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Southern Conference women's basketball tournament

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Southern Conference women's basketball tournament
Conference basketball championship
SportCollege basketball
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Number of teams8
FormatSingle-elimination tournament
Current stadiumU.S. Cellular Center
Current locationAsheville, North Carolina
Played1984–present
Last contest2024
Current championChattanooga (20th title)
Most championshipsChattanooga (20)
TV partner(s)ESPN3 & ESPNU
Official websiteSouthern 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.[1]

Results

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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 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

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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

See also

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References

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