Conference USA women's soccer tournament
American soccer tournament
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The Conference USA women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for Conference USA (C-USA). The tournament has been held every year in November since 1995. It is a single-elimination tournament 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.
| C-USA women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Robert Mack Caruthers Field |
| Current location | Ruston, Louisiana |
| Played | 1995–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Liberty (2nd. title) |
| Most championships | Memphis (5 titles) |
| TV partner | ESPN+ |
| Official website | conferenceusa.com/wsoc |
Champions
Finals
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- a.e.t. – Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team won regular season
By year
Source:[1]
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / city | MVP (O) | MVP (D) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1995 | Charlotte (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Evansville | Meyers Field • Cincinnati, Ohio | Blair Angell (Charlotte) (Forward) Terra May (Evansville) (Midfielder) |
Benji Lewis (Charlotte) (Defender) Heather Bridgewater (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper) |
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2 | 1996 | Cincinnati (1) | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Marquette | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina | Regina Sekyra (Marquette) (Forward) Paulette Angilecchia (Cincinnati) (Midfielder) |
Nicole Thorne (Cincinnati) (Defender) Stacy Sipotz (Marquette) (Goalkeeper) |
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3 | 1997 | Cincinnati (2) | 1–0 | Marquette | Anheuser-Busch Conference & Sports Centre • Fenton, Missouri | Tina Matlock (Cincinnati) (Forward) Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder) |
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender) Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper) |
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4 | 1998 | Charlotte (2) | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Marquette | Cox Soccer Complex • Farmers Branch, Texas | Christian Papp (Charlotte) (Forward) Lynette Rossini (Marquette) (Midfielder) |
Rhegan Hyypio (Marquette) (Defender) Mo Bothwell (Marquette) (Goalkeeper) |
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5 | 1999 | Marquette (1) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte | Erin Morgan (Marquette) (Forward) Kelly Roethe (Marquette) (Midfielder) |
Jen Bransford (Charlotte) (Defender) Jennifer Howell (Charlotte) (Goalkeeper) |
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6 | 2000 | Marquette (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Charlotte | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri | Kate Gordon (Marquette) (Forward) Kristen Jensen (Marquette) (Midfielder) |
Heather O'Neil (Marquette) (Defender) Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper) |
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7 | 2001 | Cincinnati (3) | 1–0 | Marquette | Valley Fields • Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Ann Thomas (Cincinnati) (Forward) Nicole Luse (Cincinnati) (Midfielder) |
Anne Dalecky (Marquette) (Defender) Christy Hoffman (Cincinnati) (Goalkeeper) |
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8 | 2002 | Cincinnati (4) | 2–1 | Marquette | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina | Tasha Wagner (Cincinnati) | Stacey Kyser (Cincinnati) | |
9 | 2003 | DePaul (1) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Saint Louis | Julianne Sitch (DePaul) | Lindsay Deason (DePaul) | ||
10 | 2004 | UAB (1) | 2–1 | Saint Louis | Hermann Stadium • St. Louis, Missouri | Jenny Rynders (UAB) | Brianna McCarty (UAB) | |
11 | 2005 | Rice (1) | 3–0 | UTEP | Rice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, Texas | Anne Candee (Rice) | Adriene Giese (Rice) | |
12 | 2006 | UAB (2) | 3–2 | Colorado College | Westcott Field • Dallas, Texas | Jill Porto (UAB) | Laura Richards (UAB) | |
13 | 2007 | Memphis (1) | 2–0 | UCF | University Field • El Paso, Texas | Ashley Berra (Memphis) | Kelsey Bakker (Memphis) | |
14 | 2008 | Memphis (2) | 4–1 | East Carolina | Rice Soccer & Track Stadium • Houston, Texas | Laura Laufenberg (Memphis) | ||
15 | 2009 | Memphis (3) | 3–0 | UCF | Westcott Field • Dallas, Texas | Taylor Isenhower (Memphis) | Elise Kuhar-Pitters (Memphis) | |
16 | 2010 | Memphis (4) | 1–0 | UCF | UCF Soccer Complex • Orlando, Florida | Vendula Strnadova (Memphis) | ||
17 | 2011 | Memphis (5) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | UTEP | Mike Rose Soccer Complex • Memphis, Tennessee | Christabel Oduro (Memphis) | Lizzy Simonin (Memphis) | |
18 | 2012 | UCF (1) | 2–0 | Tulsa | University Field • El Paso, Texas | Nicolette Radovcic (UCF) | Marissa Diggs (UCF) | |
19 | 2013 | Colorado College (1) | 3–0 | North Texas | Holloway Field • Houston, Texas | Jessie Ayers (Colorado College) | Kate Scheele (Colorado College) | |
20 | 2014 | Rice (2) | 1–0 | North Texas | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina | Gabriela Iribarne (Rice) | Ashton Geisendorff (Rice) | |
21 | 2015 | North Texas (1) | 1–0 | Marshall | FIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, Florida | Rachel Holden (North Texas) | Jackie Kerestine (North Texas) | |
22 | 2016 | Charlotte (3) | 4–0 | Florida Atlantic | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina | Katie O'Neill (Charlotte) | Shelby Hicks (Charlotte) | [2] |
23 | 2017 | North Texas (2) | 0–0 (3–1 p) | Charlotte | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | Taylor Torres (North Texas) | Dominique James (North Texas) | [3] |
24 | 2018 | North Texas (3) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Southern Miss | Old Dominion Soccer Complex • Norfolk, Virginia | Lauryn Bruffett (North Texas) | Carissa Sanders (North Texas) | [4] |
25 | 2019 | North Texas (4) | 5–2 | Florida Atlantic | North Texas Soccer Stadium • Denton, Texas | Allie Byrd (North Texas) | Dominique James (North Texas) | [5] |
26 | 2020 | Rice (3) | 2–0 | Charlotte | Holloway Field • Houston, Texas | Delaney Schultz (Rice) | Mijke Roelfsema (Rice) | [6] |
27 | 2021 | Old Dominion (1) | 1–0 | Southern Miss | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | Carla Morich (Old Dominion) | Emily Roberts (Old Dominion) | [7] |
28 | 2022 | UTSA (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Florida Atlantic | Transamerica Field • Charlotte, North Carolina | Anna Sutter (UTSA) | Kendall Kloza (UTSA) | [8] |
29 | 2023 | Liberty (1) | 2–1 | New Mexico State | Robert Mack Caruthers Field • Ruston, Louisiana | Rachel DeRuby (Liberty) | Ainsley Leja (Liberty) | [9] |
30 | 2024 | FIU (1) | 1–0 | Liberty | FIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, Florida | Noémi Paquin (FIU) | Delinda Sehlin (FIU) | [10] |
31 | 2025 | Liberty (2) | 3–0 | Missouri State | Osborne Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | Ivy Garner (Liberty) | Lauren Littleton (Liberty) | [11] |
Note: from 1995 to 2001, a most valuable forward, midfielder, defender, and goalkeeper were selected.
By school
Source:[1]
- As of November 2025
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 19 | 12 | 7 | .592 | 7 | 3 | 1995, 1998, 2016 |
| Cincinnati | 14 | 4 | 1 | .763 | 4 | 4 | 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 |
| Colorado College | 6 | 5 | 2 | .538 | 2 | 1 | 2013 |
| Delaware | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| DePaul | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1 | 1 | 2003 |
| East Carolina | 5 | 9 | 2 | .375 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Evansville | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIU | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Florida Atlantic | 6 | 8 | 2 | .438 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Houston | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jacksonville State | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Kennesaw State | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Liberty | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 3 | 2 | 2023, 2025 |
| Louisiana Tech | 3 | 7 | 3 | .346 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Louisville | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Marquette | 17 | 7 | 1 | .700 | 6 | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Marshall | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Middle Tennessee | 3 | 8 | 2 | .308 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Memphis | 17 | 7 | 1 | .700 | 5 | 5 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| New Mexico State | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 1 | 0 | – |
| North Texas | 16 | 6 | 2 | .708 | 6 | 4 | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Old Dominion | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rice | 11 | 10 | 4 | .520 | 3 | 3 | 2005, 2014, 2020 |
| Saint Louis | 4 | 6 | 3 | .423 | 2 | 0 | — |
| Sam Houston | 1 | 2 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 | – |
| SMU | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Florida | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Southern Miss | 6 | 5 | 1 | .542 | 2 | 0 | — |
| TCU | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tulane | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Tulsa | 2 | 3 | 2 | .429 | 1 | 0 | — |
| UAB | 7 | 14 | 6 | .370 | 2 | 2 | 2004, 2006 |
| UCF | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4 | 1 | 2012 |
| UTEP | 5 | 8 | 3 | .406 | 2 | 0 | — |
| UTSA | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Western Kentucky | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | — |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in Conference USA.
