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

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

Source:[1]

Key
(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
Year Champion Score Runner-up Site MVP Reference
1997Montana (1)4–2Weber StateSouth Campus Field • Missoula, MontanaKaren Hardy, Montana
1998Weber State (1)2–1MontanaP.E. Playfield • Ogden, UtahLisa Anthony, Weber State
1999Montana (2)2–0Northern ArizonaSouth Campus Field • Missoula, MontanaMisty Hall, Montana
2000Montana (3)1–0Northern ArizonaSouth Campus Field • Missoula, MontanaAmy Wronksi, Montana
2001Idaho State (1)1–0Weber StateP.E. Playfield • Ogden, UtahBrooke Alton, Idaho State
2002Idaho State (2)1–0Portland StateDavis Field • Pocatello, IdahoShannon Boyle, Idaho State
2003Idaho State (3)1–0MontanaSt. Joseph's High School • Ogden, UtahHollie Christensen, Idaho State
2004Weber State (2)1–0MontanaPGE Park • Portland, OregonRochelle Hoover, Weber State
2005Weber State (3)4–1Northern ArizonaLew Joseph Field • Ogden, Utah
2006Idaho State (4)2–2†
(4–3 pen.)		Sacramento StateDavis Field • Pocatello, IdahoLyndsay Gensler, Idaho State
2007Sacramento State (1)3–0Northern ColoradoHornet Field • Sacramento, CaliforniaKatie McCoy, Sacramento State
2008Northern Arizona (1)2–1Weber StateWildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, UtahCee Cee Odorfer, Northern Arizona
2009Northern Arizona (2)4–0Idaho StatePCC Rock Field • Portland, OregonJenna Samora, Northern Arizona
2010Sacramento State (2)1–0Northern ArizonaMax Spilsbury Field • Flagstaff, ArizonaElece McBride, Sacramento State
2011Montana (4)1–1†
(4–3 pen.)		Weber StateJackson Stadium • Greeley, ColoradoIndia Watne, Montana
2012Idaho State (5)0–0†
(4–3 pen.)		MontanaDavis Field • Pocatello, IdahoSheridan Hapsic, Idaho State
2013Weber State (4)0–0†
(3–0 pen.)		Portland StateHillsboro Stadium • Hillsboro, OregonRyann Waldman, Weber State
2014Northern Arizona (3)2–1Idaho StateSouth Campus Field • Missoula, MontanaHaley Wingender, Northern Arizona
2015Northern Colorado (1)1–1†
(3–0 pen.)		IdahoGuy Wicks Field • Moscow, IdahoMadeline Burdick, Northern Colorado
2016Eastern Washington (1)1–1†
(4–3 pen.)		Northern ArizonaEWU Soccer Complex • Cheney, WashingtonChloe Williams, Eastern Washington[2]
2017Eastern Washington (2)3–0Northern Colorado[3]
2018Montana (5)1–0Northern ColoradoWildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, UtahJanessa Fowler, Montana[4]
2019Northern Colorado (2)1–0Eastern WashingtonJackson Stadium • Greeley, ColoradoTaylor Bray, Northern Colorado[5]
2020Montana (6)CanceledNorthern ArizonaWildcat Soccer Field • Ogden, UtahTaylor Stoeger, Montana[6]
2021Montana (7)1–0Weber StateJackson Stadium • Greeley, ColoradoCamilla Xu, Montana[7]
2022Northern Arizona (4)0–0†
(4–3 pen.)		IdahoJackson Stadium • Greeley, ColoradoTrinity Corcoran, Northern Arizona[8]
2023Idaho (1)1–0Northern ArizonaLumberjack Stadium • Flagstaff, ArizonaRebekah Reyes, Idaho[9]

By school

Source:[1]

School Apps. W L T PCT Finals Championships Title Years
Cal State Northridge1010.00000—
Eastern Washington11691.406322016, 2017
Idaho7451.450312023
Idaho State91043.676752001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2012
North Dakota0000–00—
Northern Arizona1815124.5481142008, 2009, 2014, 2022
Northern Colorado12992.500522015, 2019
Montana2218134.5711171997, 1999, 2000, 2011,
2018, 2020, 2021
Portland State154123.28920—
Sacramento State146103.395322007, 2010
Southern Utah0000–00—
Weber State1712106.536941998, 2004, 2005, 2013

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

References
  1. "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.
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