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WAC women's soccer tournament

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WAC women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumCBU Soccer Field
Current locationRiverside, California
Played1995–present
Last contest2023
Current championGrand Canyon
Most championshipsSMU (6)
Official websitewacsports.com/wsoc

The WAC men's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Western Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1995. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records. The tournament field has been six teams for the entirety of its history. The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

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 MVP Reference
1995 San Diego State (1) 2–1 New Mexico SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, California Laurie Hegedorn, New Mexico
1996 BYU (1) 3–2 San Diego State South FieldProvo, Utah Shauna Rohbock, BYU
1997 SMU (1) 2–0 BYU Westcott FieldDallas, Texas Kim Brown, SMU
Shauna Rohbock, BYU
1998 San Diego State (2) 2–1*(OT) BYU South Field • Provo, Utah Maren Hendershot, BYU
1999 SMU (2) 1–0*(2OT) Fresno State Westcott Field • Dallas, Texas Nicole Lamb, SMU
2000 San José State (1) 3–1 Tulsa Fresno State Soccer Stadium • Fresno, California Kristina Jacob, San José State
2001 SMU (3) 2–0 Hawai‘i Westcott Field • Dallas, Texas Tara Comfort, SMU
2002 SMU (4) 3–1 UTEP Holloway FieldHouston, Texas Holly Cohen, UTEP
2003 SMU (5) 2–1 Rice Westcott Field • Dallas, Texas Kim Harvey, SMU
2004 SMU (6) 2–0 Rice Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer StadiumHonolulu, Hawaii Olivia O’Rear, SMU
2005 Fresno State (1) 1–0 San José State Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, Idaho Kortney Lewis, Fresno State
2006 Nevada (1) 0–0†
(4–2 pen.)
Fresno State Mackay StadiumReno, Nevada Caitlin Holmes, Nevada
2007 Hawai‘i (1) 1–0 Fresno State Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, Idaho Chelsea Deptula, Hawai‘i
2008 Fresno State (2) 2–1*(OT) Utah State Mackay Stadium • Reno, Nevada Ali Sill, Fresno State
2009 Boise State (1) 1–0 Nevada Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, Idaho Erica Parks, Boise State
2010 Fresno State (3) 0–0†
(3–1 pen.)
San José State Robert Mack Caruthers FieldRuston, Louisiana Katie Lee, Fresno State
2011 Utah State (1) 1–0 Fresno State Fresno State Soccer Stadium • Fresno, California Molli Merrill, Utah State
2012 Utah State (2) 1–0 Denver Bell Soccer Field • Logan, Utah Natalie Norris, Utah State
2013 Seattle (1) 3–0 Kansas City NM State Soccer Athletic ComplexLas Cruces, New Mexico Monique Escalera, Seattle U
2014 Seattle (2) 5–0 Kansas City Championship FieldSeattle, Washington Stephanie Verdoia, Seattle
2015 Utah Valley (1) 2–0 Seattle Main Soccer Field • Bakersfield, California Jessica Duffin, Utah Valley
2016 Seattle (3) 2–1 Kansas City Durwood Soccer StadiumKansas City, Missouri Natasha Howe, Seattle
2017 Utah Valley (2) 1–1†
(3–1 pen.)
Seattle GCU StadiumPhoenix, Arizona Breanna DeWaal, Utah Valley [2]
2018 Seattle (4) 1–0 Kansas City Clyde Field • Orem, Utah Ariana Romero, Seattle [3]
2019 Seattle (5) 2–1*(OT) Utah Valley Championship Field • Seattle, Washington Jessie Ray, Seattle [4]
2020 Utah Valley (3) 1–0 Seattle GCU Stadium • Phoenix, Arizona Cassidy McCormick, Utah Valley [5]
2021 Grand Canyon (1) 3–0 Utah Valley Elmer Gray StadiumAbilene, Texas Lindsey Prokop, Grand Canyon [6]
2022 New Mexico State (1) 1–0 Utah Valley Championship Field • Seattle, Washington Makenna Gottschalk, New Mexico State [7]
2023 Grand Canyon (2) 4–2 Seattle CBU Soccer Field • Riverside, California Gianna Gourley, Grand Canyon [8][9]

By school

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School W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Air Force 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Boise State 5 6 1 .458 1 1 2009
BYU 8 3 0 .727 3 1 1996
Cal State Bakersfield 1 3 2 .333 0 0
California Baptist 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Chicago State 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Denver 1 1 0 .500 1 0
Fresno State 16 13 3 .547 7 3 2005, 2008, 2010
Grand Canyon 8 4 0 .667 2 2 2021, 2023
Hawai‘i 4 8 1 .346 2 1 2007
Idaho 1 4 0 .200 0 0
Lamar 1 1 0 .500 0 0
Louisiana Tech 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 7 7 0 .500 4 0
Nevada 6 4 1 .591 2 1 2006
New Mexico 1 3 0 .250 1 0
New Mexico State 6 8 0 .429 1 1 2022
Rice 4 4 0 .500 2 0
Sam Houston 0 1 0 .000 0 0
San Diego State 7 1 0 .875 3 2 1995, 1998
San José State 8 10 2 .450 3 1 2000
Seattle 17 5 1 .761 10 5 2013, 2014, 2016,
2018, 2019
SMU 14 3 0 .824 6 6 1997, 1999, 2001,
2002, 2003, 2004
Southern Utah 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Stephen F. Austin 0 1 0 .000 0 0
TCU 0 3 0 .000 0 0
Texas State 1 1 0 .500 0 0
Tulsa 2 7 1 .250 1 0
Utah 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Utah State 6 6 0 .500 3 2 2011, 2012
Utah Tech 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Utah Valley 12 8 1 .595 6 3 2015, 2017, 2020
UTEP 3 4 1 .438 1 0
UT Rio Grande Valley 0 5 2 .143 0 0
Wyoming 0 1 0 .000 0 0

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "WAC Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  4. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  5. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  8. ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2023 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  9. ^ "SU women's soccer falls in WAC championship". The Seattle Times. November 4, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.