Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament

The Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in soccer for the Big Sky Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 1997. 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.

Big Sky Conference women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Number of teams6
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumLumberjack Stadium
Current locationFlagstaff, Arizona
Played1997–present
Last contest2023
Current championIdaho
Most championshipsMontana (7)
TV partner(s)ESPN+
Official websitebigskyconf.com

Format

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The teams are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference's round robin regular season. The top six finishers qualify for the tournament. Tiebreakers begin with the result of the head-to-head matchup. The teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top two seeds receiving a first round bye, until meeting in a final championship game. After two overtime period, ties are broken by shootout rounds, with the winner of the shootout advancing.[1]

Champions

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Source:[1]

(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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Year Champion Score Runner-up Site MVP Reference
1997 Montana (1) 4–2 Weber State South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana Karen Hardy, Montana
1998 Weber State (1) 2–1 Montana P.E. Playfield • Ogden, Utah Lisa Anthony, Weber State
1999 Montana (2) 2–0 Northern Arizona South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana Misty Hall, Montana
2000 Montana (3) 1–0 Northern Arizona South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana Amy Wronksi, Montana
2001 Idaho State (1) 1–0 Weber State P.E. Playfield • Ogden, Utah Brooke Alton, Idaho State
2002 Idaho State (2) 1–0 Portland State Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho Shannon Boyle, Idaho State
2003 Idaho State (3) 1–0 Montana St. Joseph's High School • Ogden, Utah Hollie Christensen, Idaho State
2004 Weber State (2) 1–0 Montana PGE ParkPortland, Oregon Rochelle Hoover, Weber State
2005 Weber State (3) 4–1 Northern Arizona Lew Joseph Field • Ogden, Utah
2006 Idaho State (4) 2–2†
(4–3 pen.)
Sacramento State Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho Lyndsay Gensler, Idaho State
2007 Sacramento State (1) 3–0 Northern Colorado Hornet FieldSacramento, California Katie McCoy, Sacramento State
2008 Northern Arizona (1) 2–1 Weber State Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah Cee Cee Odorfer, Northern Arizona
2009 Northern Arizona (2) 4–0 Idaho State PCC Rock Field • Portland, Oregon Jenna Samora, Northern Arizona
2010 Sacramento State (2) 1–0 Northern Arizona Max Spilsbury Field • Flagstaff, Arizona Elece McBride, Sacramento State
2011 Montana (4) 1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
Weber State Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado India Watne, Montana
2012 Idaho State (5) 0–0†
(4–3 pen.)
Montana Davis Field • Pocatello, Idaho Sheridan Hapsic, Idaho State
2013 Weber State (4) 0–0†
(3–0 pen.)
Portland State Hillsboro StadiumHillsboro, Oregon Ryann Waldman, Weber State
2014 Northern Arizona (3) 2–1 Idaho State South Campus Field • Missoula, Montana Haley Wingender, Northern Arizona
2015 Northern Colorado (1) 1–1†
(3–0 pen.)
Idaho Guy Wicks FieldMoscow, Idaho Madeline Burdick, Northern Colorado
2016 Eastern Washington (1) 1–1†
(4–3 pen.)
Northern Arizona EWU Soccer Complex • Cheney, Washington Chloe Williams, Eastern Washington [2]
2017 Eastern Washington (2) 3–0 Northern Colorado [3]
2018 Montana (5) 1–0 Northern Colorado Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah Janessa Fowler, Montana [4]
2019 Northern Colorado (2) 1–0 Eastern Washington Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado Taylor Bray, Northern Colorado [5]
2020 Montana (6) Canceled Northern Arizona Wildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, Utah Taylor Stoeger, Montana [6]
2021 Montana (7) 1–0 Weber State Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado Camilla Xu, Montana [7]
2022 Northern Arizona (4) 0–0†
(4–3 pen.)
Idaho Jackson Stadium • Greeley, Colorado Trinity Corcoran, Northern Arizona [8]
2023 Idaho (1) 1–0 Northern Arizona Lumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, Arizona Rebekah Reyes, Idaho [9]

By school

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Source:[1]

School Apps. W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Cal State Northridge 1 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Eastern Washington 11 6 9 1 .406 3 2 2016, 2017
Idaho 7 4 5 1 .450 3 1 2023
Idaho State 9 10 4 3 .676 7 5 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Arizona 18 15 12 4 .548 11 4 2008, 2009, 2014, 2022
Northern Colorado 12 9 9 2 .500 5 2 2015, 2019
Montana 22 18 13 4 .571 11 7 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011,
2018, 2020, 2021
Portland State 15 4 12 3 .289 2 0
Sacramento State 14 6 10 3 .395 3 2 2007, 2010
Southern Utah 0 0 0 0 0 0
Weber State 17 12 10 6 .536 9 4 1998, 2004, 2005, 2013

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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Big Sky Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Big Sky Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2016 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ "2017 Big Sky Conference Soccer Championship". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ^ Casey, Robert (November 4, 2018). "Fifth-Seeded Montana Captures #BigSkySoccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "2019 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Big Sky Soccer Championship Match Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Protocols; Montana to Advance to NCAA Tournament". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. April 16, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "2022 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Big Sky Soccer Championship". bigskyconf.com. Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 14, 2023.