Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament

Ohio Valley Conference
women's soccer tournament
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination
Current stadiumCampus sites
Played1999–present
Last contest2023
Current championMorehead State
Most championshipsEastern Illinois & SIU Edwardsville (5)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websiteovcsports.com/womens-soccer

The Ohio Valley Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Ohio Valley Conference. In the current format, eight teams compete in the single-elimination tournament, with all games being played at the home field of the higher seed, with seeding based on regular season conference records. The tournament expanded from six teams to its current eight in 2017. 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
1999 Eastern Illinois (1) 3–1 Tennessee Tech Lakeside Soccer Field • Charleston, Illinois Carole Griggs, Eastern Illinois
2000 Tennessee Tech (1) 1–0*(2OT) Eastern Illinois Julia Doyle, Tennessee Tech
2001 Eastern Illinois (2) 1–0 Southeast Missouri State Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, Missouri Devon Bissell, Eastern Illinois
2002 Eastern Illinois (3) 2–2†
(pen.)
Southeast Missouri State Teri LaRoche, Eastern Illinois
2003 Eastern Illinois (4) 1–1†
(pen.)
Samford Samford Track and Soccer Stadium • Homewood, Alabama Beth Liesin, Eastern Illinois
2004 Eastern Illinois (5) 3–2 Samford Audra Frericks, Eastern Illinois
2005 Samford (1) 2–0 Eastern Illinois Lakeside Soccer Field • Charleston, Illinois Sharon Young, Samford
2006 Southeast Missouri State (1) 2–0 Morehead State Samford Track and Soccer Stadium • Homewood, Alabama Casey Kraft, Southeast Missouri State
2007 Southeast Missouri State (2) 1–1†
(pen.)
Samford Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri Ashley Runion, Southeast Missouri State
2008 Morehead State (1) 1–0 UT Martin Cutchin Field • Murray, Kentucky Lily Meisner, Morehead State
2009 Murray State (1) 4–0 Tennessee Tech MSU Soccer Field • Morehead, Kentucky Sophie Hargreaves
2010 Morehead State (2) 2–1 Austin Peay Giuleana Lopez, Morehead State [2]
2011 UT Martin (1) 2–1 Morehead State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri Lucy Pater, UT Martin [3]
2012 UT Martin (2) 2–0 Austin Peay Skyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, Tennessee Mariah Klenke, UT Martin [4]
2013 Morehead State (3) 1–0 UT Martin Lindsey Oettle, Morehead State [5]
2014 SIU Edwardsville (1) 3–2 Jacksonville State Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri Michelle Auer, SIU Edwardsville [6]
2015 Murray State (2) 1–0*(OT) Southeast Missouri State MSU Soccer Field • Morehead, Kentucky Taylor Richerson, Murray State [7]
2016 SIU Edwardsville (2) 1–0 Eastern Kentucky Caroline Hoefert, SIU Edwardsville [8]
2017 Murray State (3) 1–0*(OT) Eastern Kentucky Miyah Watford, Murray State [9]
2018 Murray State (4) 2–1 UT Martin Skyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, Tennessee Alex Steigerwald, Murray State [10]
2019 Belmont (1) 2–2†
(3–2 pen.)
SIU Edwardsville Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, Missouri Julie Garst, Belmont [11]
2020 SIU Edwardsville (3) 2–1*(OT) Southeast Missouri State Skyhawk Soccer Field • Martin, Tennessee Maria Haro, SIU Edwardsville [12]
2021 SIU Edwardsville (4) 1–0*(OT) UT Martin Lydia Harris, SIU Edwardsville [13]
2022 SIU Edwardsville (5) 1–0 Tennessee Tech Tech Soccer Field • Cookeville, Tennessee Sidney Christopher, SIU Edwardsville [14]
2023 Morehead State (4) 1–0*(2OT) Tennessee Tech Kate Larbes, Morehead State [15][16]

By School

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Source:[1]

School W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Austin Peay 4 7 1 .375 2 0
Belmont 3 3 3 .500 1 1 2019
Eastern Illinois 16 14 4 .532 7 5 1999, 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004
Eastern Kentucky 0 5 4 .222 2 0
Jacksonville State 3 4 2 .444 1 0
Lindenwood 2 0 1 .833 0 0
Little Rock 2 2 0 .500 0 0
Middle Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 0 0
Morehead State 13 13 2 .500 3 1 2008
Murray State 11 11 2 .500 4 4 2009, 2015,
2017, 2018
Samford 3 2 4 .556 4 1 2005
SIU Edwardsville 15 3 5 .761 6 5 2014, 2016, 2020,
2021, 2022
Southeast Missouri State 16 16 9 .500 6 2 2006, 2007
Southern Indiana 0 2 0 .000 0 0
Tennessee Tech 10 12 1 .457 5 1 2000
UT Martin 11 16 3 .417 6 2 2011, 2012
Western Illinois 0 0 0 0 0

Teams in Italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the OVC.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ohio Valley Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2010-11 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2011-12 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "2012-13 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "2013-14 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "2014-15 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "2015-16 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "2016-17 OVC Championships". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2017 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  10. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2018 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  11. ^ Ohio Valley Conference. "2019 OVC Soccer Championship". Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  12. ^ "2020-21 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  13. ^ "2021 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  14. ^ "2022 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  15. ^ "2023 OVC Soccer Championship". ovcsports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  16. ^ Rorabaugh, Dan (November 10, 2023). "What channel is FSU-Morehead State on today? Time, TV schedule for NCAA soccer tournament". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved January 1, 2024.