Conference USA women's soccer tournament explained

C-USA women's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Conference USA
Number Of Teams:6
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Robert Mack Caruthers Field
Current Location:Ruston, Louisiana
Years:1995–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Liberty
Most Championships:Memphis (5)
Television:ESPN+
Website:conferenceusa.com

The Conference USA women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for Conference USA (C-USA). The tournament has been held every year since 1995. 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 women's soccer championship.

Champions

Key

(2) Title number
Match went to extra time
Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
BoldWinning team won regular season

By year

Source:[1]

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteOffensive MVPDefensive MVPReference
19951–0*(OT)EvansvilleMeyers Field • Cincinnati, OhioBlair Angell (Charlotte) (Forward)
Terra May (Evansville) (Midfielder)
Benji Lewis (Charlotte) (Defender)
Heather Bridgewater (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper)
19964–2*(OT)MarquetteTransamerica FieldCharlotte, North CarolinaRegina Sekyra (Marquette) (Forward)
Paulette Angilecchia (Cincinnati) (Midfielder)
Nicole Thorne (Cincinnati) (Defender)
Stacy Sipotz (Marquette) (Goalkeeper)
1997Cincinnati 1–0MarquetteAnheuser-Busch Conference & Sports Centre • Fenton, MissouriTina Matlock (Cincinnati) (Forward)
Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
1998Charlotte 0–0†
MarquetteCox Soccer Complex • Farmers Branch, TexasChristian Papp (Charlotte) (Forward)
Lynette Rossini (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender)
Mo Bothwell (Marquette) (Goalkeeper)
1999Marquette 2–1*(OT)CharlotteErin Morgan (Marquette) (Forward)
Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Jen Bransford (Charlotte) (Defender)
Jennifer Howell (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper)
2000Marquette 1–0*(OT)CharlotteHermann StadiumSt. Louis, MissouriKate Gordon (Marquette) (Forward)
Kristen Jensen (Marquette) (Midfielder)
Heather O'Neil (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
2001Cincinnati 1–0MarquetteValley Fields • Milwaukee, WisconsinAnn Thomas (Cincinnati) (Forward)
Nicole Luse (Cincinnati) (Midfielder)
Anne Dalecky (Marquette) (Defender)
Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper)
2002Cincinnati 2–1MarquetteTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaTasha Wagner (Cincinnati)Stacey Kyser (Cincinnati)
20031–1†
Saint LouisJulianne Sitch (DePaul)Lindsay Deason (DePaul)
20042–1Saint LouisHermann Stadium • St. Louis, MissouriJenny Rynders (UAB)Brianna McCarty (UAB)
20053–0UTEPRice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, TexasAnne Candee (Rice)Adriene Giese (Rice)
2006UAB 3–2Colorado CollegeWestcott Field • Dallas, TexasJill Porto (UAB)Laura Richards (UAB)
20072–0UCFUniversity FieldEl Paso, TexasAshley Berra (Memphis)Kelsey Bakker (Memphis)
2008Memphis 4–1East CarolinaRice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, TexasLaura Laufenberg (Memphis)
2009Memphis 3–0UCFWestcott Field • Dallas, TexasTaylor Isenhower (Memphis)Elise Kuhar-Pitters (Memphis)
2010Memphis 1–0UCFUCF Soccer Complex • Orlando, FloridaVendula Strnadova (Memphis)
2011Memphis 2–1*(OT)UTEPMike Rose Soccer ComplexMemphis, TennesseeChristabel Oduro (Memphis)Lizzy Simonin (Memphis)
2012UCF 2–0 TulsaUniversity Field • El Paso, TexasNicolette Radovcic (UCF)Marissa Diggs (UCF)
2013Colorado College 3–0North TexasHolloway Field • Houston, TexasJessie Ayers (Colorado College)Kate Scheele (Colorado College)
2014Rice 1–0North TexasTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina Gabriela Iribarne (Rice)Ashton Geisendorff (Rice)
2015North Texas 1–0MarshallFIU Soccer StadiumMiami, FloridaRachel Holden (North Texas)Jackie Kerestine (North Texas)
2016Charlotte 4–0Florida AtlanticTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina Katie O'Neill (Charlotte)Shelby Hicks (Charlotte)[2]
2017North Texas 0–0†
CharlotteFAU Soccer StadiumBoca Raton, FloridaTaylor Torres (North Texas)Dominique James (North Texas)[3]
2018North Texas 2–1*(2OT)Southern MissOld Dominion Soccer ComplexNorfolk, VirginiaLauryn Bruffett (North Texas)Carissa Sanders (North Texas)[4]
2019North Texas 5–2Florida AtlanticNorth Texas Soccer StadiumDenton, TexasAllie Byrd (North Texas)Dominique James (North Texas)[5]
2020Rice 2–0CharlotteHolloway Field • Houston, Texas Delaney Schultz (Rice)Mijke Roelfsema (Rice)[6]
2021Old Dominion 1–0Southern MissFAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, FloridaCarla Morich (Old Dominion)Emily Roberts (Old Dominion)[7]
20223–2*(2OT)Florida AtlanticTransamerica Field • Charlotte, North CarolinaAnna Sutter (UTSA)Kendall Kloza (UTSA)[8]
20232–1New Mexico StateRobert Mack Caruthers Field • Ruston, LouisianaRachel DeRuby (Liberty)Ainsley Leja (Liberty)[9]

By school

Source:[1]

SchoolWLTPCTFinalsChampionshipsTitle Years
Charlotte19127731995, 1998, 2016
Cincinnati1441441996, 1997,
2001, 2002
Colorado College652212013
DePaul231112003
East Carolina59210
Evansville21010
FIU02000
Florida Atlantic68230
Houston27100
Jacksonville State00000
Liberty200112023
Louisiana Tech36300
Louisville23000
Marquette1771621999, 2000
Marshall34010
Middle Tennessee26100
Memphis1771552007, 2008, 2009,
2010, 2011
New Mexico State11010
North Texas1662642015, 2017,
2018, 2019
Old Dominion450112021
Rice11104332005, 2014, 2020
Saint Louis46320
11000
SMU26200
South Florida27000
Southern Miss65120
TCU00100
Tulane06100
Tulsa23210
UAB7146222004, 2006
UCF970412012
UTEP58320
UTSA410112022
Western Kentucky18000
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in Conference USA.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Conference USA Women's Soccer Record Book. conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. April 2, 2024.
  2. Web site: 2016 Women's Soccer Championship. 30 October 2017. Conference USA.
  3. Web site: 2017 Women's Soccer Championship. 30 October 2017. Conference USA.
  4. Web site: 2018 Women's Soccer Championship. 5 December 2018. Conference USA.
  5. Web site: 2019 Women's Soccer Championship. 26 December 2019. Conference USA.
  6. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Championship. December 15, 2021. Conference USA.
  7. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Championship. December 15, 2021. Conference USA.
  8. Web site: 2022 Women's Soccer Championship. February 15, 2023. Conference USA.
  9. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Championship. December 20, 2023. Conference USA.