Big West Conference women's soccer tournament
| Big West Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus Sites (Higher Seed) |
| Played | 1996–1997, 2003–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | Cal Poly (4th. title) |
| Most championships | Cal State Fullerton (8 titles) |
| TV partner | ESPN+ |
| Official website | bigwest.org/wsoc |
The Big West women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer, organised by the Big West Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2003.
It is played under a single-elimination format 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.
Cal State Fullerton is the most winning team of the competition with 8 titles.
Champions
Finals
Source:[1]
- Key
- (1) — Title number
- a.e.t. — Match went to extra time
- p – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team also won regular season
| Ed. | Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / City | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 | Cal Poly (1) | 2–0 | UC Irvine | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | (None) | |
| 2 | 1997 | UC Irvine (1) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Cal Poly | Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | (None) | |
| 3 | 2003 | Cal Poly (2) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Sharon Day, Cal Poly | |
| 4 | 2004 | Cal Poly (3) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Harder Stadium • Santa Barbara, Ca | Liz Hill, Cal Poly | |
| 5 | 2005 | Cal State Fullerton (1) | 4–1 | UC Riverside | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Lauryn Welch, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 6 | 2006 | Cal State Fullerton (2) | 2–1 | Cal Poly | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Kristen Boujos, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 7 | 2007 | Cal State Fullerton (3) | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Cal Poly | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Shayla Sabin, Cal State Fullerton | |
| 8 | 2008 | UC Santa Barbara (1) | 1–1 (6–5 p) | Long Beach State | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Sami Svrcek, UC Santa Barbara | |
| 9 | 2009 | UC Santa Barbara (2) | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Cal Poly | Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Katy Roby, UC Santa Barbara | |
| 10 | 2010 | Long Beach State (1) | 1–0 | UC Irvine | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Emily Kingsborough, Long Beach | |
| 11 | 2011 | Long Beach State (2) | 1–0 | UC Irvine | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Sara Balcer, Long Beach | |
| 12 | 2012 | Cal State Northridge (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Cal State Fullerton | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Ca | Melissa Fernandez, Cal State | |
| 13 | 2013 | Cal State Fullerton (4) | 1–1 (2–1 p) | UC Riverside | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Katie Pulliam, Cal State | |
| 14 | 2014 | Cal State Fullerton (5) | 2–1 | Long Beach State | Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Christina Burkenroad, Cal State | |
| 15 | 2015 | Cal State Fullerton (6) | 1–0 | Long Beach State | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | ||
| 16 | 2016 | Long Beach State (3) | 3–0 | UC Irvine | George Allen Field • Long Beach, Ca | Mimi Rangel, Long Beach State | [2] |
| 17 | 2017 | Cal State Fullerton (7) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Cal State Northridge | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, Ca | Morgan Bertsch, Cal State | [3] |
| 18 | 2018 | Long Beach State (4) | 2–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Dana Fujikuni, Long Beach | [4] |
| 19 | 2019 | Cal State Fullerton (8) | 4–0 | Cal State Northridge | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Atlanta Primus, Cal State | [5] |
| – | 2020 | (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic)
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| 20 | 2021 | UC Irvine (2) | 1–0 | Cal Poly | Anteater Stadium • Irvine, Ca | Maddy Chavez, UC Irvine | [6] |
| 21 | 2022 | UC Irvine (3) | 3–0 | Long Beach State | Alex Spanos Stadium • S. Luis Obispo, Ca | Glo Hinojosa, UC Irvine | [7] |
| 22 | 2023 | UC Irvine (4) | 1–0 | Cal Poly | Titan Stadium • Fullerton, Ca | Emilie Castanga, UC Irvine | [8][9] |
| 23 | 2024 | UC Santa Barbara (3) | 2–2 (8–7 p) | Cal State Bakersfield | Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium • Waipahu, HI | Devin Greer & Sofie Rodriguez, UC Santa Barbara | [10][11] |
| 24 | 2025 | Cal Poly (4) | 1–0 | UC Santa Barbara | Matador Soccer Field • Northridge, CA | Jessie Halladay, Cal Poly | [12][13] |
There was no Big West Tournament held from 1998-2002 and the regular season champion during those years received the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.
By school
Source:[14]
- As of 2025 tournament
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Title years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly | 13 | 5 | 5 | .674 | 10 | 4 | 1996, 2003, 2004, 2025 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2 | 1 | 1 | .625 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Cal State Fullerton | 13 | 7 | 6 | .615 | 9 | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Cal State Northridge | 4 | 7 | 2 | .385 | 3 | 1 | 2012 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Long Beach State | 11 | 4 | 3 | .694 | 6 | 4 | 2010, 2011, 2016, 2018 |
| Pacific | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Davis | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Irvine | 9 | 12 | 2 | .435 | 8 | 4 | 1997, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| UC Riverside | 1 | 4 | 2 | .286 | 2 | 0 | — |
| UC San Diego | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| UC Santa Barbara | 7 | 8 | 5 | .475 | 6 | 3 | 2008, 2009, 2024 |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the Big West.
References
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- ^ Big West Conference. "2016 Big West Tournament Recap". Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2017 Big West Tournament". Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ Big West Conference (November 4, 2018). "Long Beach State Claims Big West Tournament Title". bigwest.org. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2019 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2021 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2022 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved February 8, 2023.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2023 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Stevens, Ashley (November 5, 2023). "UC Irvine Anteaters three-peat, ending Cal Poly women's soccer postseason run in Big West Championship". ksby.com. KSBY. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ Big West Conference. "2024 BIG WEST WOMEN'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT". bigwest.org. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Zant, John (November 12, 2024). "UC Santa Barbara Women's Soccer Heads to NCAA Tournament for First Time in 15 Years". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
- ^ Cal Poly. "Mustangs Capture First Big West Championship in 21 Years, Secure Bid to NCAA Tourney". gopoly.com. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ Big West Conference. "CHAMPS! No. 2 seed Cal Poly's Late Goal Pushes Mustangs Past Defending Champs UCSB, 1-0". bigwest.org. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ "Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). bigwest.org. Big West Conference. p. 24. Retrieved March 27, 2024.