The ASUN Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the ASUN Conference (previously the Trans America Athletic Conference and Atlantic Sun Conference). The tournament has been held every year since 1994. 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. The tournament has had different setups in its history with only four teams qualifying for the tournament from 1994 to 1997, six teams qualifying from 1998 to 2019, to the now eight qualifying teams.
| ASUN women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Lipscomb |
| Most championships | Florida Gulf Coast & UCF (8) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | asunsports.org/wsoc |
Winners
editThe following is a list of ASUN Tournament winners:[1]
Key
edit| (2) | Title number |
| * | Match went to extra time |
| † | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
| Bold | Winning team won regular season |
Finals
edit| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Most valuable player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UCF (1) | 2–0 | FIU | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium • Orlando, Florida | Amy Geltz, UCF | |
| 1995 | UCF (2) | 1–0 | Campbell | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, North Carolina | Liz Shaw, UCF | |
| 1996 | UCF (3) | 1–0 | FIU | FIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, Florida | Kara Fitzgerald, Georgia State | |
| 1997 | Georgia State (1) | 2–0 | UCF | GSU Soccer Field • Atlanta, Georgia | Ana-Kaisa Molianen, Georgia State | |
| 1998 | UCF (4) | 1–0 | Jacksonville | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium • Orlando, Florida | Alyssa O'Brien, UCF | |
| 1999 | UCF (5) | 4–1 | Jacksonville | Cally Howell, UCF | ||
| 2000 | Jacksonville (1) | 2–1 | FAU | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | Karen Novak, Jacksonville | |
| 2001 | UCF (6) | 2–1 | FAU | UCF Soccer and Track Stadium • Orlando, Florida | Michelle Anderson, UCF | |
| 2002 | UCF (7) | 3–2 | Jacksonville | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, North Carolina | Allison Blagriff, UCF | |
| 2003 | UCF (8) | 2–2† (3–0 pen.) |
FAU | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida | ||
| 2004 | Campbell (1) | 0–0† (3–1 pen.) |
UCF | Eakes Athletics Complex • Buies Creek, North Carolina | Erin Switalski, Campbell | |
| 2005 | FAU (1) | 2–0 | Campbell | Greene–Harbison Stadium • Boiling Springs, North Carolina | Alicia Tirelli, FAU | |
| 2006 | Jacksonville (2) | 1–0 | Stetson | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia | Michelle Kmiotek, Jacksonville | |
| 2007 | Kennesaw State (1) | 2–1 | Mercer | Caitlin Dingle, Kennesaw State | ||
| 2008 | Belmont (1) | 0–0† (2–1 pen.) |
Mercer | Sari Lin, Belmont | ||
| 2009 | Kennesaw State (2) | 2–1 | Belmont | Staci Pugh, Kennesaw State | ||
| 2010 | Mercer (1) | 1–0 | Jacksonville | Southern Oak Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | Olivia Tucker, Mercer | |
| 2011 | Florida Gulf Coast (1) | 1–0*(2OT) | Mercer | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, Florida | Shannen Wacker, Florida Gulf Coast | |
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast (2) | 1–0*(OT) | Mercer | Ally Kasun, Florida Gulf Coast | ||
| 2013 | Jacksonville (3) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
Florida Gulf Coast | Tabby Tindell, Florida Gulf Coast | ||
| 2014 | Florida Gulf Coast (3) | 3–1 | Kennesaw State | |||
| 2015 | Florida Gulf Coast (4) | 5–0 | Lipscomb | |||
| 2016 | Florida Gulf Coast (5) | 2–0 | Lipscomb | Ali Rogers, Florida Gulf Coast | [2] | |
| 2017 | Florida Gulf Coast (6) | 3–2*(2OT) | Lipscomb | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tennessee | [3] | |
| 2018 | Lipscomb (1) | 3–2 | North Alabama | Maycie McKay, Lipscomb | [4] | |
| 2019 | Lipscomb (2) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) |
Kennesaw State | Melissa Gray, Lipscomb | [5] | |
| 2020 | Liberty (1) | 1–0*(OT) | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia | [6] | |
| 2021 | Lipscomb (3) | 1–0 | Kennesaw State | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, Tennessee | Shelby Craft, Lipscomb | [7] |
| 2022 | Florida Gulf Coast (7) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) |
Liberty | FGCU Soccer Complex • Fort Myers, Florida | Katie Sullivan, Florida Gulf Coast | [8] |
| 2023 | Florida Gulf Coast (8) | 3–3† (3–2 pen.) |
North Alabama | Erika Zschuppe, Florida Gulf Coast | [9][10] | |
| 2024 | Lipscomb (4) | 1–0 | Eastern Kentucky | Kiara Pralle, Lipscomb | [11][12] |
By school
editSource:[1]
- As of 2024 tournament
| School | Apps. | Last App | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Championships | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 2 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bellarmine | 3 | 2024 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Central Arkansas | 4 | 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 14 | 2024 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .796 | 9 | 8 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 |
| Jacksonville | 22 | 2024 | 16 | 17 | 7 | .488 | 7 | 3 | 2000, 2006, 2013 |
| Kennesaw State | 17 | 2023 | 13 | 13 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Lipscomb | 12 | 2024 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .619 | 7 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| North Alabama | 3 | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Florida | 12 | 2024 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Queens | 1 | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stetson | 15 | 2020 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .318 | 1 | 0 | — |
Note: This list only includes current members of the ASUN.
References
edit- ^ a b "Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2016 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "2017 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ "2018 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "2019 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "2020 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "2022 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Reed, Ed (November 5, 2023). "Led by Erika Zschuppe, FGCU women's soccer makes furious comeback to win ASUN title". The News-Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "2024 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lipscomb Women's Soccer Wins ASUN Championship 7-0 vs EKU". bvmsports.com. BVM Sports. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.