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Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament

The Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's soccer for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1997. It is a single-elimination tournament that features the conference's top six teams, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship. Through the 2022 season, the Bowling Green Falcons have won the most championships with six, followed by the Toledo Rockets with five titles.

Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumWMU Soccer Complex
Current locationKalamazoo, Michigan
Played1997–present
Last contest2023
Current championOhio (1)
Most championshipsBowling Green (6)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websitegetsomemaction.com/wsoc

Format

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The top six teams from the regular season qualify for the tournament and are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference play. The teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top seed playing the lowest seed, until meeting in a final championship game. The tournament begins in late October at campus sites and concludes in early November at the highest remaining seed's home field. Prior to 2020 the tournament consisted of eight teams, and for the 2020 season was the top team of the East Division vs the top team in the West Division.

Champions

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Key

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(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

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Source:[1]

Year Champion Score Runner-up Site Reference
1997 Northern Illinois (1) 3–2*(OT) Eastern Michigan NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex • DeKalb, Illinois
1998 Northern Illinois (2) 2–1*(2OT) Ohio Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
1999 Eastern Michigan (1) 0–0†
(5–3 pen.) 		Miami (OH) Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2000 Miami (OH) (1) 1–0*(OT) Bowling Green UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2001 Miami (OH) (2) 3–1 Central Michigan Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2002 Miami (OH) (3) 5–3 Ohio Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2003 Western Michigan (1) 4–1 Bowling Green WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2004 Bowling Green (1) 2–0 Central Michigan Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio
2005 Bowling Green (2) 0–0†
(3–2 pen.) 		Kent State Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio
2006 Toledo (1) 2–1 Northern Illinois Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2007 Toledo (2) 2–2†
(3–2 pen.) 		Bowling Green Briner Sports Complex • Muncie, Indiana
2008 Toledo (3) 1–0 Eastern Michigan Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2009 Central Michigan (1) 1–0 Miami (OH) CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex • Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2010 Central Michigan (2) 3–1 Western Michigan Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio
2011 Toledo (4) 1–0 Western Michigan
2012 Miami (OH) (4) 2–1 Central Michigan Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio
2013 Western Michigan (2) 1–0 Ball State Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan
2014 Buffalo (1) 1–0 Western Michigan UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York
2015 Western Michigan (3) 2–0 Miami (OH) WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan
2016 Kent State (1) 1–0 Northern Illinois Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio [2]
2017 Toledo (5) 2–1*(OT) Bowling Green [3]
2018 Bowling Green (3) 1–1†
(5–4 pen.) 		Ball State Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio [4]
2019 Bowling Green (4) 0–0†
(3–1 pen.) 		Eastern Michigan [5]
2020 Bowling Green (5) 2–0 Ball State [6]
2021 Bowling Green (6) 3–0 Kent State [7]
2022 Buffalo (2) 2–0 Ball State UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York [8]
2023 Ohio (1) 2–1 Kent State WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan [9][10]

By school

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Records as of the 2023 tournament.[1]

School Appearances W L T Pct. Finals Championships Years won
Akron 6 0 6 1 .071 0 0 —
Ball State 18 7 12 9 .411 4 0 —
Bowling Green 16 22 8 9 .679 10 6 2004, 2005, 2018,
2019, 2020, 2021
Buffalo 16 10 14 1 .420 2 2 2014, 2022
Central Michigan 20 17 15 2 .529 5 2 2009, 2010
Eastern Michigan 19 9 15 5 .385 4 1 1999
Kent State 19 12 16 4 .438 4 1 2016
Marshall 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0 —
Miami (OH) 18 22 12 3 .635 7 4 2000, 2001,
2002, 2012
Northern Illinois 13 9 11 2 .455 4 2 1997, 1998
Ohio 21 13 20 1 .397 3 1 2023
Toledo 14 15 7 5 .648 5 5 2006, 2007, 2008,
2011, 2017
Western Michigan 23 16 20 3 .449 6 3 2003, 2013, 2015

Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the MAC.

References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  3. ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  4. ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  5. ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  6. ^ Loe, Brandom (April 18, 2021). "BGSU women's soccer wins third straight MAC Championship". bgfalconmedia.com. BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history". The Athens Messenger. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
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