Big East Conference field hockey tournament explained

Big East Conference field hockey tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference field hockey championship
Sport:Field Hockey
Conference:Big East Conference
Number Of Teams:4
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Liberty Field Hockey Field
Current Location:Lynchburg, Virginia
Years:1989–present
Most Recent:2018
Current Champion:Connecticut
Most Championships:Connecticut (17)

The Big East Conference field hockey tournament is the conference championship tournament in field hockey for the Big East Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1989. It is a single-elimination tournament and seeding is based on regular season records. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship.[1]

Format

The top four finishers from the conference regular season play a single-elimination tournament, held at a campus site which rotates among conference members.

Champions

By year

Year Champion Site Most Outstanding Player
1989 Chris Wajda, Connecticut
1990 Jennifer Peacock, Villanova
1991 Chestnut Hill, MA Debbie Hagie, Providence
1992 Chestnut Hill, MA Yolanda Muntz, Connecticut
1993 Chestnut Hill, MA Julie Williamson, Syracuse
1994 Chestnut Hill, MA Sarah Egnaczyk, Boston College
1995 Chestnut Hill, MA Cheri Herr, Syracuse
1996 Wendy Brady, Connecticut
1997 Chestnut Hill, MA Andrea Durko, Boston College
1998 Alison Sharpe, Connecticut
1999 J.S. Coyne Field • Syracuse, NY Nicole Castonguay, Connecticut
2000 George J. Sherman Sports Complex • Storrs, CT Katie Stephens, Connecticut
2001 Chestnut Hill, MA Michelle Aronowicz, Syracuse
2002 J.S. Coyne Field • Syracuse, NY Lauren Henderson, Connecticut
2003 Chestnut Hill, MA Bronwen Kelly, Boston College
2004 J.S. Coyne Field • Syracuse, NY Lauren Henderson, Connecticut
2005 Meagan Hoffman, Connecticut
2006 Lauren Aird, Connecticut
2007 J.S. Coyne Field • Syracuse, NY Katie Semanoff, Connecticut
2008 George J. Sherman Sports Complex • Storrs, CT Shannon Taylor, Syracuse
2009 Loren Sherer, Connecticut
2010 George J. Sherman Sports Complex • Storrs, CT Lindsey Conrad, Syracuse
2011 J.S. Coyne Field • Syracuse, NY Lauren Brooks, Syracuse
2012 Trager Stadium • Louisville, KY Louisa Boddy, Connecticut
2013 George J. Sherman Sports Complex • Storrs, CT Chloe Hunnable, Connecticut
2014 Lennon Family Field • Providence, RI Roisin Upton, Connecticut
2015 Charlotte Veitner, Connecticut
2016 Amanda Collins, Connecticut
2017 Lennon Family Field • Providence, RI Amanda Collins, Connecticut
2018 Ceciile Pieper, Connecticut

By school

School Championships Years
17 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Syracuse 6 1993, 1995, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2011
Boston College 3 1994, 1997, 2003
2 1989, 1991
1 1990

Notes and References

  1. Book: 2015 Record Book. Big East Conference. November 5, 2015. 13–17.