The Big West women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer, organised by the Big West Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2003.
| Big West Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) |
| Played | 1996–1997, 2003–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | UC Santa Barbara |
| Most championships | Cal State Fullerton (8) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | bigwest.org/wsoc |
It is played under a single-elimination format 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.
Cal State Fullerton is the most winning team of the competition with 8 titles.
Champions
editFinals
editSource:[1]
- Key
- (1) — Title number
- — Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- Bold – Winning team won regular season
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / City | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Cal Poly (1) | 2–0 | UC Irvine | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | (None) | |
| 1997 | UC Irvine (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cal Poly | Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | (None) | |
| 2003 | Cal Poly (2) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Sharon Day, Cal Poly | |
| 2004 | Cal Poly (3) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, Ca | Liz Hill, Cal Poly | |
| 2005 | Cal State Fullerton (1) | 4–1 | UC Riverside | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Lauryn Welch, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 2006 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | 2–1 | Cal Poly | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Kristen Boujos, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 2007 | Cal State Fullerton (3) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Cal Poly | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Shayla Sabin, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 2008 | UC Santa Barbara (1) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Long Beach State | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Sami Svrcek, UC Santa Barbara | |
| 2009 | UC Santa Barbara (2) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Cal Poly | Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Katy Roby, UC Santa Barbara | |
| 2010 | Long Beach State (1) | 1–0 | UC Irvine | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Emily Kingsborough, Long Beach | |
| 2011 | Long Beach State (2) | 1–0 | UC Irvine | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Sara Balcer, Long Beach | |
| 2012 | Cal State Northridge (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Cal State Fullerton | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Ca | Melissa Fernandez, Cal State | |
| 2013 | Cal State Fullerton (4) | 1–1 (2–1 p) | UC Riverside | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Katie Pulliam, Cal State | |
| 2014 | Cal State Fullerton (5) | 2–1 | Long Beach State | Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Christina Burkenroad, Cal State | |
| 2015 | Cal State Fullerton (6) | 1–0 | Long Beach State | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | ||
| 2016 | Long Beach State (3) | 3–0 | UC Irvine | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Mimi Rangel, Long Beach State | [2] |
| 2017 | Cal State Fullerton (7) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Cal State Northridge | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Ca | Morgan Bertsch, Cal State | [3] |
| 2018 | Long Beach State (4) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Dana Fujikuni, Long Beach | [4] |
| 2019 | Cal State Fullerton (8) | 4–0 | Cal State Northridge | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Atlanta Primus, Cal State | [5] |
| 2020 | (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
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| 2021 | UC Irvine (2) | 1–0 | Cal Poly | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Maddy Chavez, UC Irvine | [6] |
| 2022 | UC Irvine (3) | 3–0 | Long Beach State | Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Glo Hinojosa, UC Irvine | [7] |
| 2023 | UC Irvine (4) | 1–0 | Cal Poly | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Emilie Castanga, UC Irvine | [8][9] |
| 2024 | UC Santa Barbara (3) | 2–2 (8–7 p) | Cal State Bakersfield | [Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium]] • Waipahu, HI | Devin Greer & Sofie Rodriguez, UC Santa Barbara | [10][11] |
There was no Big West Tournament held from 1998-2002 and the regular season champion during those years received the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
By school
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- As of 2024 tournament
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 11 | 5 | 5 | .643 | 9 | 3 | 1996, 2003, 2004 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | 0 | 1 | .833 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cal State Fullerton | 12 | 6 | 6 | .625 | 9 | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4 | 7 | 1 | .375 | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Long Beach State | 11 | 4 | 3 | .694 | 6 | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Pacific | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Davis | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Irvine | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | 8 | 4 | 1997, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | 2 | 0 | — |
| UC San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara | 6 | 7 | 4 | .471 | 6 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2024 |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big West.
References
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- ^ Big West Conference. "2016 Big West Tournament Recap". Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2017 Big West Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ Big West Conference (November 4, 2018). "Long Beach State Claims Big West Tournament Title". bigwest.org. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2019 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2021 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2022 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2023 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Stevens, Ashley (November 5, 2023). "UC Irvine Anteaters three-peat, ending Cal Poly women's soccer postseason run in Big West Championship". ksby.com. KSBY. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2024 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Zant, John (November 12, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara Women's Soccer Heads to NCAA Tournament for First Time in 15 Years". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. p. 24. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
