Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament explained

Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament
Optional Subheader:Conference soccer championship
Sport:College soccer
Conference:Sun Belt Conference
Number Of Teams:10
Format:Single-elimination tournament
Current Stadium:Foley Sports Complex
Current Location:Foley, Alabama
Years:2000–present
Most Recent:2023
Current Champion:Old Dominion
Most Championships:South Alabama (8)
Television:ESPN+

The Sun Belt Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Sun Belt Conference (SBC). The tournament has been held every year since 2000. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records. The field expanded from eight to eleven teams for the 2020 and 2021 editions. Starting in 2022, the tournament reduced back to ten total participating teams. 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] [2]

YearChampionScoreRunner-upSiteMVPReference
2000FIU 3–1North TexasThe Cage • Mobile, AlabamaNone
20012–1North TexasFIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, FloridaKristin Warren, Denver
2002Denver 3–0North TexasThe Cage • Mobile, AlabamaKate Antongiovanni, Denver
2003Denver 1–0*(OT)North TexasWKU Soccer Complex • Bowling Green, KentuckyLleane Grimditch, Denver
2004North Texas 1–0FIUFIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, FloridaAlyssa Carrier, North Texas
2005North Texas 2–0South AlabamaThe Cage • Mobile, AlabamaHeather Hutyra, North Texas
2006Denver 4–0North TexasRagin' Cajuns Soccer/Track Facility • Lafayette, LouisianaTaryn Hemmings, Denver
2007Denver 2–0North TexasThe Cage • Mobile, AlabamaMackenzie Snyder, Denver
2008Denver 2–0Western KentuckySoccer and Track & Field Stadium • Denton, TexasTaryn Hemmings, Denver
2009Denver 1–0Little RockFAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, FloridaKaitlin Bast, Denver
20100–0†
DenverWKU Soccer Complex • Bowling Green, KentuckyRebecca Cushing, Middle Tennessee
2011FIU 0–0†
Western KentuckyDean A. Hayes Stadium • Murfreesboro, TennesseeNicole DiPerna, FIU
2012North Texas 1–0FIUThe Cage • Mobile, AlabamaJackie Kerestine, North Texas
2013South Alabama 1–0Western KentuckyBobcat Soccer Complex • San Marcos, TexasLauren Allison, South Alabama
2014South Alabama 1–0TroyChardé Hannah, South Alabama
2015South Alabama 4–0Georgia StateGSU Soccer Field • Emerson, Georgia
2016South Alabama 2–0Coastal CarolinaFoley Sports Complex • Foley, AlabamaJemma Purfield, South Alabama[3]
2017South Alabama 5–0Coastal CarolinaRio Hardy, South Alabama[4]
2018Little Rock 0–0†
Texas StateJaclyn Purvine, Little Rock [5]
2019South Alabama 5–1Arkansas StateBriana Morris, South Alabama[6]
2020South Alabama 2–1Arkansas StateMorgan Cross, South Alabama[7]
2021South Alabama 1–0Georgia SouthernGracie Wilson, South Alabama[8]
20224–3*(2OT)James MadisonCarla Morich, Old Dominion[9]
2023Old Dominion 2–1*(2OT)James MadisonEce Turkoglu, Old Dominion[10] [11]

By school

Source:[1]

SchoolWLTPCTFinalsChampionshipsTitle Years
Arkansas State412520—
Appalachian State48100—
Coastal Carolina46020—
Denver2641872001, 2002, 2003, 2006,
2007, 2008, 2009
Florida Atlantic24000—
FIU1072422000, 2011
Georgia Southern47110—
Georgia State98010—
James Madison42020—
Little Rock5107212018
Louisiana216100—
Louisiana–Monroe23100—
Marshall11000—
Middle Tennessee6104112010
North Texas2470932004, 2005, 2012
Old Dominion501222022, 2023
South Alabama29114982013, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
Southern Miss02000—
Texas State38310–
Troy411210—
Western Kentucky1311230—
Teams in italics not longer sponsor women's soccer in the Sun Belt.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Record Book. sungbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. April 30, 2024.
  2. Web site: Past Women's Soccer Champions. sungbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. April 30, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2016 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Tournament. sungbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. April 30, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2017 Women's Soccer Championship. 2017-10-30. Sun Belt Conference.
  5. Web site: 2018 Women's Soccer Championship. 2018-12-28. Sun Belt Conference.
  6. Web site: 2019 Women's Soccer Championship. February 10, 2020. Sun Belt Conference.
  7. Web site: 2020 Sun Belt Conference Women's Soccer Championship . sunbeltsports.org . November 12, 2020.
  8. Web site: 2021 Women's Soccer Championship. January 14, 2022. Sun Belt Conference. Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org.
  9. Web site: 2022 Women's Soccer Championship. May 31, 2023. Sun Belt Conference. Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org.
  10. Web site: 2023 Women's Soccer Championship. January 5, 2024. Sun Belt Conference. Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org.
  11. Web site: Old Dominion women’s soccer team will hit road to face Georgetown in NCAAs. The Virginian-Pilot. November 6, 2023. January 5, 2024.

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