| Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament | |
| Sport: | College soccer |
| Conference: | Northeast Conference |
| Number Of Teams: | 6 |
| Format: | Single-elimination |
| Current Stadium: | Campus sites |
| Years: | 1997–present |
| Most Recent: | 2023 |
| Current Champion: | Central Connecticut |
| Most Championships: | Central Connecticut (13) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Central Connecticut | 4–0 | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Jane McFarlane, Central Connecticut | [3] | |
| 1998 | Central Connecticut | 3–2*(2OT) | UMBC | Lynn Lang, Central Connecticut | [4] | ||
| 1999 | 1–0 | Monmouth | Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey | Larissa Swartzlander, LIU | [5] | ||
| 2000 | Quinnipiac | 1–0 | Monmouth | Retriever Soccer Park • Catonsville, Maryland | Elisa Goncalves, Quinnipiac | [6] | |
| 2001 | 1–0 | UMBC | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Leslie Konsig, Sacred Heart | [7] | ||
| 2002 | Central Connecticut | 1–1† | Monmouth | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Kelly Shimmin, Central Connecticut | [8] | |
| 2003 | Central Connecticut | 0–0† | Sacred Heart | North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, Pennsylvania | Sabrina Mariani, Central Connecticut | [9] | |
| 2004 | Central Connecticut | 1–1† | Sacred Heart | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Ashley Ferra, Central Connecticut | [10] | |
| 2005 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | LIU | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Jess McCavanagh, Central Connecticut | [11] | |
| 2006 | LIU | 2–0 | Monmouth | LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York | Christine Gans, LIU | [12] | |
| 2007 | Monmouth | 1–0 | Sacred Heart | Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey | Lia Fierro, Monmouth | [13] | |
| 2008 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | LIU | LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York | Erin Herd, Central Connecticut | [14] | |
| 2009 | Monmouth | 1–0*(2OT) | Central Connecticut | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Mary Wilks, Monmouth | [15] | |
| 2010 | 1–0 | LIU | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Chelsea Traurig, Saint Francis (PA) | [16] | ||
| 2011 | LIU | 1–1† | Saint Francis (PA) | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Jennifer Bannon, LIU | [17] | |
| 2012 | LIU | 1–0 | Saint Francis (PA) | Jessica Sexton, LIU | [18] | ||
| 2013 | Saint Francis (PA) | 1–0 | LIU | Alecia McNiff, Saint Francis (PA) | [19] | ||
| 2014 | Central Connecticut | 2–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Charlie Branch, Central Connecticut | [20] | |
| 2015 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 1–0 | Robert Morris | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Rachel Hoekstra, Fairleigh Dickinson | [21] | |
| 2016 | Saint Francis (PA) | 2–0 | Central Connecticut | Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania | Sara Suler, Saint Francis (PA) | [22] | |
| 2017 | Saint Francis (PA) | 0–0† | Fairleigh Dickinson | University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey | Gabi Morales, Saint Francis (PA) | [23] | |
| 2018 | Central Connecticut | 2–1 | Saint Francis (PA) | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Danielle Pearse, Central Connecticut | [24] | |
| 2019 | Central Connecticut | 1–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Yo Tachibana, Central Connecticut | [25] | ||
| 2020 | Central Connecticut | 4–0 | LIU | Roma McLaughlin, Central Connecticut | [26] | ||
| 2021 | Central Connecticut | 3–0 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Zoe McGlynn, Central Connecticut | [27] | ||
| 2022 | Fairleigh Dickinson | 2–2† | Sacred Heart | Park Avenue Field • Fairfield, Connecticut | Lea Egner, Fairleigh Dickinson | [28] | |
| 2023 | Central Connecticut | 1–1† | Wagner | CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut | Melina Ford, Central Connecticut | [29] |
Source:[2]
| School | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Central Connecticut | 22 | 9 | 3 | 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 | 6 | 2 | 2015, 2022 | ||
| Howard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Le Moyne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| 11 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012 | |||
| Merrimack | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Monmouth | 9 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2007, 2009 | ||
| Mount St. Mary's | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| Quinnipiac | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2000 | ||
| Robert Morris | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | ||
| Sacred Heart | 7 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2001 | ||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017 | ||
| Stonehill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ||
| UMBC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | ||
| Wagner | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the NEC.