ASUN women's soccer tournament
| ASUN women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Sun Conference women's soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Format | Single-elimination |
| Current stadium | Campus sites |
| Played | 1994–present |
| Last contest | 2024 |
| Current champion | Lipscomb |
| Most championships | Florida Gulf Coast & UCF (8) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | asunsports.org/wsoc |
The ASUN Women's Soccer Tournament is the conference championship tournament in college soccer for the Atlantic Sun Conference (previously the Trans America Athletic 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. The tournament has had different setups in its history with only four teams qualifying for the tournament from 1994 to 1997, six teams qualifying from 1998 to 2019, to the now eight qualifying teams.
Florida Gulf Coast and UCF are the most winning teams of the competition, with 8 titles each.
Champions
[edit]The following is a list of ASUN tournament winners:[1]
Finals
[edit]- Key
- (1) – Title number
- – Match went to extra time
- – Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time
- – Winning team reached College Cup
- – Winning team won regular season
- – Winning team won National Championship
Finals
[edit]| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Most valuable player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | UCF (1) | 2–0 | FIU | UCF Soccer Stadium • Orlando, Fl | Amy Geltz, UCF | |
| 1995 | UCF (2) | 1–0 | Campbell | Eakes Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Liz Shaw, UCF | |
| 1996 | UCF (3) | 1–0 | FIU | FIU Soccer Stadium • Miami, Fl | Kara Fitzgerald, Georgia State | |
| 1997 | Georgia State (1) | 2–0 | UCF | GSU Soccer Field • Atlanta, GA | Ana-Kaisa Molianen, Georgia State | |
| 1998 | UCF (4) | 1–0 | Jacksonville | UCF Soccer Stadium • Orlando, Fl | Alyssa O'Brien, UCF | |
| 1999 | UCF (5) | 4–1 | Jacksonville | UCF Soccer Stadium • Orlando, Fl | Cally Howell, UCF | |
| 2000 | Jacksonville (1) | 2–1 | FAU | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Fl | Karen Novak, Jacksonville | |
| 2001 | UCF (6) | 2–1 | FAU | UCF Soccer Stadium • Orlando, Fl | Michelle Anderson, UCF | |
| 2002 | UCF (7) | 3–2 | Jacksonville | Eakes Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Allison Blagriff, UCF | |
| 2003 | UCF (8) | 2–2 (3–0 p) | FAU | FAU Soccer Stadium • Boca Raton, Fl | ||
| 2004 | Campbell (1) | 0–0 (3–1 p) | UCF | Eakes Complex • Buies Creek, NC | Erin Switalski, Campbell | |
| 2005 | FAU (1) | 2–0 | Campbell | Greene Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | Alicia Tirelli, FAU | |
| 2006 | Jacksonville (2) | 1–0 | Stetson | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | Michelle Kmiotek, Jacksonville | |
| 2007 | Kennesaw State (1) | 2–1 | Mercer | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | Caitlin Dingle, Kennesaw State | |
| 2008 | Belmont (1) | 0–0 (2–1 p) | Mercer | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | Sari Lin, Belmont | |
| 2009 | Kennesaw State (2) | 2–1 | Belmont | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | Staci Pugh, Kennesaw State | |
| 2010 | Mercer (1) | 1–0 | Jacksonville | Southern Oak Stadium • Jacksonville, Fl | Olivia Tucker, Mercer | |
| 2011 | Florida Gulf Coast (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Mercer | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Shannen Wacker, Florida Gulf Coast | |
| 2012 | Florida Gulf Coast (2) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Mercer | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Ally Kasun, Florida Gulf Coast | |
| 2013 | Jacksonville (3) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
Florida Gulf Coast | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Tabby Tindell, Florida Gulf Coast | |
| 2014 | Florida Gulf Coast (3) | 3–1 | Kennesaw State | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | ||
| 2015 | Florida Gulf Coast (4) | 5–0 | Lipscomb | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | ||
| 2016 | Florida Gulf Coast (5) | 2–0 | Lipscomb | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Ali Rogers, Florida Gulf Coast | [2] |
| 2017 | Florida Gulf Coast (6) | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Lipscomb | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | [3] | |
| 2018 | Lipscomb (1) | 3–2 | North Alabama | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Maycie McKay, Lipscomb | [4] |
| 2019 | Lipscomb (2) | 1–1† (4–3 pen.) |
Kennesaw State | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Melissa Gray, Lipscomb | [5] |
| 2020 | Liberty (1) | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA | [6] | |
| 2021 | Lipscomb (3) | 1–0 | Kennesaw State | Lipscomb Soccer Complex • Nashville, TN | Shelby Craft, Lipscomb | [7] |
| 2022 | Florida Gulf Coast (7) | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Liberty | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Katie Sullivan, Florida Gulf Coast | [8] |
| 2023 | Florida Gulf Coast (8) | 3–3 (3–2 p) | North Alabama | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Erika Zschuppe, Florida Gulf Coast | [9][10] |
| 2024 | Lipscomb (4) | 1–0 | Eastern Kentucky | FGCU Complex • Fort Myers, Fl | Kiara Pralle, Lipscomb | [11][12] |
By school
[edit]Source:[1]
- As of 2024 tournament
| School | Apps. | Last App | W | L | T | Perc. | Finals | Titles | Title Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 2 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bellarmine | 3 | 2024 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .200 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Central Arkansas | 4 | 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 14 | 2024 | 19 | 3 | 5 | .796 | 9 | 8 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 |
| Jacksonville | 22 | 2024 | 16 | 17 | 7 | .488 | 7 | 3 | 2000, 2006, 2013 |
| Kennesaw State | 17 | 2023 | 13 | 13 | 6 | .500 | 6 | 2 | 2007, 2009 |
| Lipscomb | 12 | 2024 | 12 | 7 | 2 | .619 | 7 | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024 |
| North Alabama | 3 | 2023 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | — |
| North Florida | 12 | 2024 | 3 | 9 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Queens | 1 | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Stetson | 15 | 2020 | 6 | 14 | 2 | .318 | 1 | 0 | — |
Note: This list only includes current members of the ASUN.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Atlantic Sun Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2016 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2017 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
- ^ "2018 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ "2019 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ "2020 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "2022 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "2023 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ Reed, Ed (November 5, 2023). "Led by Erika Zschuppe, FGCU women's soccer makes furious comeback to win ASUN title". The News-Press. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "2024 ASUN Women's Soccer Championship". asunsports.org. Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lipscomb Women's Soccer Wins ASUN Championship 7-0 vs EKU". bvmsports.com. BVM Sports. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
