| Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Northeast Conference |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Howard |
| Most championships | Central Connecticut (13) |
| Official website | northeastconference.org/wsoc |
The Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Northeast Conference. In the current format, six teams compete in the single-elimination tournament, with all games being played at the home field of the higher seed. 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.
The tournament consisted of six teams from 1997 to 2023, but it shrunk to four teams in 2024.
Source: [2]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / city | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Central Connecticut (1) | 4–0 | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Jane McFarlane, Central Connecticut | [3] |
| 1998 | Central Connecticut(2) | 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) | UMBC | Lynn Lang, Central Connecticut | [4] | |
| 1999 | LIU [a] (1) | 1–0 | Monmouth | Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey | Larissa Swartzlander, LIU | [5] |
| 2000 | Quinnipiac (1) | 1–0 | Monmouth | Retriever Soccer Park • Catonsville, Maryland | Elisa Goncalves, Quinnipiac | [6] |
| 2001 | Sacred Heart (1) | 1–0 | UMBC | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Leslie Konsig, Sacred Heart | [7] |
| 2002 | Central Connecticut(3) | 1–1 (5–3 p) | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Kelly Shimmin, Central Connecticut | [8] |
| 2003 | Central Connecticut(4) | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Sacred Heart | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Sabrina Mariani, Central Connecticut | [9] |
| 2004 | Central Connecticut(5) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Sacred Heart | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Ashley Ferra, Central Connecticut | [10] |
| 2005 | Central Connecticut(6) | 1–0 | LIU | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Jess McCavanagh, Central Connecticut | [11] |
| 2006 | LIU(2) | 2–0 | Monmouth | LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York | Christine Gans, LIU | [12] |
| 2007 | Monmouth(1) | 1–0 | Sacred Heart | Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey | Lia Fierro, Monmouth | [13] |
| 2008 | Central Connecticut(7) | 1–0 | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York | Erin Herd, Central Connecticut | [14] |
| 2009 | Monmouth(2) | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Mary Wilks, Monmouth | [15] |
| 2010 | Saint Francis (PA) (1) | 1–0 | LIU | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Chelsea Traurig, Saint Francis (PA) | [16] |
| 2011 | LIU(3) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Saint Francis (PA) | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Jennifer Bannon, LIU | [17] |
| 2012 | LIU(4) | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jessica Sexton, LIU | [18] | |
| 2013 | Saint Francis (PA)(2) | 1–0 | LIU | Alecia McNiff, Saint Francis (PA) | [19] | |
| 2014 | Central Connecticut(8) | 2–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Charlie Branch, Central Connecticut | [20] |
| 2015 | Fairleigh Dickinson(1) | 1–0 | Robert Morris | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Rachel Hoekstra, Fairleigh Dickinson | [21] |
| 2016 | Saint Francis (PA)(3) | 2–0 | Central Connecticut | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Sara Suler, Saint Francis (PA) | [22] |
| 2017 | Saint Francis (PA)(4) | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Fairleigh Dickinson | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Gabi Morales, Saint Francis (PA) | [23] |
| 2018 | Central Connecticut(9) | 2–1 | Saint Francis (PA) | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Danielle Pearse, Central Connecticut | [24] |
| 2019 | Central Connecticut(10) | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Yo Tachibana, Central Connecticut | [25] | |
| 2020 | Central Connecticut(11) | 4–0 | LIU | Roma McLaughlin, Central Connecticut | [26] | |
| 2021 | Central Connecticut(12) | 3–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Zoe McGlynn, Central Connecticut | [27] | |
| 2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson(2) | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Sacred Heart | Park Avenue Field • Fairfield, Connecticut | Lea Egner, Fairleigh Dickinson | [28] |
| 2023 | Central Connecticut(13) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Wagner | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Melina Ford, Central Connecticut | [29] |
| 2024 | Howard (1) | 2–1 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Greene Stadium • Washington, D.C. | Melea Early, Howard | [30] [31] |
| 2025 | Wagner(1) | 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) | Central Connecticut | Hameline Field • Staten Island, NY | Riley Frederick, Wagner | [32] |
Source: [2]
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Central Connecticut | 22 | 9 | 3 | .691 | 15 | 13 | 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Chicago State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Delaware State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | 7 | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
| Howard | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Le Moyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| LIU [a] | 11 | 10 | 1 | .523 | 9 | 4 | 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012 |
| Mercyhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Merrimack | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Monmouth | 9 | 10 | 1 | .475 | 7 | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Quinnipiac | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
| Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sacred Heart | 7 | 9 | 4 | .450 | 5 | 1 | 2001 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | 7 | 4 | .526 | 7 | 4 | 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 |
| Stonehill | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UMBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Wagner | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the NEC.