America East Conference women's soccer tournament

America East
women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Number of teams9
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Played1994–present
Last contest2024
Current championMaine
Most championshipsBoston University (9)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websiteamericaeast.com/sports/wsoccer

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.

Boston University is the most winning team of the competition with 10 titles won.

Winners

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The following is a list of America East tournament winners:

Finals

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Source:[2]

Key
  • (1) – Title number
  • Bold – Winning team won regular season
  •   – Match went to extra time
  •   – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
  •   – Winning team also won regular season
Ed. Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue MVP Ref.
1
1994
Hartford (1)
4–2
Delaware Al-Marzook FieldWest Hartford, CT Lisa Kesselman, Hartford
2
1995
Hartford (2)
3–0 (a.e.t.)
Delaware Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Irene Stelling, Hartford
3
1996
Towson (1)
2–1
Delaware Centennial FieldBurlington, VT Megan Lumsden, Towson
4
1997
Hartford (3)
8–0
Towson Centennial Field • Burlington, VT Maria Kun, Hartford
5
1998
Hartford (4)
4–0
New Hampshire Center Field • Towson, MD Danielle Korbmacher, Hartford
6
1999
Hartford (5)
2–1
Boston University Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Sandra Doreleijers, Hartford
7
2000
Boston University (1)
4–1
Hartford Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Deidre Enos, Boston U.
8
2001
Boston University (2)
2–0
Hartford Nickerson FieldBoston, MA Megan Cross, Boston U.
9
2002
Hartford (6)
4–0
Stony Brook Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Jeanette Akerlund, Hartford
10
2003
Boston University (3)
0–0 (3–2 p)
Maine Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Jessica Clinton, Boston U.
11
2004
Binghamton (1)
2–0
Maine Bearcats ComplexBinghamton, NY Meghan Taylor, Binghamton
12
2005
Boston University (4)
2–1 (a.e.t.)
Maine Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Susan Marschall, Boston U.
13
2006
Hartford (6)
1–0
Maine Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Megan Riemer, Hartford
14
2007
Boston University (5)
2–1
New Hampshire Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH Casey Brown, Boston U.
15
2008
Boston University (6)
2–1
Stony Brook Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Marisha Schumacher, Boston U.
16
2009
Boston University (7)
4–0
Binghamton Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Farrell McClernon, Boston U.
17
2010
Boston University (8)
4–0
Maine Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Jessica Luscinski, Boston U.
18
2011
Boston University (9)
2–0
Albany Nickerson Field • Boston, MA Angelina Cords, Boston U.
19
2012
Stony Brook (1)
1–0
Hartford Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Sa'sha Kershaw, Stony Brook
20
2013
UMBC (1)
2–1
Stony Brook Retriever Soccer ParkBaltimore, MD Jessy Brown, UMBC
21
2014
New Hampshire (1)
3–1
Hartford Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Mimi Borkan, New Hampshire
22
2015
Albany (1)
2–1
Hartford Al-Marzook Field • West Hartford, CT Kelly Kempf, Albany
23
Albany (2)
2–1
Hartford Casey StadiumAlbany, NY Catilyn Paltsios, Albany [3]
24
Stony Brook (1)
2–1
Vermont LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY Sydney Vaughn, Stony Brook [4]
25
Albany (3)
4–1
UMass Lowell Casey Stadium • Albany, NY Miariah Williams, Albany [5]
26
Stony Brook (2)
2–1
Hartford LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY Erin O'Connor, Stony Brook [6]
27
2020
Stony Brook (3)
1–0
Binghamton Cushing FieldLowell, MA Fanny Gotesson, Stony Brook [7]
28
Vermont (1)
1–0
New Hampshire Virtue Field • Burlington, VT Cricket Basa, Vermont [8]
29
New Hampshire (2)
4–4 (3–2 p)
Binghamton Bearcats Complex • Binghamton, NY Cat Sheppard, New Hampshire [9][10]
30
Maine (1)
3–2 (a.e.t.)
UMass Lowell Mahaney DiamondOrono, ME Lara Kirkby, Maine [11][12]
31
Maine (2)
3–0
New Hampshire Mahaney Diamond • Orono, ME Lara Kirkby, Maine [13][14]

By school

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Source:[2]

Former members of the AEC, are listed in italics
Through 2024

School W L T PCT Finals Titles Winning years
Albany 12 6 1 .658 4 3 2015, 2016, 2018
Binghamton 5 9 8 .409 4 1 2004
Bryant 0 1 0 .000 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 9 11 7 .463 7 2 2023, 2024
New Hampshire 4 20 6 .233 6 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 2 5 1 .313 2 0
UMBC 2 3 1 .417 1 1 2013
Vermont 5 11 5 .357 2 1 2021

Notes

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  1. ^ The tournament was specifically called the "North Atlantic Conference championship" from 1989 until 1996.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 America East Record Book: Men's Soccer" (PDF). static.americaeast.com. August 15, 2016. pp. 5–6. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "America East Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  3. ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship Central". americaeast.com. America East Conference. October 10, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "2017 America East Women's Soccer Championship". America East Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "UAlbany Claims 3rd #AEWSOC Title in 4 Years". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 4, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. ^ "Stony Brook Captures Second #AEWSOC Title in Three Seasons". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "2020 Women's Soccer Championship". americaeast.com. America East Conference. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Wildcats Win America East Championship in Penalty Kicks Versus Binghamton". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athleticts. November 6, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Maine Soccer wins America East Championship for the first time in history". wowt.com. WOWT. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  13. ^ Bartow, Adam (November 11, 2024). "Going to the dance! UMaine women's soccer wins another conference title". WMTW (TV). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Barr, Ben (November 11, 2024). "Maine women's soccer team finds out NCAA Tournament spot". WABI-TV. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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