Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Current stadium | Madrid Sports Complex |
Current location | Laramie, Wyoming |
Played | 1999–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Utah State |
Most championships | BYU (7) |
TV partner(s) | MountainWest Sports Network |
Official website | themw.com/wsoc |
The Mountain West Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Mountain West Conference (MW). The tournament has been held every year since the MW began women's soccer competition in 1999. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season conference records. [1] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
(2) | Title number |
* | Match went to extra time |
† | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Source: [2]
Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | MVP | Reference |
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1999 | BYU (1) | 2–1*(OT) | San Diego State | ARCO Olympic Training Center • Chula Vista, California | Maren Hendershot, BYU | |
2000 | BYU(2) | 2–1 | Utah | Peter Johann Memorial Field • Las Vegas, Nevada | Michelle Jensen-Peterson, BYU | |
2001 | BYU(3) | 2–1 | UNLV | Lydia Ojuka, BYU | ||
2002 | BYU(4) | 5–1 | New Mexico | South Field • Provo, Utah | Jeni Viernes, BYU | |
2003 | Utah(1) | 2–0 | BYU | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah | Amber Brower, Utah | |
2004 | Utah (2) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) | San Diego State | South Field • Provo, Utah | Sophia Perez, San Diego State | |
2005 | UNLV (1) | 1–0*(OT) | New Mexico | Peter Johann Memorial Field • Las Vegas, Nevada | Katie Carney, UNLV | |
2006 | UNLV (2) | 0–0† (6–5 pen.) | Utah | Ute Field • Salt Lake City, Utah | Tanya Roberts, UNLV | |
2007 | BYU (5) | 2–1 | UNLV | South Field • Provo, Utah | Katie Fellows, BYU | |
2008 | BYU(6) | 2–0 | Utah | Peter Johann Memorial Field • Las Vegas, Nevada | Katie Larkin, BYU | |
2009 | San Diego State (1) | 1–0 | BYU | South Field • Provo, Utah | Cat Walker, San Diego State | |
2010 | BYU (7) | 1–0 | New Mexico | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, California | Jessica Ringwood, BYU | |
2011 | New Mexico(1) | 2–0 | Wyoming | UNM Soccer Complex • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Jennifer Williams, New Mexico | |
2012 | San Diego State(2) | 2–0 | New Mexico | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, California | Carli Johnson, San Diego State | |
2013 | San Diego State(3) | 1–0 | Boise State | UNM Soccer Complex • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Hannah Keane, San Diego State | |
2014 | San Diego State(4) | 1–0*(OT) | Wyoming | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, California | Katie Perry, San Diego State | |
2015 | San Jose State (1) | 1–1† (4–2 pen.) | San Diego State | Paige Simoneau, San Jose State | ||
2016 | UNLV(3) | 3–3† (4–3 pen.) | San Diego State | Dakota Blazak, UNLV | [3] | |
2017 | San Diego State (5) | 3–0 | New Mexico | Peter Johann Memorial Field • Las Vegas, Nevada | Aliyah Utush, San Diego State | [4] |
2018 | San Jose State (2) | 1–0 | New Mexico | Spartan Soccer Complex • San Jose, California | Paige Simoneau, San Jose State | [5] |
2019 | Boise State(1) | 2–0 | San Diego State | Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, Idaho | [6] | |
2020 | None held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
2021 | New Mexico(2) | 2–1*(OT) | Boise State | Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, Idaho | Zaria Katesigwa, New Mexico | [7] |
2022 | San Jose State (3) | 0–0† (6–5 pen.) | Wyoming | UNM Soccer Complex • Albuquerque, New Mexico | Bente Pernot, San Jose State | [8] |
2023 | Utah State (1) | 1–0 | Colorado State | Madrid Sports Complex • Laramie, Wyoming | Whitney Lopez, Utah State | [9] [10] |
Source: [2]
School | Apps. | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
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Air Force | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — |
Boise State | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 2019 |
BYU | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .813 | 9 | 7 | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2010 |
Colorado College | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 0 | 0 | — |
Colorado State | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | — |
Fresno State | 7 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .188 | 0 | 0 | — |
Nevada | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
New Mexico | 21 | 17 | 15 | 7 | .526 | 8 | 2 | 2011, 2021 |
San Diego State | 23 | 20 | 13 | 6 | .590 | 10 | 5 | 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 |
San Jose State | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | .591 | 3 | 3 | 2015, 2018, 2022 |
TCU | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0 | 0 | — |
UNLV | 16 | 12 | 11 | 6 | – | 5 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2016 |
Utah | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | .580 | 5 | 2 | 2003, 2004 |
Utah State | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | .545 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
Wyoming | 18 | 4 | 17 | 2 | .217 | 3 | 0 | — |
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