Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

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Ohio Valley Conference
women's soccer tournament
Ohio Valley Conference logo.svg
Sport College soccer
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Number of teams8
Format Single-elimination
Current stadiumCampus sites
Played1999–present
Last contest2025
Current champion Tennessee Tech (2nd. title)
Most championships Eastern Illinois
SIU Edwardsville
(5 titles each)
TV partner ESPN+
Official website ovcsports.com/womens-soccer

The Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Ohio Valley Conference. In the current format, eight teams compete in the single-elimination tournament, with all games being played at the home field of the higher seed, with seeding based on regular season conference records. The tournament expanded from six teams to its current eight in 2017. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

Contents

Champions

Key

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

By Year

Source: [1]

Ed.YearChampionScoreRunner-upVenue / cityMVPRef.
1
1999 Eastern Illinois (1)3–1 Tennessee Tech Lakeside Soccer Field • Charleston, Illinois Carole Griggs, Eastern Illinois
2
2000Tennessee Tech(1)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Eastern IllinoisJulia Doyle, Tennessee Tech
3
2001Eastern Illinois(2)1–0 Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri Devon Bissell, Eastern Illinois
4
2002Eastern Illinois(3)2–2 ( p )Southeast Missouri StateTeri LaRoche, Eastern Illinois
5
2003Eastern Illinois(4)1–1 ( p ) Samford Samford Track and Soccer Stadium • Homewood, Alabama Beth Liesin, Eastern Illinois
6
2004Eastern Illinois(5)3–2SamfordAudra Frericks, Eastern Illinois
7
2005Samford(1)2–0Eastern IllinoisLakeside Soccer Field • Charleston, IllinoisSharon Young, Samford
8
2006Southeast Missouri State(1)2–0 Morehead State Samford Track and Soccer Stadium • Homewood, AlabamaCasey Kraft, Southeast Missouri State
9
2007Southeast Missouri State(2)1–1 ( p )SamfordHouck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MissouriAshley Runion, Southeast Missouri State
10
2008Morehead State(1)1–0 UT Martin Cutchin Field • Murray, Kentucky Lily Meisner, Morehead State
11
2009 Murray State (1)4–0Tennessee TechMSU Soccer Field • Morehead, Kentucky Sophie Hargreaves
12
2010Morehead State(2)2–1 Austin Peay Giuleana Lopez, Morehead State [2]
13
2011 UT Martin(1)2–1Morehead StateHouck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MissouriLucy Pater, UT Martin [3]
14
2012UT Martin(2)2–0Austin PeaySkyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, Tennessee Mariah Klenke, UT Martin [4]
15
2013Morehead State (3)1–0UT MartinLindsey Oettle, Morehead State [5]
16
2014 SIU Edwardsville (1)3–2 Jacksonville State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MissouriMichelle Auer, SIU Edwardsville [6]
17
2015Murray State(2)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Southeast Missouri StateMSU Soccer Field • Morehead, KentuckyTaylor Richerson, Murray State [7]
18
 2016 SIU Edwardsville(2)1–0 Eastern Kentucky Caroline Hoefert, SIU Edwardsville [8]
19
 2017 Murray State(3)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Eastern KentuckyMiyah Watford, Murray State [9]
20
 2018 Murray State(4)2–1UT MartinSkyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, TennesseeAlex Steigerwald, Murray State [10]
21
 2019 Belmont (1)2–2 (3–2 p)SIU EdwardsvilleHouck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MissouriJulie Garst, Belmont [11]
22
2020SIU Edwardsville(3)2–1 ( a.e.t. )Southeast Missouri StateSkyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, TennesseeMaria Haro, SIU Edwardsville [12]
23
 2021 SIU Edwardsville(4)1–0 ( a.e.t. )UT MartinLydia Harris, SIU Edwardsville [13]
24
 2022 SIU Edwardsville(5)1–0Tennessee TechTech Soccer Field • Cookeville, Tennessee Sidney Christopher, SIU Edwardsville [14]
25
 2023 Morehead State(4)1–0 ( a.e.t. )Tennessee TechKate Larbes, Morehead State [15] [16]
26
 2024 Lindenwood (1)3–2Morehead StateMackenzie Compton, Lindenwood [17] [18]
27
2025Tennessee Tech(2)2–0LindenwoodMaggie Conrad (Tennessee) [19]

By School

Source: [1]

As of November 2025
SchoolWLTPct.FinalsTitlesWinning years
Austin Peay 471.37520—
Belmont 333.500112019
Eastern Illinois 16154.516751999, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004
Eastern Kentucky 054.22220—
Jacksonville State 342.44410—
Lindenwood 411.750112024
Little Rock 230.40000—
Middle Tennessee 110.50000—
Morehead State 15143.516412008
Murray State 11112.500442009, 2015,
2017, 2018
Samford 324.556412005
SIU Edwardsville 1535.761652014, 2016, 2020,
2021, 2022
Southeast Missouri State 17179.500622006, 2007
Southern Indiana 030.00000—
Tennessee Tech 10122.458622000, 2025
UT Martin 11173.403622011, 2012
Western Illinois 000–00—

Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the OVC.

References

  1. 1 2 "Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "2010-11 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2011-12 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2012-13 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2013-14 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2014-15 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "2015-16 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ↑ "2016-17 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  10. ↑ Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  11. ↑ Ohio Valley Conference. "2019 OVC Soccer Championship" . Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  12. ↑ "2020-21 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ↑ "2021 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  16. ↑ Rorabaugh, Dan (November 10, 2023). "What channel is FSU-Morehead State on today? Time, TV schedule for NCAA soccer tournament". Tallahassee Democrat . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  17. ↑ "2024 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference . Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ Ryans, Kevin (November 12, 2024). ""They'll be forever champions": Lindenwood Women's Soccer talks first OVC Tournament Title". KTVI . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  19. ↑ Tennessee Tech Claims 2025 OVC Women's Soccer Championship at ovcsports.com. 9 Nov 2025
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