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Championship Results

BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship history by year
Year Champion Coach Score Runner-Up Site
2025 Xavier Dean Ward 2-0 Georgetown Maryland SoccerPlex
2024 UConn Margaret Rodriguez 2-1 (ot) Xavier Maryland SoccerPlex
2023 Georgetown Dave Nolan 2-0 Xavier Maryland SoccerPlex
2022 Georgetown Dave Nolan 1-0 Xavier Maryland SoccerPlex
2021 Georgetown Dave Nolan 1-0 St. John's Cincinnati, Ohio
2020* Georgetown Dave Nolan 2-1 (ot) Butler Providence, R.I.
2019 Xavier Nate Lie 2-0 Georgetown Omaha, Neb.
2018 Georgetown Dave Nolan 1-0 Butler Washington, D.C.
2017 Georgetown Dave Nolan 3-0 Butler Washington, D.C.
2016 Georgetown Dave Nolan 2-0 Marquette Washington, D.C.
2015 Butler Tari St. John / Rob Alman 1-0 Providence Omaha, Neb.
2014 DePaul Erin Chastain 2-0 Georgetown Queens, N.Y.
2013 Marquette Markus Roeders 2-0 DePaul Milwaukee, Wis.
2012 Marquette Markus Roeders 1-0 Georgetown East Hartford, Conn.
2011 West Virginia Nikki Izzo-Brown 2-0 Louisville Morgantown, W.Va.
2010 West Virginia Nikki Izzo-Brown 1-0 USF Piscataway, N.J.
2009 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 2-1 Marquette Storrs, Conn.
2008 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 1-0 (ot) UConn Notre Dame, Ind.
2007 West Virginia Nikki Izzo-Brown 1-1 (2ot) -- PKs 5-3 Notre Dame Morgantown, W.Va.
2006 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 4-2 Rutgers Storrs, Conn.
2005 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 5-0 UConn Milwaukee, Wis.
2004 UConn Len Tsantiris 2-1 Notre Dame Storrs, Conn.
2003 Villanova Ann Clifton 1-1 (2ot) -- PKs 7-6 Boston College Piscataway, N.J.
2002 UConn Len Tsantiris 1-0 West Virginia Storrs, Conn.
2001 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 2-1 West Virginia Piscataway, N.J.
2000 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 1-0 UConn Notre Dame, Ind.
1999 Notre Dame Randy Waldrum 4-2 UConn Piscataway, N.J.
1998 Notre Dame Chris Petrucelli 1-0 UConn Storrs, Conn.
1997 Notre Dame Chris Petrucelli 6-1 UConn Piscataway, N.J.
1996 Notre Dame Chris Petrucelli 4-3 UConn Notre Dame, Ind.
1995 Notre Dame Chris Petrucelli 1-0 UConn South Orange, N.J.
1994 St. John's Ian Stone 1-0 Boston College Storrs, Conn.
1993 Providence Nicole Crepeau 1-0 UConn Providence, R.I.

* Championship Played in Spring of 2021 (COVID-19)

Championship Records

Goals — Game

Individual

  • 4 — Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame vs. St. John's, 2004 quarterfinal
  • 3 — Melissa Henderson, Notre Dame vs. USF, 2009 quarterfinal
  • 3 — Mary-Frances Monroe, UConn vs. Villanova, 1998 quarterfinal
  • 3 — Anne Makinen, Notre Dame vs. UConn, 1997 final
  • 3 — Sara Whalen, UConn vs. Seton Hall, 1997 semifinal

Team

  • 7 — Xavier vs. UConn, 2025 semifinal (7-0)
  • 7 — Notre Dame vs. St. John's, 2004 quarterfinal (7-0)
  • 7 — Notre Dame vs. Villanova, 1997 semifinal (7-0)
  • 7 — UConn vs. Seton Hall, 1997 semifinal (7-1)
  • 7 — Notre Dame vs. Villanova, 1996 semifinal (7-0)

Two Teams

  • 8 — UConn 7, Seton Hall 1, 1997 semifinal
  • 7 — Xavier 7, UConn 0, 2025 semifinal
  • 7 — Notre Dame 7, St. John's 0, 2004 quarterfinal
  • 7 — Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0, 1997 semifinal
  • 7 — Notre Dame 7, Villanova 0, 1996 semifinal

Goals — Tournament

Individual

  • 5 — Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame, 2004
  • 4 — Samantha Erbach, Xavier, 2025
  • 4 — Kristen Graczyk, UConn, 2004
  • 4 — Chrissie Abbott, West Virginia, 2001
  • 4 — Mary-Frances Monroe, UConn, 1999
  • 4 — Anne Makinen, Notre Dame, 1997

Team

  • 14 — Notre Dame, 1999
  • 13 — Notre Dame, 1997
  • 12 — West Virginia, 2011
  • 11 — Notre Dame, 1998
  • 11 — Notre Dame, 1996

Points — Game

Individual

  • 10 — Katie Thorlakson (4 goals, 2 assists), Notre Dame vs. St. John's, 2004 quarterfinal
  • 7 — Sara Whalen (3 goals, 1 assist), UConn vs. Seton Hall, 1997 semifinal
  • 6 — Mary-Frances Monroe (3 goals), UConn vs. Villanova, 1998 quarterfinal
  • 6 — Anne Makinen (3 goals), Notre Dame vs. UConn, 1997 final

Points — Tournament

Individual

  • 13 — Katie Thorlakson, Notre Dame, 2004 (5 goals, 3 assists)
  • 8 — Samantha Erbach, Xavier, 2025 (4 goals, 0 assists)
  • 8 — Blake Miller, West Virginia, 2011 (3 goals, 2 assists)
  • 8 — Kristen Graczyk, UConn, 2004 (4 goals)
  • 8 — Chrissie Abbott, West Virginia, 2001 (4 goals)
  • 8 — Mary-Frances Monroe, UConn, 1999 (4 goals)
  • 8 — Anne Makinen, Notre Dame, 1997 (4 goals)

Saves — Game

Individual

  • 19 — Stacey Nagle, Seton Hall vs. UConn, 1997 semifinal
  • 16 — Elizabeth Swinson, Miami vs. Notre Dame, 1999 quarterfinal
  • 13 — Alejandria Godinez, DePaul vs. Marquette, 2013 final
  • 13 — Elizabeth Swinson, Miami vs. Notre Dame, 2000 quarterfinal
  • 13 — Leah Miller, Seton Hall vs. Notre Dame, 1999 semifinal
  • 13 — Susan Curtis, Rutgers vs. UConn, 1996 semifinal

Saves — Tournament

Individual

  • 28 — Alejandria Godinez, DePaul, 2013 (three games)
  • 23 — Leah Miller, Seton Hall, 1999
  • 19 — Stacey Nagle, Seton Hall, 1997

Fewest Goals Allowed — Tournament

Team

  • 0 — Xavier, 2025 (two games)
  • 0 — Georgetown, 2023 (two games)
  • 0 — Georgetown, 2022 (two games)
  • 0 — Xavier, 2019 (two games)
  • 0 — DePaul, 2014 (two games)
  • 0 — Marquette, 2014 (two games)
  • 0 — Marquette, 2013 (two games)
  • 0 — Notre Dame, 2008 (three games)
  • 0 — Louisville, 2006 (two games)
  • 0 — UConn, 2002 (three games)
  • 0 — Notre Dame, 2000 (three games)
  • 0 — Notre Dame, 1995 (two games)
  • 0 — St. John's, 1994 (two games)

Championship Summary

Most Championships Notre Dame 11 titles
Most Runner-Up Finishes UConn 9 each
Current Champion Xavier 2025 champion
Most Titles Since 2013 Georgetown 7 championships
Women's soccer championship and runner-up totals by school
School Championships Runner-Up Finishes
Notre Dame 11 2
Georgetown 7 4
UConn 3 9
West Virginia 3 2
Xavier 2 3
Marquette 2 2
Butler 1 3
DePaul 1 1
Providence 1 1
St. John's 1 1
Villanova 1 0
Boston College 0 2
Louisville 0 1
Rutgers 0 1
USF 0 1