Southern Conference women's soccer tournament

Southern Conference women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
Southern Conference logo
SportSoccer
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Number of teams10
FormatSingle elimination
Current stadiumCampus Sites
Played1994–present
Last contest2023
Current championSamford
Most championshipsUNC Greensboro (8)
TV partner(s)SoCon Network, ESPN+
Official websitesoconsports.com/wsoc

The Southern Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's college soccer for the Southern Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1994. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records and the higher seeded team hosting all matches. The winner of the tournament receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament.

Champions

Key

(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

Source:[1]

Year Champion Score Runner-up Site MOP[*] Reference
1994 Davidson (1) 2–1 Georgia Southern UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Shannon Lowrance, Davidson
1995 Davidson (2) 3–0 Furman Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Claudia Lombard, Davidson
1996 Davidson (3) 1–0 Georgia Southern Katherine Cornelius, Davidson
1997 UNC Greensboro (1) 2–0 Wofford Kim Rosenberg, UNC Greensboro
1998 UNC Greensboro (2) 2–0*(OT) Furman Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC Ali Lord, UNC Greensboro
1999 Furman (1) 2–1*(4OT) Davidson UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Kaye Brownlee, Furman
2000 UNC Greensboro (3) 1–0 Furman Patriots Point Soccer Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC Lynsey McLean, UNC Greensboro
2001 UNC Greensboro (4) 2–1*(2OT) Western Carolina Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC Kathryn Clewley, UNC Greensboro
2002 Furman (2) 3–0 College of Charleston UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Andre'a Morrison, Furman
2003 UNC Greensboro (5) 2–0 Furman Rakel Logadottir, UNC Greensboro
2004 Furman (3) 3–1 Davidson Andre'a Morrison, Furman
2005 Western Carolina (1) 1–0 Furman Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC Alesha Row, Western Carolina
2006 UNC Greensboro (6) 3–1 Furman Catamount Athletic Complex • Cullowhee, NC Shannon Donovon, UNC Greensboro
2007 Furman (4) 3–1 UNC Greensboro Alumni Soccer Stadium • Davidson, NC Rachel Fry, Furman
2008 Western Carolina (2) 0–0†
(2–0 pen.) 		UNC Greensboro[note 1] Patriots Point Soccer Complex • Mount Pleasant, SC Caitlin Williams, Western Carolina
2009 Davidson (4) 1–0*(OT) College of Charleston UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Amanda Flink, Davidson
2010 UNC Greensboro (7)[note 1] 1–0 Samford Catamount Athletic Complex • Cullowhee, NC Kelsey Kearney, UNC Greensboro
2011 Samford (1) 1–0 College of Charleston UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Shanika Thomas, Samford
2012 Georgia Southern (1) 0–0†
(5–4 pen.) 		Furman Samford Track and Soccer Complex • Birmingham, AL Katie Merson, Georgia Southern
2013 Furman (5) 3–1 Elon Snyder Field • Spartanburg, SC Stephanie DeVita, Furman
2014 Mercer (1) 2–1 Samford Catamount Athletic Complex • Cullowhee, NC Maggie Cropp, Mercer
2015 Furman (6) 1–0*(2OT) Mercer Eugene E. Stone III Stadium • Greenville, SC Stephanie DeVita, Furman [3]
2016 Samford (2) 2–1 East Tennessee State Summers-Taylor Stadium • Johnson City, TN Anna Allen, Samford [4]
2017 UNC Greensboro (7) 1–0 Western Carolina Samford Track and Soccer Complex • Birmingham, AL Regan Lehman, UNCG [5]
2018 UNC Greensboro (8) 2–1 Furman Betts Stadium • Macon, GA Heida Ragney Vidarsdottir, UNCG [6]
2019 Samford (3) 1–0 Furman UNCG Soccer Stadium • Greensboro, NC Morgan McAslan, Samford [7]
2020 Furman (7) 2–1*(2OT) Samford Samford Track and Soccer Complex • Birmingham, AL Jasmine Green, Furman [8]
2021 Samford (4) 4–2 Furman Mary Raymond, Samford [9]
2022 Samford (5) 0–0†
(6–5 pen.) 		UNC Greensboro Emma Donley, Samford [10]
2023 Western Carolina (3) 1–0 Samford Catamount Athletic Complex • Cullowhee, NC Paige McAra, Western Carolina [11][12]
  • Award was "MVP" through 2007; "MOP" starting in 2008.

By school

Source:[1]

School Apps. W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Appalachian State 15 2 15 0 .118 0 0 —
Chattanooga 13 2 12 3 .206 0 0 —
College of Charleston 15 6 14 3 .326 2 0 —
Davidson 19 15 13 3 .532 6 4 1994, 1995, 1996, 2009
East Tennessee State 12 5 11 1 .324 1 0 —
Elon 9 4 8 1 .346 1 0 —
Furman 28 44 18 4 .697 17 7 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007,
2013, 2015, 2020
Georgia Southern 12 10 11 1 .477 3 1 2012
Mercer 9 8 8 2 .500 2 1 2014
Samford 15 23 8 4 .714 9 5 2011, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022
The Citadel 9 5 9 0 .357 0 0 —
UNC Greensboro 25 32 13 7 .683 11 8[note 1] 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003,
2006, 2010[note 1], 2017, 2018
VMI 8 2 8 1 .227 0 0 —
Western Carolina 20 13 16 3 .453 5 3 2004, 2008, 2023
Wofford 19 10 17 3 .383 1 0 —

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Southern Conference.

Notes

References

  1. ^ a b c d UNCG's 2008 runner-up and 2010 finishes were later vacated.[2]
  1. ^ a b "Southern Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Latimer, Powell (25 June 2015). "NCAA places UNCG sports on two-year probation". News & Record. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ Southern Conference. "2015 SoCon WSOC Championship". Retrieved 2016-11-04.
  4. ^ Southern Conference. "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  5. ^ Southern Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  6. ^ Southern Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  7. ^ Southern Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  8. ^ Southern Conference. "Furman wins 2020-21 women's soccer championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  9. ^ Southern Conference. "2021 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
  10. ^ Southern Conference. "2022 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  11. ^ Southern Conference. "2023 SoCon Women's Soccer Championship". soconsports.com. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  12. ^ "Catamount women's soccer draws Alabama in the NCAA first round". themountaineer.com. The Mountaineer. November 9, 2023. Retrieved January 3, 2023.