Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament
| Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference soccer championship | |
 | |
| Sport | College soccer |
| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | WMU Soccer Complex |
| Current location | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Played | 1997–present |
| Last contest | 2023 |
| Current champion | Ohio (1) |
| Most championships | Bowling Green (6) |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN+ |
| Official website | getsomemaction.com/wsoc |
The Mid-American Conference women's soccer tournament is the conference championship tournament in women's soccer for the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The tournament has been held every year since 1997. It is a single-elimination tournament that features the conference's top six teams, with seeding based on regular season records. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I women's soccer championship. Through the 2022 season, the Bowling Green Falcons have won the most championships with six, followed by the Toledo Rockets with five titles.
Format[edit]
The top six teams from the regular season qualify for the tournament and are seeded based on the order of finish in the conference play. The teams are then placed in a single-elimination bracket, with the top seed playing the lowest seed, until meeting in a final championship game. The tournament begins in late October at campus sites and concludes in early November at the highest remaining seed's home field. Prior to 2020 the tournament consisted of eight teams, and for the 2020 season was the top team of the East Division vs the top team in the West Division.
Champions[edit]
Key[edit]
| (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[edit]
Source:[1]
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Site | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Northern Illinois (1) | 3–2*(OT) | Eastern Michigan | NIU Soccer and Track & Field Complex • DeKalb, Illinois | |
| 1998 | Northern Illinois (2) | 2–1*(2OT) | Ohio | Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio | |
| 1999 | Eastern Michigan (1) | 0–0† (5–3 pen.) |
Miami (OH) | Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan | |
| 2000 | Miami (OH) (1) | 1–0*(OT) | Bowling Green | UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York | |
| 2001 | Miami (OH) (2) | 3–1 | Central Michigan | Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio | |
| 2002 | Miami (OH) (3) | 5–3 | Ohio | Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio | |
| 2003 | Western Michigan (1) | 4–1 | Bowling Green | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
| 2004 | Bowling Green (1) | 2–0 | Central Michigan | Chessa Field • Athens, Ohio | |
| 2005 | Bowling Green (2) | 0–0† (3–2 pen.) |
Kent State | Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | |
| 2006 | Toledo (1) | 2–1 | Northern Illinois | Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio | |
| 2007 | Toledo (2) | 2–2† (3–2 pen.) |
Bowling Green | Briner Sports Complex • Muncie, Indiana | |
| 2008 | Toledo (3) | 1–0 | Eastern Michigan | Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio | |
| 2009 | Central Michigan (1) | 1–0 | Miami (OH) | CMU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex • Mount Pleasant, Michigan | |
| 2010 | Central Michigan (2) | 3–1 | Western Michigan | Paul Hotmer Field • Toledo, Ohio | |
| 2011 | Toledo (4) | 1–0 | Western Michigan | ||
| 2012 | Miami (OH) (4) | 2–1 | Central Michigan | Bobby Kramig Field • Oxford, Ohio | |
| 2013 | Western Michigan (2) | 1–0 | Ball State | Scicluna Field • Ypsilanti, Michigan | |
| 2014 | Buffalo (1) | 1–0 | Western Michigan | UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York | |
| 2015 | Western Michigan (3) | 2–0 | Miami (OH) | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan | |
| 2016 | Kent State (1) | 1–0 | Northern Illinois | Dix Stadium • Kent, Ohio | [2] |
| 2017 | Toledo (5) | 2–1*(OT) | Bowling Green | [3] | |
| 2018 | Bowling Green (3) | 1–1† (5–4 pen.) |
Ball State | Mickey Cochrane Stadium • Bowling Green, Ohio | [4] |
| 2019 | Bowling Green (4) | 0–0† (3–1 pen.) |
Eastern Michigan | [5] | |
| 2020 | Bowling Green (5) | 2–0 | Ball State | [6] | |
| 2021 | Bowling Green (6) | 3–0 | Kent State | [7] | |
| 2022 | Buffalo (2) | 2–0 | Ball State | UB Stadium • Buffalo, New York | [8] |
| 2023 | Ohio (1) | 2–1 | Kent State | WMU Soccer Complex • Kalamazoo, Michigan | [9][10] |
By school[edit]
Records as of the 2023 tournament.[1]
| School | Appearances | W | L | T | Pct. | Finals | Championships | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | .071 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ball State | 18 | 7 | 12 | 9 | .411 | 4 | 0 | — |
| Bowling Green | 16 | 22 | 8 | 9 | .679 | 10 | 6 | 2004, 2005, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Buffalo | 16 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .420 | 2 | 2 | 2014, 2022 |
| Central Michigan | 20 | 17 | 15 | 2 | .529 | 5 | 2 | 2009, 2010 |
| Eastern Michigan | 19 | 9 | 15 | 5 | .385 | 4 | 1 | 1999 |
| Kent State | 19 | 12 | 16 | 4 | .438 | 4 | 1 | 2016 |
| Marshall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Miami (OH) | 18 | 22 | 12 | 3 | .635 | 7 | 4 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2012 |
| Northern Illinois | 13 | 9 | 11 | 2 | .455 | 4 | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| Ohio | 21 | 13 | 20 | 1 | .397 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Toledo | 14 | 15 | 7 | 5 | .648 | 5 | 5 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2017 |
| Western Michigan | 23 | 16 | 20 | 3 | .449 | 6 | 3 | 2003, 2013, 2015 |
Teams in italics no longer sponsor women's soccer in the MAC.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2023 Mid-American Conference Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "2016 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "2017 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
- ^ "2018 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "2019 Women's Soccer Championship". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
- ^ Loe, Brandom (April 18, 2021). "BGSU women's soccer wins third straight MAC Championship". bgfalconmedia.com. BG Falcon Media. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
- ^ "Buffalo Claims Second Women's Soccer Title In Program History". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Championship". getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ "Ohio soccer wins first MAC championship in program history". The Athens Messenger. November 5, 2023. Retrieved December 27, 2023.