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SWAC women's soccer tournament

The SWAC women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The tournament has been held every year since 2003. It is a single-elimination tournament with seeding based on conference records.[1] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship.

SWAC women's soccer tournament
Conference soccer championship
SportCollege soccer
ConferencePatriot League
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumPVA&M Soccer Stadium
Current locationPrairie View, Texas
Played2003–present
Last contest2023
Current championGrambling State
Most championships5 teams (3)
TV partner(s)SWAC Digital Network
Official websiteswac.org/wsoc

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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Year Champion Score Runner-up Site MVP Reference
2003 Alabama A&M (1) 2–0 Grambling State Bulldog Field • Huntsville, Alabama
2004 Grambling State (1) 1–0 Alabama A&M
2005 Mississippi Valley State (1) 2–1 Jackson State GSU Soccer Complex • Grambling, Louisiana [3]
2006 Grambling State (2) 2–0 Mississippi Valley State Bulldog Field • Huntsville, Alabama [4]
2007 Alabama A&M (2) 2–1 Mississippi Valley State Cowgirl Field • Lake Charles, Louisiana [5]
2008 Mississippi Valley State (2) 2–1 Jackson State Mississippi Valley Soccer Complex • Itta Bena, Mississippi [6]
2009 Arkansas–Pine Bluff (1) 1–0 Prairie View A&M [7]
2010 Jackson State (1) 2–0 Mississippi Valley State Pumphrey Soccer Complex • Pine Bluff, Arkansas [8]
2011 Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2) 3–0 Mississippi Valley State Johnny Downs Sports Complex • Alexandria, Louisiana [9]
2012 Mississippi Valley State (3) 2–0 Jackson State Shanesse Spratt, Mississippi Valley State [10]
2013 Jackson State (2) 1–0 Alabama State Houston Sports Park • Houston, Texas [11]
2014 Howard (1) 2–1 Prairie View A&M John Hunt Park • Huntsville, Alabama Nikanya Clark, Howard [12]
2015 Howard (2) 1–2 Alabama State Dytria Ruddy, Howard [13]
2016 Alabama State (1) 2–1 Arkansas–Pine Bluff PVA&M Soccer Stadium • Prairie View, Texas [14]
2017 Alabama State (2) 0–0†
(4–2 pen.) 		Grambling State Gianna Guyot, Alabama State [15]
2018 Howard (3) 1–0 Grambling State Jordan Taylor, Howard [16]
2019 Prairie View A&M (1) 1–0 Howard Kalia Brown, Prairie View A&M [17]
2020 Alabama State (3) 2–2†
(3–1 pen.) 		Grambling State McKenna Wiscombe, Alabama State [18]
2021 Prairie View A&M (2) 1–1†
(3–2 pen.) 		Grambling State Savannah Powell, Prairie View A&M [19]
2022 Jackson State (3) 4–2*(2OT) Grambling State Jordan Smith, Jackson State [20][21]
2023 Grambling State (3) 2–1 Jackson State Sophia Lezizidis, Grambling State [22][23]

By school

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School Finals Championships Title Years
Alabama A&M 3 2 2003, 2007
Alabama State 5 3 2016, 2017, 2020
Arkansas–Pine Bluff 3 2 2009, 2011
Grambling State 9 3 2004, 2006, 2023
Howard 4 3 2014, 2015, 2018
Jackson State 7 3 2010, 2013, 2022
Mississippi Valley State 7 3 2005, 2008, 2012
Prairie View A&M 4 2 2019, 2021

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

References

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  1. ^ "SWAC Tiebreaker Policy". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Past Soccer Champions". swac.org. Southwestern Athletic Conference. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2005 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "2006 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "2007 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "2008 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Claims 2009 SWAC Soccer Title". uapblionsroar.com. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "2010 Mississippi Valley State women's soccer schedule". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "UAPB Lady LIons Soccer Wins 2011 SWAC Tournament". uapblionsroar.com. University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Devilettes win third SWAC soccer title". mvsusports.com. Mississippi Valley State. November 4, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "2013 Alabama State women's soccer schedule". bamastatesports.com. Alabama State Athletics. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  12. ^ "Howard Women's Soccer at the 2014 SWAC Tournament". hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. November 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's Soccer Wins Second Straight SWAC Championship". hubison.com. Howard University Athletics. November 8, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  14. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2016 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  15. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2017 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2017-10-30.
  16. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2018 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved 2018-12-28.
  17. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2019 Women's Soccer Tournament Central". Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  18. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "Spring 2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  19. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2021 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  20. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2022 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  21. ^ Busby, Garrett (November 6, 2022). "JSU Women's Soccer wins SWAC Championship for first time since 2013". WLBT. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  22. ^ Southwestern Athletic Conference. "2023 SWAC Soccer Tournament Central". swac.org. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  23. ^ Williams, Dominique (November 8, 2023). "Grambling State Women's Soccer completes conference sweep at the 2023 SWAC Tournament; earning its third title in program history". KTVE. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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