Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |
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Sport | College soccer |
Conference | Northeast Conference |
Number of teams | 6 |
Format | Single-elimination |
Current stadium | Campus sites |
Played | 1997–present |
Last contest | 2023 |
Current champion | Central Connecticut |
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.
(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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1997 | Central Connecticut (1) | 4–0 | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Jane McFarlane, Central Connecticut | [3] |
1998 | Central Connecticut(2) | 3–2*(2OT) | UMBC | Lynn Lang, Central Connecticut | [4] | |
1999 | LIU [lower-alpha 1] (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 pen.) | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Kelly Shimmin, Central Connecticut | [8] |
2003 | Central Connecticut(4) | 0–0† (6–5 pen.) | Sacred Heart | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Sabrina Mariani, Central Connecticut | [9] |
2004 | Central Connecticut(5) | 1–1† (4–1 pen.) | 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*(2OT) | 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 pen.) | 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 pen.) | 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 pen.) | Sacred Heart | Park Avenue Field • Fairfield, Connecticut | Lea Egner, Fairleigh Dickinson | [28] |
2023 | Central Connecticut (13) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) | Wagner | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Melina Ford, Central Connecticut | [29] |
Source: [2]
School | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
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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 |
Delaware State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
Fairleigh Dickinson | 8 | 10 | 2 | .450 | 6 | 2 | 2015, 2022 |
Howard | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — |
Le Moyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
LIU [lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 10 | 1 | .523 | 9 | 4 | 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012 |
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 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
UMBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 0 | — |
Wagner | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 1 | 0 | — |
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