SWAC women's soccer tournament

SWAC women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceSWAC
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination
Current stadiumPVA&M Soccer Stadium
Current locationPrairie View, Texas
Played2003–present
Last contest2024
Current championSouthern (1st. title)
Most championships5 teams (3 titles each)
TV partner(s)SWAC Digital Network
Official websiteswac.org/wsoc

The SWAC women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2003. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records.[1] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

Alabama State, Grambling State, Howard, Jackson State, and Mississippi Valley State are the most winning teams of the competition with 3 titles each.

Champions

Source:[2][3]

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  • (a.e.t.) – Match went to extra time
  • (p) – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team also won regular season

Finals

Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue City MVP Ref.
2003 Alabama A&M (1) 2–0 Grambling State Bulldog Field Huntsville, AL
2004 Grambling State (1) 1–0 Alabama A&M
2005 Mississippi Valley State (1) 2–1 Jackson State GSU Soccer Complex Grambling, LA [4]
2006 Grambling State (2) 2–0 Mississippi Valley State Bulldog Field Huntsville, AL [5]
2007 Alabama A&M (2) 2–1 Mississippi Valley State Cowgirl Field Lake Charles, LA [6]
2008 Mississippi Valley State (2) 2–1 Jackson State Mississippi Soccer Complex Itta Bena, MS [7]
2009 Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1) 1–0 Prairie View A&M Mississippi Soccer Complex Itta Bena, MS [8]
2010 Jackson State (1) 2–0 Mississippi Valley State Pumphrey Soccer Complex Pine Bluff, AR [9]
2011 Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2) 3–0 Mississippi Valley State Johnny Downs Complex Alexandria, LA [10]
2012 Mississippi Valley State (3) 2–0 Jackson State Johnny Downs Complex Alexandria, LA Shanesse Spratt, Mississippi Valley State [11]
2013 Jackson State (2) 1–0 Alabama State Houston Sports Park Houston, TX [12]
2014 Howard (1) 2–1 Prairie View A&M John Hunt Park Huntsville, AL Nikanya Clark, Howard [13]
2015 Howard (2) 1–2 Alabama State John Hunt Park Huntsville, AL Dytria Ruddy, Howard [14]
2016 Alabama State (1) 2–1 Arkansas–Pine Bluff PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX [15]
2017 Alabama State (2) 0–0 (4–2 p) Grambling State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Gianna Guyot, Alabama State [16]
2018 Howard (3) 1–0 Grambling State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Jordan Taylor, Howard [17]
2019 Prairie View A&M (1) 1–0 Howard PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Kalia Brown, Prairie View A&M [18]
2020 Alabama State (3) 2–2 (3–1 p) Grambling State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX McKenna Wiscombe, Alabama State [19]
2021 Prairie View A&M (2) 1–1 (3–2 p) Grambling State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Savannah Powell, Prairie View A&M [20]
2022 Jackson State (3) 4–2 (a.e.t.) Grambling State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Jordan Smith, Jackson State [21][22]
2023 Grambling State (3) 2–1 Jackson State PVA&M Soccer Stadium Prairie View, TX Sophia Lezizidis, Grambling State [23][24]
2024 Southern (1)
1–0
 Texas Southern Alyssa Romero, Southern [25]

By school

Source:[2]

School Finals Titles Title Years
Alabama A&M 3 2 2003, 2007
Alabama State 5 3 2016, 2017, 2020
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 2 2009, 2011
Grambling State 9 3 2004, 2006, 2023
Howard 4 3 2014, 2015, 2018
Jackson State 7 3 2010, 2013, 2022
Mississippi Valley State 7 3 2005, 2008, 2012
Prairie View A&M 4 2 2019, 2021
Southern 1 1 2024
Notes

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

References

  1. ^ "SWAC Tiebreaker Policy". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b SWAC soccer archives at swac.org
  3. ^ Past soccer champions
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  5. ^ "2006 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "2007 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "2008 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Claims 2009 SWAC Soccer Title". uapblionsroar.com. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "2010 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "UAPB Lady LIons Soccer Wins 2011 SWAC Tournament". uapblionsroar.com. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Devilettes win third SWAC soccer title". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. November 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "2013 Alabama State women's soccer schedule". bamastatesports.com. Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Howard Women's Soccer at the 2014 SWAC Tournament". hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. November 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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  16. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  17. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  18. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  19. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "Spring 2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
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  21. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2022 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  22. ^ Busby, Garrett (November 6, 2022). "JSU Women's Soccer wins SWAC Championship for first time since 2013". WLBT. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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  24. ^ Williams, Dominique (November 8, 2023). "Grambling State Women's Soccer completes conference sweep at the 2023 SWAC Tournament; earning its third title in program history". KTVE. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  25. ^ Southern Wins First-Ever SWAC Women's Soccer Championship on si.com, 11 Nov 2024