United Soccer Conference

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The United Soccer Conference was an NCAA Division I conference founded in 2005 whose members competed in the sport of women's soccer. On February 10, 2007, New Jersey Institute of Technology joined the conference, however later that year on July 1, 2007, Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne, North Dakota State, and South Dakota State left the conference and joined The Summit League. On February 12, 2009, it was announced that the Great West Conference would add Delaware State, Howard, and South Carolina State as associate members to compete in a soccer conference with Houston Baptist, NJIT, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Utah Valley beginning with the 2009–2010 school year. [1] This left Longwood to compete as an independent for the 2009–10 school year, and caused the United Soccer Conference to fold. [2]

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Charter members of the conference were Delaware State, Howard, IPFW, Longwood, South Carolina State, and Utah Valley

Former members

InstitutionTeamJoinedLeftCurrent women's soccer conference
Delaware State University Hornets 20052009 Independent
Howard University Lady Bison 20052009 Southwestern Athletic Conference
Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne [a] Mastodons 20052006 Summit League
Longwood University Lancers 20052009 Big South Conference
New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders 20072009 ASUN Conference
North Dakota State University Bison 20062006Summit League
South Carolina State University Lady Bulldogs 20052009Independent
South Dakota State University Jackrabbits 20062006Summit League
Utah Valley University Wolverines 20052009 Western Athletic Conference
  1. IPFW split into two separate institutions on July 1, 2018. The school's athletic program was inherited by Purdue University Fort Wayne, the larger of the two new institutions, and rebranded at that time as "Purdue Fort Wayne".

Conference Champions

SeasonConference Champion
2005IPFW
2006South Dakota State
2007Utah Valley State

References

Replica Soccer Jerseys

  1. Three Institutions Added as Associate Members for Women's Soccer
  2. Longwood Optimistic For 2009 Season