Northeast Conference women's soccer tournament
Collegiate 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 .
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:[ 2]
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]
^ 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
Source:[ 2]
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
—
^ 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
^ "NEC women's Soccer Tiebreaker Procedure" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ a b "Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF) . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "1997 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "1998 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "1999 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2000 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2001 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2002 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2003 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2004 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2005 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2006 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2007 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2008 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2009 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2010 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2011 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2012 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2013 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2014 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ "2015 NEC Women's Soccer Championship" . northeastconference.org . Northeast Conference . Retrieved April 18, 2024 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2016 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . Retrieved 2017-10-30 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2017 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . Retrieved 2017-10-30 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2018 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . Retrieved 2018-12-21 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2019 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . Retrieved 2020-01-28 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2020 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . northeastconference.org . Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2021 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . northeastconference.org . Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2022 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . northeastconference.org . Retrieved May 18, 2023 .
^ Northeast Conference . "2023 Northeast Conference Women's Soccer Tournament" . northeastconference.org . Retrieved December 29, 2023 .
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