WAC women's soccer tournament
| WAC women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | UCCU Stadium |
| Current location | Orem, Utah |
| Played | 1995–present |
| Last contest | 2025 |
| Current champion | California Baptist (2nd. title) |
| Most championships | SMU (6 titles) |
| Official website | wacsports.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.
SMU is the most winning team of the competition, with six championships.
Champions
- 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
By Year
Source:[1]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Venue / city | MVP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | San Diego State (1) | 2–1 | New Mexico | SDSU Sports Deck • San Diego, CA | Laurie Hegedorn, New Mexico | |
| 1996 | BYU (1) | 3–2 | San Diego State | South Field • Provo, UT | Shauna Rohbock, BYU | |
| 1997 | SMU (1) | 2–0 | BYU | Westcott Field • Dallas, TX | Kim Brown, SMU Shauna Rohbock, BYU |
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| 1998 | San Diego State (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | BYU | South Field • Provo, UT | Maren Hendershot, BYU | |
| 1999 | SMU (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Fresno State | Westcott Field • Dallas, TX | Nicole Lamb, SMU | |
| 2000 | San José State (1) | 3–1 | Tulsa | Fresno State Stadium • Fresno, CA | Kristina Jacob, San José State | |
| 2001 | SMU (3) | 2–0 | Hawai‘i | Westcott Field • Dallas, TX | Tara Comfort, SMU | |
| 2002 | SMU (4) | 3–1 | UTEP | Holloway Field • Houston, TX | Holly Cohen, UTEP | |
| 2003 | SMU (5) | 2–1 | Rice | Westcott Field • Dallas, TX | Kim Harvey, SMU | |
| 2004 | SMU (6) | 2–0 | Rice | Waipiʻo Peninsula Stadium • Honolulu, HI | 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 p) | Fresno State | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | Caitlin Holmes, Nevada | |
| 2007 | Hawai‘i (1) | 1–0 | Fresno State | Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, ID | Chelsea Deptula, Hawai‘i | |
| 2008 | Fresno State (2) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Utah State | Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV | Ali Sill, Fresno State | |
| 2009 | Boise State (1) | 1–0 | Nevada | Boas Soccer Complex • Boise, ID | Erica Parks, Boise State | |
| 2010 | Fresno State (3) | 0–0 (3–1 p) | San José State | Robert Mack Caruthers Field • Ruston, LA | Katie Lee, Fresno State | |
| 2011 | Utah State (1) | 1–0 | Fresno State | Fresno State Stadium • Fresno, CA | Molli Merrill, Utah State | |
| 2012 | Utah State (2) | 1–0 | Denver | Bell Soccer Field • Logan, UT | Natalie Norris, Utah State | |
| 2013 | Seattle (1) | 3–0 | Kansas City | NM State Complex • Las Cruces, NM | Monique Escalera, Seattle U | |
| 2014 | Seattle (2) | 5–0 | Kansas City | Championship Field • Seattle, WA | Stephanie Verdoia, Seattle | |
| 2015 | Utah Valley (1) | 2–0 | Seattle | Main Soccer Field • Bakersfield, CA | Jessica Duffin, Utah Valley | |
| 2016 | Seattle (3) | 2–1 | Kansas City | Durwood Soccer Stadium • Kansas City, MO | Natasha Howe, Seattle | |
| 2017 | Utah Valley (2) | 1–1 (3–1 p) | Seattle | GCU Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | Breanna DeWaal, Utah Valley | [2] |
| 2018 | Seattle (4) | 1–0 | Kansas City | Clyde Field • Orem, UT | Ariana Romero, Seattle | [3] |
| 2019 | Seattle (5) | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Utah Valley | Championship Field • Seattle, WA | Jessie Ray, Seattle | [4] |
| 2020 | Utah Valley (3) | 1–0 | Seattle | GCU Stadium • Phoenix, AZ | Cassidy McCormick, Utah Valley | [5] |
| 2021 | Grand Canyon (1) | 3–0 | Utah Valley | Elmer Gray Stadium • Abilene, TX | Lindsey Prokop, Grand Canyon | [6] |
| 2022 | New Mexico State (1) | 1–0 | Utah Valley | Championship Field • Seattle, WA | Makenna Gottschalk, New Mexico State | [7] |
| 2023 | Grand Canyon (2) | 4–2 | Seattle | CBU Soccer Field • Riverside, CA | Gianna Gourley, Grand Canyon | [8][9] |
| 2024 | California Baptist (1) | 3–2 | Grand Canyon | Elmer Gray Stadium • Abilene, TX | Jayden Ramirez, California Baptist | [10][11] |
| 2025 | California Baptist (2) | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Utah Valley | UCCU Stadium • Orem, UT | Mikayla O'Brien, Cal Baptist | [12] |
By school
Source:[1]
- As of 2025 tournament
| School | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Titles | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | — |
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| 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 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 3 | 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 | 18 | 5 | 2 | .760 | 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 | — |
| Tarleton State | 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 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Utah Valley | 12 | 9 | 1 | .568 | 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
- ^ a b Western Athletic Conference. "2024 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). wacsports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "WAC Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2018 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2019 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved February 12, 2020.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2021 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2022 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2023 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "SU women's soccer falls in WAC championship". The Seattle Times. November 4, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ Western Athletic Conference. "2024 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Pope, Dennis (November 12, 2024). "Inland college notes: Morgan Witz leads California Baptist women's soccer team into NCAA Tournament". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Utah Valley Falls in PK Shootout After 2-2 Draw in WAC Championship at gouvu.com. 8 Nov 2025