Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

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Collegiate basketball tournament

Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
Sport	College basketball
Conference	Southern Conference
Number of teams	8
Format	Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium	U.S. Cellular Center
Current location	Asheville, North Carolina
Played	1984–present
Last contest	2024
Current champion	Chattanooga (20th title)
Most championships	Chattanooga (20)
TV partner(s)	ESPN3 & ESPNU
Official website	Southern Conference

The Southern Conference women's basketball tournament has been played every year since the 1983–1984 academic year. The winner of the tournament is guaranteed an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship.

Chattanooga leads the conference in wins, with 20 in 40 tournaments and five consecutively from 2013 until 2017.

Results

Year	Tournament champion	Score	Runner-up	Site	Most Valuable Player
1984	Chattanooga (1)	60–45	East Tennessee State	Chattanooga, TN	Tina Chairs, Chattanooga
1985	Chattanooga (2)	88–76	Marshall	Johnson City, TN	Chris McClure, Chattanooga
1986	Chattanooga (3)	77–69	Marshall	Boone, NC	Regina Kirk, Chattanooga
1987	Appalachian State (1)	68–65	Marshall	Cullowhee, NC	Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State
1988	Appalachian State (2)	72–67	Marshall	Huntington, WV	Valorie Whiteside, Appalachian State
1989	Chattanooga (4)	69–65	Furman	Johnson City, TN	Janice Rhynehardt, Furman; Nancy Smith, Chattanooga
1990	Appalachian State (3)	94–90	Furman		Shannon Thomas, Appalachian State
1991	Appalachian State (4)	98–87	East Tennessee State		Nicole Hopson, East Tennessee State
1992	Chattanooga (5)	84–66	Furman		Kim Brown, Chattanooga
1993	Georgia Southern (1)	76–73	Furman		Janice Johnson, Georgia Southern
1994	Georgia Southern (2)	59–55	Furman	Greenville, SC	Rushia Brown, Furman
1995	Furman (1)	88–85	East Tennessee State\|	Asheville, NC	DeShawne Blocker, East Tennessee State
1996	Appalachian State (5)	77–75	Marshall	Greensboro, NC	Stephanie Wine, Marshall
1997	Marshall (1)	77–69	Georgia Southern		Keri Simmons, Marshall
1998	UNC Greensboro (1)	75–69	Georgia Southern		Telly Hall, Georgia Southern
1999	Appalachian State (6)	78–69	Davidson		Beth Schoolfield, Appalachian State
2000	Furman (2)	68–49	UNC Greensboro	Greenville, SC	Brianne Dodgen, UNCG
2001	Chattanooga (6)	64–63	UNC Greensboro	Greenville, SC	ChoRhonda Gwaltney, UNCG
2002	Chattanooga (7)	77–69	UNC Greensboro	Charleston, SC	Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga
2003	Chattanooga (8)	66–52	Georgia Southern		Miranda Warfield, Chattanooga
2004	Chattanooga (9)	86–68	Western Carolina		Katasha Brown, Chattanooga
2005	Western Carolina (1)	97–95 (2OT)	Georgia Southern	Chattanooga, TN	Jennifer Gardner, Western Carolina
2006	Chattanooga (10)	91–79	UNC Greensboro	North Charleston, SC	Tiffani Roberson, Chattanooga
2007	Chattanooga (11)	84–66	Western Carolina		Alex Anderson, Chattanooga
2008	Chattanooga (12)	71–59	Western Carolina		Alex Anderson, Chattanooga
2009	Western Carolina (2)	101–87 (3OT)	College of Charleston	Chattanooga, TN	Brooke Johnson, Western Carolina
2010	Chattanooga (13)	72–67	Samford	Charlotte, NC	Shanara Hollinquest, Chattanooga
2011	Samford (1)	57–54	Appalachian State	Chattanooga, TN	Savannah Hill, Samford
2012	Samford (2)	54–43	Appalachian State	Asheville, NC	Shelby Campbell, Samford
2013	Chattanooga (14)	64–63	Davidson		Ashlen Dewart, Chattanooga
2014	Chattanooga (15)	71–45	Davidson		Taylor Hall, Chattanooga
2015	Chattanooga (16)	61–56 (OT)	East Tennessee State		Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
2016	Chattanooga (17)	65–57	Mercer		Alicia Payne, Chattanooga
2017	Chattanooga (18)	61–59	Mercer		Jasmine Joyner, Chattanooga
2018	Mercer (1)	68–53	East Tennessee State		Kahlia Lawrence, Mercer
2019	Mercer (2)	66–63	Furman		KeKe Calloway , Mercer
2020	Samford (3)	59–54	UNC Greensboro		Natalie Armstrong , Samford
2021	Mercer (3)	60–48	Wofford		Amoria Neal-Tysor , Mercer
2022	Mercer (4)	73–54	Furman		Amoria Neal-Tysor, Mercer
2023	Chattanooga (19)	63–53	Wofford		Raven Thompson, Chattanooga
2024	Chattanooga (20)	69–60	UNCG		Jada Guinn, Chattanooga

Champions

Member	Winners	Winning Years
Chattanooga	20	1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2023, 2024
Appalachian State	6	1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999
Mercer	4	2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Samford	3	2011, 2012, 2020
Georgia Southern	2	1993, 1994
Furman	2	1995, 2000
Western Carolina	2	2005, 2009
UNC Greensboro	1	1998
Marshall	1	1997

East Tennessee State and Wofford have not yet won a SoCon tournament.
Charleston (SC), Davidson, and Elon never won the tournament as SoCon members.
Schools highlighted in pink are former members of the SoCon

References

"Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). soconsports.com. Southern Conference. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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