | 8 | 5 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 |
| Drake | 21 | 12 | 19 | 3 | .397 | 6 | 1 | 2006 |
| Drury | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Evansville | 24 | 21 | 15 | 8 | .568 | 12 | 7 | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2015 |
| UIC | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Illinois State | 25 | 20 | 13 | 8 | .585 | 11 | 7 | 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| Indiana State | 14 | 6 | 13 | 3 | .341 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Little Rock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Loyola Chicago | 8 | 11 | 2 | 3 | .781 | 5 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Missouri State | 25 | 20 | 18 | 6 | .523 | 8 | 4 | 2000, 2017, 2022, 2024 |
| Murray State | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Northern Iowa | 16 | 6 | 15 | 3 | .313 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Southern Illinois | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Valparaiso | 9 | 5 | 7 | 1 | .423 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Missouri Valley.