Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament

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.

Northeast Conference
women's soccer tournament
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination
Current stadiumCampus sites
Played1997–present
Last contest2023
Current championCentral Connecticut
Most championshipsCentral Connecticut (13)
Official websitenortheastconference.org/wsoc

Champions

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

By Year

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Year Champion Score Runner-up Site MVP Reference
1997 Central Connecticut (1) 4–0 Monmouth CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Jane McFarlane, Central Connecticut [3]
1998 Central Connecticut (2) 3–2*(2OT) UMBC Lynn Lang, Central Connecticut [4]
1999 LIU[a] (1) 1–0 Monmouth Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey Larissa Swartzlander, LIU [5]
2000 Quinnipiac (1) 1–0 Monmouth Retriever Soccer Park • Catonsville, Maryland Elisa Goncalves, Quinnipiac [6]
2001 Sacred Heart (1) 1–0 UMBC Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania Leslie Konsig, Sacred Heart [7]
2002 Central Connecticut (3) 1–1†
(5–3 pen.)
Monmouth CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Kelly Shimmin, Central Connecticut [8]
2003 Central Connecticut (4) 0–0†
(6–5 pen.)
Sacred Heart North Athletic Complex • Moon Township, Pennsylvania Sabrina Mariani, Central Connecticut [9]
2004 Central Connecticut (5) 1–1†
(4–1 pen.)
Sacred Heart University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey Ashley Ferra, Central Connecticut [10]
2005 Central Connecticut (6) 1–0 LIU CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Jess McCavanagh, Central Connecticut [11]
2006 LIU (2) 2–0 Monmouth LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York Christine Gans, LIU [12]
2007 Monmouth (1) 1–0 Sacred Heart Hesse Field • West Long Branch, New Jersey Lia Fierro, Monmouth [13]
2008 Central Connecticut (7) 1–0 LIU LIU Soccer Park • Brooklyn, New York Erin Herd, Central Connecticut [14]
2009 Monmouth (2) 1–0*(2OT) Central Connecticut CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Mary Wilks, Monmouth [15]
2010 Saint Francis (PA) (1) 1–0 LIU University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey Chelsea Traurig, Saint Francis (PA) [16]
2011 LIU (3) 1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
Saint Francis (PA) Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania Jennifer Bannon, LIU [17]
2012 LIU (4) 1–0 Saint Francis (PA) Jessica Sexton, LIU [18]
2013 Saint Francis (PA) (2) 1–0 LIU Alecia McNiff, Saint Francis (PA) [19]
2014 Central Connecticut (8) 2–0 Fairleigh Dickinson CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Charlie Branch, Central Connecticut [20]
2015 Fairleigh Dickinson (1) 1–0 Robert Morris University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey Rachel Hoekstra, Fairleigh Dickinson [21]
2016 Saint Francis (PA) (3) 2–0 Central Connecticut Emmitt Field • Loretto, Pennsylvania Sara Suler, Saint Francis (PA) [22]
2017 Saint Francis (PA) (4) 0–0†
(3–2 pen.)
Fairleigh Dickinson University Stadium • Teaneck, New Jersey Gabi Morales, Saint Francis (PA) [23]
2018 Central Connecticut (9) 2–1 Saint Francis (PA) CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Danielle Pearse, Central Connecticut [24]
2019 Central Connecticut (10) 1–0 Fairleigh Dickinson Yo Tachibana, Central Connecticut [25]
2020 Central Connecticut (11) 4–0 LIU Roma McLaughlin, Central Connecticut [26]
2021 Central Connecticut (12) 3–0 Fairleigh Dickinson Zoe McGlynn, Central Connecticut [27]
2022 Fairleigh Dickinson (2) 2–2†
(5–4 pen.)
Sacred Heart Park Avenue Field • Fairfield, Connecticut Lea Egner, Fairleigh Dickinson [28]
2023 Central Connecticut (13) 1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
Wagner CCSU Soccer Field • New Britain, Connecticut Melina Ford, Central Connecticut [29]
  1. ^ Includes the LIU Brooklyn program, which was merged with the Division II program of the university's Post campus in July 2019, creating the current LIU program. The unified program inherited Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.

By School

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School W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Bryant 0 4 0 .000 0 0
Central Connecticut 22 9 3 .691 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 .450 6 2 2015, 2022
Howard 1 2 0 .333 0 0
Le Moyne 0 0 0 0 0
LIU [a] 11 10 1 .523 9 4 1999, 2006, 2011, 2012
Merrimack 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Monmouth 9 10 1 .475 7 2 2007, 2009
Mount St. Mary's 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Quinnipiac 2 5 1 .313 1 1 2000
Robert Morris 1 1 0 .500 1 0
Sacred Heart 7 9 4 .450 5 1 2001
Saint Francis (PA) 8 7 4 .526 7 4 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
Stonehill 0 0 0 0 0
UMBC 2 2 0 .500 2 0
Wagner 1 2 2 .400 1 0
  1. ^ Includes championships from the LIU Brooklyn program, which was merged with the Division II program of the university's Post campus in July 2019, creating the current LIU program. The unified program inherited Brooklyn's Division I and NEC memberships.

Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the NEC.

References

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  1. ^ "NEC women's Soccer Tiebreaker Procedure". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "1997 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "1998 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "1999 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "2000 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "2001 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "2002 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "2003 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  10. ^ "2004 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  11. ^ "2005 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  12. ^ "2006 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "2007 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "2008 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  15. ^ "2009 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  16. ^ "2010 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  17. ^ "2011 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  18. ^ "2012 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  19. ^ "2013 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  20. ^ "2014 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  21. ^ "2015 NEC Women's Soccer Championship". northeastconference.org. Northeast Conference. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  22. ^ Northeast Conference. "2016 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  23. ^ Northeast Conference. "2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  24. ^ Northeast Conference. "2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  25. ^ Northeast Conference. "2019 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  26. ^ Northeast Conference. "2020 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  27. ^ Northeast Conference. "2021 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  28. ^ Northeast Conference. "2022 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  29. ^ Northeast Conference. "2023 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament". northeastconference.org. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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