The America East women's soccer tournament (formerly known as the North Atlantic Conference championship[n 1]) is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the America East 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.
| America East women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | America East Conference |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Maine |
| Most championships | Boston University (9) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | americaeast.com/sports/wsoccer |
Winners
editThe following is a list of America East tournament winners:
Finals
editSource:[2]
- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team won regular season
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won National Championship
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
1994
|
Hartford (1) | 4–2
|
Delaware | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Lisa Kesselman, Hartford | |
2 |
1995
|
Hartford (2) | 3–0 (a.e.t.)
|
Delaware | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Irene Stelling, Hartford | |
3 |
1996
|
Towson (1) | 2–1
|
Delaware | Centennial Field • Burlington, Vermont | Megan Lumsden, Towson | |
4 |
1997
|
Hartford (3) | 8–0
|
Towson | Centennial Field • Burlington, Vermont | Maria Kun, Hartford | |
5 |
1998
|
Hartford (4) | 4–0
|
New Hampshire | Towson Center Field • Towson, Maryland | Danielle Korbmacher, Hartford | |
6 |
1999
|
Hartford (5) | 2–1
|
Boston University | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Sandra Doreleijers, Hartford | |
7 |
2000
|
Boston University (1) | 4–1
|
Hartford | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Deidre Enos, Boston University | |
8 |
2001
|
Boston University (2) | 2–0
|
Hartford | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Megan Cross, Boston University | |
9 |
2002
|
Hartford (6) | 4–0
|
Stony Brook | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Jeanette Akerlund, Hartford | |
10 |
2003
|
Boston University (3) | 0–0 (3–2 p)
|
Maine | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Jessica Clinton, Boston University | |
11 |
2004
|
Binghamton Bearcats (1) | 2–0
|
Maine | Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York | Meghan Taylor, Binghamton | |
12 |
2005
|
Boston University (4) | 2–1 (a.e.t.)
|
Maine | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Susan Marschall, Boston University | |
13 |
2006
|
Hartford (6) | 1–0
|
Maine | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Megan Riemer, Hartford | |
14 |
2007
|
Boston University (5) | 2–1
|
New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, New Hampshire | Casey Brown, Boston University | |
15 |
2008
|
Boston University (6) | 2–1
|
Stony Brook | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Marisha Schumacher-Hodge, Boston University | |
16 |
2009
|
Boston University (7) | 4–0
|
Binghamton | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Farrell McClernon, Boston University | |
17 |
2010
|
Boston University (8) | 4–0
|
Maine | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Jessica Luscinski, Boston University | |
18 |
2011
|
Boston University (9) | 2–0
|
Albany | Nickerson Field • Boston, Massachusetts | Angelina Cords, Boston University | |
19 |
2012
|
Stony Brook (1) | 1–0
|
Hartford | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Sa'sha Kershaw, Stony Brook | |
20 |
2013
|
UMBC (1) | 2–1
|
Stony Brook | Retriever Soccer Park • Baltimore, Maryland | Jessy Brown, UMBC | |
21 |
2014
|
New Hampshire (1) | 3–1
|
Hartford | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Mimi Borkan, New Hampshire | |
22 |
2015
|
Albany (1) | 2–1
|
Hartford | Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, Connecticut | Kelly Kempf, Albany | |
23 |
Albany (2) | 2–1
|
Hartford | Casey Stadium • Albany, New York | Catilyn Paltsios, Albany | [3] | |
24 |
Stony Brook (1) | 2–1
|
Vermont | LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York | Sydney Vaughn, Stony Brook | [4] | |
25 |
Albany (3) | 4–1
|
UMass Lowell | Casey Stadium • Albany, New York | Miariah Williams, Albany | [5] | |
26 |
Stony Brook (2) | 2–1
|
Hartford | LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, New York | Erin O'Connor, Stony Brook | [6] | |
27 |
2020
|
Stony Brook (3) | 1–0
|
Binghamton | Cushing Field • Lowell, Massachusetts | Fanny Gotesson, Stony Brook | [7] |
28 |
Vermont (1) | 1–0
|
New Hampshire | Virtue Field • Burlington, Vermont | Cricket Basa, Vermont | [8] | |
29 |
New Hampshire (2) | 4–4 (3–2 p)
|
Binghamton | Bearcats Sports Complex • Binghamton, New York | Cat Sheppard, New Hampshire | [9][10] | |
30 |
Maine (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.)
|
UMass Lowell | Mahaney Diamond • Orono, Maine | Lara Kirkby, Maine | [11][12] |
By school
editSource:[2]
| School | W | L | T | PCT | Finals | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 12 | 6 | 1 | .658 | 4 | 3 | 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Binghamton | 5 | 8 | 7 | .425 | 4 | 1 | 2004 |
| Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Boston University† | 18 | 4 | 2 | .792 | 10 | 9 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Delaware† | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Drexel† | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| Hartford† | 23 | 13 | 3 | .628 | 13 | 6 | 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002 |
| Hofstra† | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maine | 7 | 11 | 7 | .420 | 6 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 19 | 6 | .214 | 5 | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
| NJIT | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Northeastern† | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stony Brook† | 14 | 7 | 2 | .652 | 6 | 3 | 2017, 2019, 2020 |
| Towson† | 2 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1996 |
| UMass Lowell | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 2 | 0 | — |
| UMBC | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1 | 1 | 2013 |
| Vermont | 5 | 11 | 4 | .350 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
- †Former member of the America East
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "2016-17 America East Record Book: Men's Soccer" (PDF). static.americaeast.com. August 15, 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^ a b "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 10, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "2017 America East Women's Soccer Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
- ^ "UAlbany Claims 3rd #AEWSOC Title in 4 Years". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Stony Brook Captures Second #AEWSOC Title in Three Seasons". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ Stansell, Jake (November 8, 2021). "UVM women's soccer wins first America East conference title, earns automatic bid to NCAA Tournament". wcax.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
- ^ "Wildcats Win America East Championship in Penalty Kicks Versus Binghamton". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athleticts. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Neill, Jackson (November 7, 2022). "Binghamton women's soccer loses America East Championship in penalty kicks to New Hampshire". wbng.com. Gray Media Group. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Magliozzi, Connor (November 5, 2023). "Maine Soccer wins America East Championship for the first time in history". wabi.tv. WABI-TV. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Maine Soccer wins America East Championship for the first time in history". wowt.com. WOWT. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
